Community-Building Scores in Mogadishu

30 April 2013

Across Mogadishu these days you can find youth concentrating intensely as they defend the honor of their neighborhood—on the basketball court. Many of these...

“To Talk is to Reconcile” in Aynabo

30 April 2013

“Somalis value dialogue. There is a famous saying: ‘to talk is to reconcile.’ This venue is providing a healthy space to resolve conflict.” Abokor Farah Ismail, Community Elder

USAID links Legislators and Constituents Online

24 April 2013 | Somaliland, Somalia

“This is the only government website in Somaliland.” -- Abdirizaq Said, Secretary General, Somaliland House of Representatives

Sleeves Rolled Up, Somalia’s Parliament is in Action

24 April 2013 | Mogadishu, Somalia

“MPs are now energized from the interactions and sessions they’ve had and will act on what they’ve learned.” --Honorable Aden Sadiq, Chair of the Judicial Committee

Widely Praised “App” Gives Tanzanian Farmers Tools to Improve Coffee Production and Livelihoods

16 April 2013

RITS was named one of the “Five Most Fas-cinating Ag Apps of 2011” by USAID’s Global Broadband and Innovations Program. Raters hailed it as “the most anthropologically astute ag app on the market today.”

One Stop Center Maximizes Efficiency at Port of Dar es Salaam

11 April 2013 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

“We used to clear the paperwork of around 25 agents a day. We now clear more than 100.” —Robert Soko Senior Commercial Officer Tanzania Port Authority

Kenya’s Taste of Harvest Competition Names the Nation’s Best Specialty Coffees

8 April 2013 | Nairobi, Kenya

The African Fine Coffees Association (AFCA), in partnership with the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) and USAID COMPETE, held its 7th annual Kenya National Taste of...

Culture, Coffee, and HIV Prevention

4 April 2013 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Combining history, culture and modern development concerns in Lephis, USAID is using coffee ceremonies as an opportunity to teach about HIV/AIDS.

USAID partnering with the Djibouti Ministry of Health to control TB

26 March 2013

On March 24, 2013, USAID/Djibouti participated in a World TB Day event sponsored by the Djibouti Ministry of Health.  USAID will provide $50,000 in...

Tax Reforms Reduce Cost of Bed Nets that Prevent Malaria

14 January 2013

USAID supports culturally sensitive family planning

11 January 2013

In Burundi, USAID/EA supports the distribution of ‘life-cycle beads’ to internally displaced women.  The beads allow women to track their menstrual cycles and plan for...