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Youth

Students from Burma and Thailand celebrate after performing anti-trafficking awareness scenes and graduating from the first-ever

Elevating a Demographic on the Rise

With more than half the world's population under the age of 30, youth issues have taken center stage on the global agenda.

The Taita Taveta County Bunge Forum formed in October 2011. It is one of 26 county youth forums launched across Kenya in the pas

In Community 'Parliaments,' Kenya's Youth Find a Voice

Young people in the village of Bunyakiri, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). By helping young people to develop positiv

Early Lessons Aim to End Rape Epidemic

Sanergy, a start-up company developed by young innovator David Auerbach, builds low-cost concrete sanitation centers that are de

The Idea Incubator: The Young Minds Leading USAID's Innovation Quest

EGG-energy developed a portable rechargeable battery that can be transported easily to homes. Each battery can provide power for

Bringing Tanzania on the Grid

Yashraj Khaitan (left) and Jacob Dickinson, both founders of Gram Power, stand next to several solar panels in India. The panels

A 'Micro' Solution to India's Major Energy Woes

Sanergy hosts a marketing event in a Kenyan community to generate demand for its low-cost, hygienic sanitation centers. The toil

The Business of Waste

A newborn with respiratory distress at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi, breathes easier with the help of th

A Healthy First Breath for Malawi's Newborns

Teachers participate in classroom observation training at the American University of Beirut, Dec. 16, 2011.

Schools and Scholarships: Transforming Lebanon's Education System for All

Liberian classmates, left to right, Mahmoud Solomon, Mencer Powoe, Charles Kortimai, Titus Zoneh and Sylvester Bundoo outside th

Liberia’s Future Land Experts

Learning the Braille system using an instructional tablet

Montenegro's Great Braille Equalizer

School girls in Sana’a.

Girls in Front Row of Yemen's New Education Drive

A group of St. Marc’s young mappers collect GPS data for OpenStreetMap.

In a High-Tech World, Youth Map, Film and Text Positive Change

Mobile Technology

Priya Jaisinghani is director of mobile solutions in USAID's Office of Innovation and Development Alliances, where Charley Johns

What’s Possible in Mobile

As mobile technology becomes faster, cheaper, lighter, smarter and truly ubiquitous, the possibilities are difficult to imagine.

Worm Attack!, 9-Minutes, Family Choices mobile games

Big Choices on a Small Screen: Can Mobile Games Really Spark Change?

Mohammed Azzimani compares the irrigation guidance he receives from USAID with standard guidance.

Conservation Texting

Lolita Singahan outside her school.

For Text-Savvy Filipinos, Mobile Banking Is a Crucial Bridge

Niima Halilou, 44, of Tahoua, Niger, used the cash transfer program during five months in 2011 to buy food and other necessary

Interview with Chris Locke, GSMA Development Fund Managing Director

An Afghan youth uses his mobile phone to take pictures in Musa Qala, Jan. 18, 2011.

Apps for Afghanistan

Kenyan students play a mobile game.

Mobile Technologies Helping to Fast Forward Quality Education