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Saving Lives, Changing Lives: West Africa Ebola Outbreak
The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa – the worst in history – demanded an equally historic global response.
The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa – the worst in history – demanded an equally historic global response. Leading the way was the U.S., which deployed nearly 2,700 U.S. government personnel to West Africa and invested more than $2.5 billion. Photo credit: Morgana Wingard, USAID.
Saving Lives, Changing Lives: Nepal Earthquake
Members of a USAID DART help pull 15-year-old Pemba Tamang from rubble five days after a M7.8 earthquake in Nepal.
Members of a USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) help pull 15-year-old Pemba Tamang from rubble five days after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck central Nepal on April 25, 2015. Photo credit: Battalion Chief Chris Schaff, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department.
Saving Lives, Changing Lives: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Urban search and rescue teams working with USAID/OFDA help search for survivors after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Urban search and rescue teams working with USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance help search for survivors after a March 2011 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan. Photo credit: Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock, U.S. Air Force.
Saving Lives, Changing Lives: Iraq Complex Emergency
As the militant jihadist group Da’esh wreaked havoc on Iraqi communities in 2014, millions of people fled their homes.
As the militant jihadist group Da’esh wreaked havoc on Iraqi communities and families in 2014, millions of people—including children—fled their homes and sought shelter in abandoned buildings across the country. Photo credit: Iason Athanasiadis, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Saving Lives, Changing Lives: Pakistan Floods
More than 10 percent of Pakistan’s population was forced to flee their homes in 2010 after heavy monsoon rains triggered floods.
More than 10 percent of Pakistan’s population was forced to flee their homes in July 2010 after heavy monsoon rains triggered massive flooding that engulfed one-fifth of the country and submerged an area larger than the states of New York and New Jersey. Photo credit: Colin Crowley, Save the Children.
Saving Lives, Changing Lives: Somalia Famine 2011
More than half of the 250,000 people who lost their lives during Somalia's 2001 famine were children.
More than half of the 250,000 people who lost their lives during Somalia's 2011 famine were children, exposing how vulnerable they are in this crisis-prone country after over two decades of chronic food shortages, widespread violence, droughts and floods. Photo credit: Celeste Hibbert, International Organization for Migration.
Saving Lives, Changing Lives: The Philippines Typhoon
Angelina is safe and sound at an emergency evacuation center in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan.
Angelina is safe and sound at an emergency evacuation center in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan – one of the most powerful storms ever recorded – killed 6,300 people and affected 16 million more. Photo credit: Joe Lowry, International Organization for Migration.
Saving Lives, Changing Lives: Sudan Complex Emergency
In Sudan, ongoing violence, poor harvests, and record-high food prices have left millions of people facing food shortages.
In Sudan, ongoing violence, poor harvests, and record-high food prices have left millions of people facing food shortages. In response, USAID is working with War Child Canada in the Darfur region to train farmers to better cope with these disruptions. Photo credit: Ross Tanner, War Child Canada.
Saving Lives, Changing Lives: Bangladesh Cyclone
Rahim Begum carries a basket of mud back to her home she is rebuilding in Bangladesh after two cyclones in 2007 and 2009.
Rahim Begum carries a basket of mud back to her home in Bangladesh, which she is rebuilding to better withstand natural disasters since two tropical cyclones destroyed or damaged more than two million homes in the country in 2007 and 2009. Photo credit: Jennifer Hardy, Catholic Relief Services.
Saving Lives, Changing Lives: Central African Republic Crisis
In early 2014, approximately 70,000 people flocked to M’Poko International Airport in CAR in search of shelter from violence.
In early 2014, approximately 70,000 people flocked to M’Poko International Airport in the Central African Republic capital, Bagui, in search of shelter from escalating violence between the country’s Muslim and Christian populations. Photo credit: Peter Biro, The International Rescue Committee.
Saving Lives, Changing Lives: Rwanda Genocide 1994
During a 100-day span in 1994, one of the worst genocides in history claimed the lives of an estimated 800,000 people in Rwanda.
During a 100-day span in 1994, one of the worst genocides in history claimed the lives of an estimated 800,000 people in Rwanda. Photo credit: Brenda Barton, The World Food Program.
Saving Lives, Changing Lives: Syria Complex Emergency
Years of brutal conflict in Syria has resulting in a humanitarian crisis that has been deemed “the worst of our generation.”
Yousef Abo stands on the very spot where his home once stood before Syrian government forces launched a Scud missile into the Tariq al Bab district in Aleppo in February 2013, killing 120 people, including Yousef’s entire family. Photo credit: Pablo Tosco, The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre .
Saving Lives, Changing Lives: Ethiopia Drought
Badoo Fukura and one of her daughters stand at the bottom of a basin that used to be their community watering hole.
Badoo Fukura and one of her daughters stand at the bottom of a basin that used to be their community watering hole before El Niño triggered one of the worst droughts in Ethiopia’s history. Photo credit: Nancy McNally, Catholic Relief Services.
Saving Lives, Changing Lives: Indonesia Tsunami
An Indonesian woman takes in the damage one day after a magnitude 9.0 earthquake produced deadly tsunami
In Aceh, an Indonesian woman takes in the damage just one day after a magnitude 9.0 earthquake produced the deadliest tsunami in recorded history, killing more than 220,000 people and displacing one million more in at least 12 countries. Photo credit: Chris Rainier, International Medical Corps.
Saving Lives, Changing Lives: Haiti Earthquake
A Haitian man washes outside of an emergency shelter in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
A Haitian man washes outside of an emergency shelter in his Cité L’Eternel neighborhood of Port-au-Prince following a devastating magnitude 7.0 earthquake that killed an estimated 316,000 people and displaced 1.5 million more. Photo credit: Marco Dormino, UNICEF.
Saving Lives, Changing Lives: South Sudan Complex Emergency
Ongoing conflict in South Sudan has forced millions to flee their homes
As a rain storm threatens overhead, people displaced by unrelenting violence in the world’s newest nation wait in a typically long line at a food and supply distribution site in South Sudan. Photo credit: Jacob Zocherman, The Danish Refugee Council .
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The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa – the worst in history – demanded an equally historic global response.
Members of a USAID DART help pull 15-year-old Pemba Tamang from rubble five days after a M7.8 earthquake in Nepal.
Urban search and rescue teams working with USAID/OFDA help search for survivors after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
As the militant jihadist group Da’esh wreaked havoc on Iraqi communities in 2014, millions of people fled their homes.
More than 10 percent of Pakistan’s population was forced to flee their homes in 2010 after heavy monsoon rains triggered floods.
More than half of the 250,000 people who lost their lives during Somalia's 2001 famine were children.
Angelina is safe and sound at an emergency evacuation center in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan.
In Sudan, ongoing violence, poor harvests, and record-high food prices have left millions of people facing food shortages.
Rahim Begum carries a basket of mud back to her home she is rebuilding in Bangladesh after two cyclones in 2007 and 2009.
In early 2014, approximately 70,000 people flocked to M’Poko International Airport in CAR in search of shelter from violence.
During a 100-day span in 1994, one of the worst genocides in history claimed the lives of an estimated 800,000 people in Rwanda.
Years of brutal conflict in Syria has resulting in a humanitarian crisis that has been deemed “the worst of our generation.”
Badoo Fukura and one of her daughters stand at the bottom of a basin that used to be their community watering hole.
An Indonesian woman takes in the damage one day after a magnitude 9.0 earthquake produced deadly tsunami
A Haitian man washes outside of an emergency shelter in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Ongoing conflict in South Sudan has forced millions to flee their homes
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Kassa Mulualem plow her father's land. Kassa is a project participant and role model. She was one of the first women in her area to take up plowing, an activity that is traditionally reserved for men. By sharing her experience with the village economic and social associations in her area, she is helping to raise awareness about gender equality and encouraging other USAID beneficiaries to change their lives by changing their understanding of the division of labor between men and women.
Building Resilience in the Ethiopian Highlands
April 7, 2017
USAID works with a number of non-governmental organization partners to support the Productive Safety Net Program in Ethiopia. Here a worker for USAID-partner Catholic Relief Services helps to organize distributions.
USAID Response to the Ethiopian Drought
April 10, 2017
In October 2016, USAID launched the READ Community Outreach activity at Soyama Primary School. The activity will reach students in nearly 2,500 schools in the Amhara, Oromia, SNNP, Somali, and Tigray regions.
Investing in Ethiopia's Future
April 6, 2017
Health extension worker Alemitu Merga in Nano Gabriel Health Post, South West Shewa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia.   The USAID Deliver project, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and other organizations, improves health outcomes by increasing the availability of health supplies. For more than 30 years, USAID has been a world leader in providing health commodities.
Creating a Healthier Ethiopia
April 6, 2017
Story Powered Schools by Nalibali
Story-Powered Schools by Nalibali
March 2, 2017
The Africa We Want
Agenda 2063
September 1, 2016
USAID Administrator Gayle Smith leads discussion during 2016 AU Summit.
AU Summit
September 1, 2016
Youth Refugee Day in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
USAID Support to the African Union
September 1, 2016

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