Every day, all over the world, USAID brings peace to those who endure violence, health to those who struggle with sickness, and prosperity to those who live in poverty. It is these individuals — these uncounted thousands of lives — that are the true measure of USAID’s successes and the true face of USAID's programs.
A school for high-tech entrepreneurs is making quite an impact in Belarus—and beyond. Facebook recently bought one graduate’s application, and startups continue to grow. Eugene Nevgen attended the USAID-supported TechMinsk Entrepreneurship School in 2013, and in 2015, together with his friend Sergey Gonchar, gathered a team to participate in the
Even in a computer’s voice, the story being recited loudly over the speakers is so engrossing that 13-year-old Khushiya hasn’t bothered to blink in the last 20 seconds. In a classroom at Vejalpur Primary School in the western Indian state of Gujarat, sit about 30 students with their eyes locked on the monitor displaying the text of a story about a tree and its leaves. English is not their first language but as the computer narrates, the children repeat each word with near perfect pronunciation.
In Rwanda’s southern province, Beatrice Mukayuhi’s family was living in despair. Both Mukayuhi and her husband, Anicet Kamana, who have six children, were HIV-positive, and caught in a downward spiral of poverty, declining health, and self-loathing.
Për shkak të kushteve politike në këtë vend të vogël të Ballkanit, shumë biznese kosovare e kanë të vështirë të krijojnë partneritete të reja brenda komunitetit të tyre, e lëre më të ndërtojnë besim me një biznes nga ndonjë rajon ose komunitet etnik tjetër.
Zbog političkih uslova u ovoj maloj balkanskoj zemlji, mnogim preduzećima sa Kosova izazov predstavlja stvaranje novih partnerstava unutar sopstvene etničke zajednice—a da ne govorimo o izgradnji poverenja sa preduzećem iz drugog regiona ili etničke zajednice.
In Azerbaijan, men make up the vast majority of agricultural entrepreneurs. And while most agribusiness managers are male, those engaged in the field and post-harvest work, which accounts for most of the jobs in the sector, are predominantly female. Fortunately, as the agricultural sector grows, new opportunities are opening up for women.
A lot of taxpayers’ money has gone up in smoke with the purchase of $700 ashtrays and other items in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). But most citizens did not know how bad it was until recently.
In western Zimbabwe’s Tsholotsho district, a dedicated and forward-thinking group of men is breaking down the traditional perceptions of gender roles. They are taking the lead on improving poor sanitation and hygiene practices to enhance the health of their communities, recognizing that these goals must be accomplished before food security challenges can be addressed.
Kao čelnica Udruženja za ostomiju Kosova, Arta Uka nastoji da pomogne Kosovarima koji imaju ostomiju – veštački otvor u nekom od telesnih organa napravljen hirurškom operacijom.
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