US Agency for International Development

USAID is the primary international development agency for the US Government. USAID provides assistance in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Near East, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe and Eurasia. With headquarters in Washington, D.C., USAID’s strength is its field offices in many regions of the world. The agency works in 100 developing countries.

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Promoting Gender And Community Development

By a male, 16-21 years old, in Mpigi, Uganda
Map of PROMOTING GENDER AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT To promote Community empowerment. Empowerment about putting people in position to take control of themselves and influence issues related to development, USAID is extending finance to Mpambire adult literacy programme travelling all villages to avail them until reading and writting skills to foster development. Read more.
Related to project keywords: reading, literacy, empowerment, promote, skills

Refugees

By a male, 16-21 years old, in Trans-nzoia, Kenya
Map of Refugees The organisation of USAID have helped the refugees last year for protecting them with giving food,shelter and a place to stay.The USAID have kept them safely without any problem.The school kind they raised them with education and free uniform.These organization surely helped many people from death. Read more.
Related to project keywords: refugees, protecting, safely, shelter, place

Living Positively

By a male, 16-21 years old, in Nairobi, Kenya
Map of LIVING POSITIVELY Aids is a killer disease in many African countries since it has no cure.The anti retra drugs are quite expensive thus making it hard for low income earners to obtain them.With this in mind ,USAID has donated funds in order to purchase the ARVS cheaply.Kariuki and his wife have benefited from this initiative as they can now obtain affordable medical care which was otherwise a mirage at the beginning. Read more.
Related to project keywords: purchase, countries, african, income, care

Promoting Development In Uganda

By a female, 31-45 years old, in Luwero, Uganda
Map of Promoting  development In Uganda USAID project this organisation us to increase our development level in Luwero district,it teaches people modern methods of Agriculture,it constructs classroom blocks to many schools and provides scholastic materials. Read more.
Related to project keywords: classroom, schools, materials, district, provides

Help From God To People

By a male, 16-21 years old, in Siaya, Kenya
Map of Help from God to people The slums in our area were infected with mosquito and all sorts of diseasesto name such as Bilharzia, cholera but with time the government sent funds and mosquito nets for the community to use but since nets gets old the NGO's gave brought about new nets. The government sent a particular monetary fund of 90,000 and gave to the chief who later gave the community. Labour and food was also sent and the contaminated water was brought to work by generating electricity. Read more.
Related to project keywords: "ngos", work, fund, use, funds

Assisting Refugees

By a female, under 16 years old, in Getengereni, Kenya
Map of assisting refugees The other company have assisted the refugees from somalia who were suffering from food shortage and shelter.The company of USAID have builded some house for the refugees in kachibora in for the help.Thise year the company brought land for the so that they can stay like other citizen. Read more.
Related to project keywords: refugees, shelter, house, year, assisted

Developing Health Centers

By a female, 22-30 years old, in Masaka, Uganda
Map of DEVELOPING HEALTH CENTERS Kanabukuliro Health Center 11 in Kabarera in 2005/2006 underwent construction of a three stance pit latrine with urinal and bathrooms all this being financed and sponsored by USAID aimed at the center.The task was implemented by Kaboreva Local Government Development Program. Read more.
Related to project keywords: pit, latrine, bathrooms, health, construction

Wearing Of The Protective Gear During Working

By a male, under 16 years old, in Trans-nzoia, Kenya
Map of Wearing of the protective gear during working It was my last year when a person by the name Wa who was a great painter in the village. Every morning he was wake up and went to paint to the people houses and return on in the evening everyday. He was used to paint houses from the sitting room to the bedroom. That was his work in the life. One day when he was painting, the paint was get to his clothes it was difficult for him to remove it. He was washed it but it was not get out. That man by the Mto was died because he was not wear overal when painting. So we as the painter we must always wear overal while painting so that the paint cannot dirty our clothes and kill us. This is to use protective gear when you have a girl friend like the condom so that we cannot failed into temptation. Read more.
Related to project keywords: paint, painting, washed, year, get

Funds

By a female, 16-21 years old, in Kampala, Uganda
Map of FUNDS USAID has a tentatively been funding many organizations and institutions in Uganda which are aiming at changing the peoples standard of living. USAID has give them funds in money and materials to use. Read more.
Related to project keywords: funding, institutions, materials, funds, changing

Improving Health Services

By a female, 31-45 years old, in Luwero, Uganda
Map of improving health services The organisation called USAID helped to donate an ambulance to Kasana health centre which moves sick people from kasana health centre to mulago hospital for complicated diseases. Read more.