A Quick Guide to Feed the Future’s New Progress Report
Feed the Future releases its progress report of results achieved in fiscal year 2012. Read more >> Continue Reading on USAID's Site
View ArticleFood Security Takes Center Stage during President’s Last Day in Senegal
President Obama announces more than $180 million in agriculture investments in the West Africa region to improve food security. Read more >> Continue Reading on USAID's Site
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New U.N. Report: Closer to Hunger Goal than We Thought
Chart from 2013 MDGs Report reveals that the hunger reduction target is within reach if recent slowdowns in progress can be reversed. (Image Credit: UNDP) Today in Geneva, Switzerland, the U.N....
View ArticlePhoto of the Week: POTUS and Administrator Shah at Agriculture Technology...
POTUS & Administrator Shah tour the Feed the Future agricultural technology marketplace during trip to Africa. Read more >> Continue Reading on USAID's Site
View ArticleTimbuktu: 15 years on
The last time I was in Timbuktu was 15 years ago when HKI was just developing programs in Mali and we were providing technical assistance to a partner NGO working in the region to carry out a baseline...
View ArticleOur Short Trip to Timbuktu
This blog post was written by Douglas Steinberg, HKI's Regional Director of West Africa. TIMBUKTU, JULY 1: Our short trip to Timbuktu today has brought back memories from when I worked in Mali in the...
View ArticleNational Sovereignty, Nutrition and Neglected Tropical Diseases
Flying into Niamey, the capital of Niger, always feels like coming home. Since starting development work in 1981 it is the country that has the most marked me and where I have traveled the most...
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Tracking U.S Foreign Aid Dollars: More Help Is on the Way
Part of President Obama's Open Government Inititiative: The newly launched data.gov, a one stop-shop for government and private sector information, including development data (screenshot)....
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Now Available: The Nitty-Gritty Details of Foreign Aid
Yesterday, the United States International Development Agency (USAID) announced the release of the most detailed data yet available on the Foreign Assistance Dashboard. USAID has added over 50,000...
View ArticleUSAID in the News
A review of USAID’s top news highlights for week of July 22, 2013. Read more >> Continue Reading on USAID's Site
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A Revolution in Statistics: New U.N. Standards to Measure Sustainable...
Late last week, the United Nations Statistics Division announced its adoption of a new integrated standard to measure progress toward the often elusive target of sustainable development. U.N. member...
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Reality Checks for High Level Panels
Overcoming the dehumanization produced by a system of consumption, and reinvigorating love in every human being's heart. Union and harmonious interaction in diversity are the basis for the common good....
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USAID in the News
A review of USAID’s top news highlights for week of August 26, 2013. Read more >> Continue Reading on USAID's SiteThe post USAID in the News appeared first on 1000Days News.
View ArticleBack to School with Clear Vision!
Pencils are sharpened, notebooks are at the ready and the excitement of a new school year, full of new beginnings and possibilities, is in the air for students all around the United States. But many...
View ArticleThe Issue of Inequalities: A Look at the Underlying Causes of Maternal and...
Eliminating preventable maternal, newborn and child deaths globally is an overarching goal of USAID’s work, so we must address the underlying causes. Read more >> Continue Reading on USAID's...
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World Bank President Reminds G-20 to Step-Up Investments in the Developing World
World Bank President, Dr. Jim Kim comments on G-20 meetings in St. Petersburg. (World Bank) The Group of 20 (G-20) wrapped-up its two-day leaders’ summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, last week. World...
View ArticleOptifood: A New Tool to Improve Diets and Prevent Child Malnutrition in...
Through the help of multiple partners, including WHO and FANTA, and collaboration between the U.S. Government and the Government of Guatemala, USAID is working towards improving children's diets in the...
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Immigrant Remittances Reduce Poverty and Hunger
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) issued its annual report on food security this month. Its conclusions reinforce a growing consensus: immigration reduces hunger. The role of immigrant...
View ArticleSmarter, Healthier, Wealthier – Helping Rural Cambodians Live Better Lives
Agriculture is of huge importance to Cambodia and USAID's support is helping farmers become more successful by introducing new techniques. Read more >> Continue Reading on USAID's SiteThe post...
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