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Civic Education Among Youth

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Civic Education Among Youth
In 2007 USAID launched a campaign in Guinea to encourage peaceful methods of expression. The Civic Education Project (PEC) sponsored by USAID is strengthening the Guinean population’s democratic values drawing particular attention to youth.

Children in Siguiri village in Guinea
USAID is raising awareness in Guinea about the prevalence of trafficking in persons. Photo: Children in Siguiri village where in 2006 USAID launched a project against human trafficking.

Mrs Rama Camara shows her voter registration card
USAID’s goal is to advance democratic governance including the electoral process in Guinea. Mrs Rama Camara proudly shows her voter registration card.

Farmer in Pita village in Guinea
One of the USAID’s goals in agriculture is to increase food availability. Thanks to USAID, farmers have reduced food and crop losses while also increasing the sale of their produce. Photo: Farmer in Pita village in Upper Guinea who benefits from a USAID program.

 

Success Stories 2009

Women and the Electoral Process

USAID has been on the front lines of increasing women’s participation in Guinean elections since 2005.Go to story
Following the workshop, a teacher conducted a survey to get views and ideas from the participants

Radios Handed Out in Guinea Elections Build Up

As part of an initiative to encourage citizen participation in the upcoming elections in Guinea, the conflict transformation NGO, Search for Common Ground (SFCG), has handed out 143 radios to groups working in remote communities. Go to story
Boke' youth

Breaking with Tradition

Teenagers Agnes Traore and Angeline Sonozara from the village of Kokota in Guinea recently made the most challenging decision of their young lives.Go to story
students of Kokota village

Learning to Read and Count in Adulthood:
Three Women Share Their Thoughts

Dogomet lies three hours by car northeast from the capital of Conakry. The main industry in this town of approximately 26,000 is agriculture and the breeding of livestock.Go to story
Mrs Mama Camara teaches students to read

Bringing Good Governance to Rural Communities

Corruption and lack of accountability are not problems confined to Guinea’s larger cities. Even remote rural areas suffer from poor governance with the result that farmers and small businesses suffer.Go to story
CRD in Diecke'

USAID helps water flow in Conakry


In Guinea’s capital of Conakry, water is a serious health and political issue.

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PACT office-customer service

Prime Minister and his Cabinet Attend USAID Workshop

Following a May 20, 2008 Presidential decree increasing the number of government ministries from 22 to 36, Guinea’s new Prime Minister, Ahmed Tidiane Souare, turned to USAID to help coordinate better communication and cooperation within the expanded government. Go to story
Prime Minister Ahmed Tidiane Souare'

USAID Launches Skill Building Initiative

With international companies scrambling to invest in Guinea’s expanding mining sector, USAID recently launched an initiative that will teach Guinean workers the skills required to find jobs in the mining industry.Go to the story
Teachers at the plumbing workshop

Working to Improve Civil-Military Relations


The political situation in Guinea remains volatile as elections for the National Assembly encounter further delays, and the population continues to call for change. Go to story

 Flag of Guinea

USAID Curbs Corruption in National Education

For many years, Guinea’s education system was beset by widespread corruption.Go to story
Workshop on National exams reform

USAID protects trafficking victims

“Children are stolen for many reasons,” says a local official from Kankan, Guinea’s second largest city.Go to story

 
Children in Siguiri village, Guinea

USAID Promotes Code of Conduct for Political Parties

As part of an ongoing series of initiatives aimed at preparing Guinea for legislative elections, USAID recently brought together 37 political parties to work out and endorse an election code of conduct.Go to story
Representatives of political parties

Journalists against Corruption

“I am a journalist and I am not afraid to denounce corruption in my country.” Go to story
Journalists at the workshop held in Conakry

USAID Moves Ahead with Election Training in Guinea

With the government of Guinea voicing its commitment to hold National Assembly elections in late 2008, USAID recently helped launch a train-the-trainer program aimed at instructing some 15,000 election workers on voter registration, election law and procedure. Go to story
Administrative Commission to review electoral lists

Anti- corruption activities in Guinea

While Guinea is classified as one of the poorest country in the world, in terms of natural resources it is, in fact, one of the richest, with abundant reserves of bauxite, iron, gold, and diamonds. One of the principal reasons for this disparity between the country’s natural wealth and the poverty of its population is corruption.Go to story
Anti-corruption slogan

Civic Education for middle school students

The strikes that shook Guinea several times over the past two years were largely a result of legitimate political and economic frustration.Go to story
USAID Director Clifford Brown

From subsistence to success

Mrs. Bah lives in Pita, a remote village in Upper Guinea. She is the mother of three children and has been a farmer since she was very young. Despite 12-hours of daily work in her fields, she had little economic belongings to show for a lifetime of work.Go to story
Woman in the field
Raising awareness while Raising children

It is common in Guinea for many mothers to provide their children with only water for long periods of time after their birth.Go to story

 Mother with her baby

 

 

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NEWS 2009

  • Latest News-June 24,2009

    USAID through its partner IFES is sponsoring several workshops in the seven regions of Guinea from June 19 to the 26 to train election workers.

  • Latest News-June 9,2009

    As a result of USAID's election support in 38 prefectures, 79 percent of eligible voters were registered.

  • Latest News-June 8,2009

    Between May 29 and 30 in the provincial capital of Kindia, a USAID-sponsored workshop on the management of electoral system, in partnership with the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES), drew a wide array of participants including members of the Independent Electoral Commission, the Ministry of Territorial Administration, ECOWAS, the French Embassy, and the United Nations.

  • Latest News-June 5,2009


    With the support of USAID and its partner Faison Ensemble, the Ministry of Pre-University Education, with the support of the National Institute for Research and Pedagogical Action, plans to launch a workshop to initiate a curriculum of civic education and a primer for use in high schools.

  • Latest News-June 4,2009

    The national administration for secondary schools plans to organize a June 8-10 workshop in Conakry to review a draft document outlining new guidelines for the organization and curricula of secondary schools and their future administration.

  • Latest News-June 3,2009

    The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Public Hygiene with USAID support are launching a campaign of vaccination against polio in the Nzerekore region from May 29 to June 2. In addition the ministries will be distributing Vitamin A as well as doses of mebendazole to treat worm parasites.

  • Latest News-May 29,2009

 

Code of Conduct signing ceremony on May 21 organized by NDI (National DemocraticInstitute)

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12 more political parties that have signed up. 53 of the 68 registered political parties have now signed up as adherents to the code.

  • Latest News-May 13,2009

USAID enhances pharmaceutical legislation:

The USAID funded project Faisons Ensemble organized a high-level workshop in Kindia from March 23 to 30 to improve the legal and regulatory frameworks governing the pharmaceutical supply chain in Guinea. The objectives were to review the existing legislation and regulations, note shortcomings, and draft new laws and regulations

  • Latest News-May 12,2009

USAID stocks HIV/AIDS clinics:

In 2009, the 23 VCT (voluntary counseling testing) centers in Guinea that are functioning were re-supplied with HIV/AIDS test kits and laboratory materials by USAID through the Faisons Ensemble project.

  • Latest News-May 11,2009

Faisons Ensemble combines literacy with civic education:

Faisons Ensemble projects uses adult literacy as a vehicle for civic education, with the objective of increasing civic participation in local governance.
To date 7,127 people have received adult literacy training that includes lessons in basic civic education. Over half the learners, 4,023 (56%) are women.

  • Latest News-May 4,2009

USAID's civic education taps into folklore:

The new civic education curriculum will be introduced in Guinea’s secondary schools in the 2009-2010 school year. The curriculum contains Guinean fables, proverbs, riddles, poems and folktales relevant to civic education that were collected over the past year. Thus enriched, the civic education curriculum will play an important role in molding the minds and beliefs of Guinea’s future leaders for many years to come.

  • Latest News-April 30,2009

    • The USAID funded project EngenderHealth, plans to officially launch the newly created fistula care site in Labe on Thursday May 21st, 2009. This important event will gather representatives from the urban commune of Labe, civil society organizations, local and national partners involved in the implementation of the 4 components of the Guinea Fistula Care project: Prevention, Treatment, Reintegration and Local Democratic Governance.

  • Latest News-March 12,2009

    • A World Food Program shipment from the U.S. is expected to arrive at the Conakry port on March 13,2009. The ship is carrying 3,816 Metric Tons of U.S. rice, oil, and peas. This food is provided to Guinea through USAID’s regional Office of Food for Peace based in Dakar. The food will be distributed through WFP’s local partners for WFP’s school feeding, food-for-work, and supplemental feeding programs. Their geographic focus is Lower Guinea.

  • Latest News-March 9,2009

    USAID funded a program on youth and women participation in election through IFES(International Fundation for Electoral System).

    The youth dialogues on elections are scheduled for: Kissidougou on March 3-4 and Mamou on March 6-7.

    The women's training program in advocacy and lobbying techniques are scheduled in Kissidougou on March 13-14 and Mamou on March 16-17.