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USAID Information:
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Paraguay: USAID Program Profile
| Budget |
FY 2005
Actual
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FY 2006
Current
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FY 2007
Requested
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| Total Program Funds
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$7,907,000 |
$46,319,000* |
$8,236,000 |
* Includes $37,070,000 of Millennium Challenge Account funds
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
is helping to solidify democratic institutions in Paraguay.
The mission’s program integrates environment and reproductive
health initiatives into the overall democracy program by strengthening
the role of local government and civil society efforts.
Democracy: The USAID program seeks to improve government
responsiveness and accountability through the creation of
an effective judiciary, an independent functioning electoral
system, transparent local governments with decentralized services
based on wide citizen participation, and an active and responsible
civil society.
Environment: USAID’s Paraguay mission has engaged
landowners to join conservation initiatives and is providing
examples of sustainable economic alternatives for land use
in an effort to improve the public and private management
of the country’s protected areas.
Health: The USAID program is working to increase contraceptive
prevalence and reduce maternal mortality, especially among
poor women and rural populations, by expanding access and
the use of family planning services. USAID is also providing
technical assistance to improve community based health care
systems throughout Paraguay.
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