USAID Gender Stories
The titles listed below link to stories found on USAID mission websites, Washington bureau websites including the WID website, the Telling Our Story database, and FrontLines, USAID’s monthly newsletter. The stories are divided into the following priority areas:
Child Marriage
ETHIOPIA: Education and Law Deter Early Marriages
MALAWI: From Young Bride to Young Child Again
MALAWI: Safe Schools Program Helps Girls Escape Early Marriage
Conflict & Post-Conflict
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: USAID Program Helps BiH Returnees Feed Their Families
DR CONGO: Helping Child Soldiers Reintegrate
DR CONGO: Women Find Support in Survival
SENEGAL: Small Loans Enable Landmine Victims to Earn a Living
TIMOR LESTE: “Memory Book” by Widows of the Crisis Launched
Economic Growth & Agriculture
AFGHANISTAN: Vulnerable Women Gaining Ground
AFGHANISTAN: Silk Production Revived Near Ancient Silk Road
AFGHANISTAN: Women Tailors Design Their Careers in Farah
AFGHANISTAN: Women-Owned Businesses Earn Licit Income
BOLIVIA: Small Community Organizations Integrate into Productive Export Chains -  (80 KB)
COLOMBIA: Women Harness Artistry to Turn a Profit
GHANA: Higher Income for Women Beekeepers in Ghana
GUINEA: From Subsistence to Success
KENYA: Opening of the Mariakani LifeWorks Project
MALI: Businesswoman Accelerates Her Business Growth - (394 KB)
MEXICO: Financial Alternatives for Rural Women
MOLDOVA: From Housemaid To Entrepreneur
MOROCCO: Access to US Berry Varieties Expands Morocco’s Production and Export Potential
NIGERIA: Women Farmers Reap 2-3 Times More Cowpea Using Improved Varieties and Planting Practices
PAKISTAN: Baloch Women Learn to Grow and Preserve Their Own Produce
PAKISTAN: Women and Families Profit From Poultry
PHILIPPINES: Muslim Women Entrepreneurs Break New Ground - (114 KB)
PHILIPPINES: Profits Can Come from Small Packages - (145 KB)
RWANDA: Women Empowered Through Biomass Energy Production - (223 KB)
SENEGAL: Women Find Economic Freedom and Mobility Through Microfinance
SENEGAL: Women’s Solidarity Groups Bring Microfinance to the People
SENEGAL: Women’s Business Tastes the Fruits of its Labor
SENEGAL: Women's Co-op Sees Profits Soar
SERBIA: Women’s Cooperative Reinvents Traditional Craftmaking
SRI LANKA: Replacing Equipment Lets Hundreds of Women Get Back to Work
TAJIKISTAN: Embroidery Earns Income - (76 KB)
TIMOR LESTE: Businesswomen With a Cause
TIMOR LESTE: Financial Management Training Translates into Trade for Oecusse's Women
TIMOR LESTE: Literacy Program Targets Rural Women
TIMOR LESTE: Microfinance Project Offers Rural Women Economic Options
TIMOR LESTE: Women Potters Add Safe Drinking Water Option
TURKMENISTAN: Small Credits Enable Women to Earn More Income for Their Families - (95 KB)
UKRAINE: Entrepreneurship Support Fund Builds Souvenir Businesses
UKRAINE: High-Speed Internet Revitalizes Business Centers
UZBEKISTAN: Program Creates Opportunities for Vulnerable Women to Secure Employment and Build a Better Future - (82 KB)
VIETNAM: Disabled Entrepreneur Helps Others
Education
AZERBAIJAN: In Cultural Shift, Girls' Education Becomes Community Priority
BENIN: Mothers Fight for Girls’ Education
BENIN: Africa Education Initiative Opens School Doors to Vulnerable Girls
BENIN: Ambassadors Girls' Scholarship Serves Deaf Children
GUINEA: Three Women Share Their Thoughts on Learning to Read and Count in Adulthood
LIBERIA: Light Gives Girls and Women a Chance at Night School
MALAWI: From Young Bride to Young Child Again
MOROCCO: A Bridge to Reading: New Training Methods Boost Women's Literacy
MOROCCO: Scholarships for Success: Educating Parents and the Community
PAKISTAN: Pakistani Women Get on the Bus
PERU: "Opening Doors" Saves Girls from Exclusion
SENEGAL: Scholarship Funds Girls’ Aspirations - Program Shows Women Can Succeed When Given Resources and Mentors
SENEGAL: Girl Scholar Finds Passion in Computers and Learning
SOUTH AFRICA; Girls Scholarship Program
SOUTH AFRICA: Zama Goes To School Positively
TIMOR LESTE: Literacy Program Targets Rural Women
Environment & Energy
LIBERIA: Light Gives Girls and Women a Chance at Night School
MADAGASCAR: Linking Family Planning and the Environment
RWANDA: Women Empowered Through Biomass Energy Production - (223 KB)
Gender-Based Violence
ALBANIA: Citizens Petition to Support Domestic Violence Victims
BOLIVIA: Bolivian Communities Take Action Against GBV - (86 KB)
DR CONGO: Women Find Support in Survival
EAST AFRICA: USAID's Training Activities Involving Prevention and Treatment of Gender-Based Violence
ETHIOPIA: Regional Practicum on HIV, Alcohol, and Gender Norms
INDIA: A Shelter Gives Women Refuge from Domestic Abuse and Protects Those Who Return Home - (66 KB)
INDIA: IFES' Partners Work with Community Leaders in India to End Female Feticide - (39 KB)
INDIA: A Brighter Future For Sunita
INDIA: New Project Aims to Change Indian Men's Attitudes Toward Women - (25 KB)
MACEDONIA: Study by USAID Partner Says Domestic Violence Affects Every Second Woman in Macedonia
MOLDOVA: Campaign to Eliminate Violence Against Women Launches in Moldova
PERU: Peruvian Women Work to End Violence in Coca-Growing Regions
RUSSIA: Domestic Violence Centers Meet Strong Demand
RUSSIA: Teachers Talk Trafficking in Russia’s Far East
SERBIA: USAID Supports Serbian Efforts to Eradicate A “Quiet Killer”
SOUTH AFRICA: Women Court Workers Breaking Cycle of Violence in South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA: Confronting the Scourge of Violence and Rape
TIMOR LESTE: Enhancing Access to Justice for Women Through Specialized Training in Gender-Based Violence Cases
Health
ALBANIA: Laura Bush Visits Tirana Women's Wellness Center - (79 KB)
AZERBAIJAN: Women Teach Neighbors to have Healthy Pregnancies, Safe Deliveries
BANGLADESH: EngenderHealth Addresses Obstetric Fistula in Bangladesh
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Breast Cancer Survivors Fight for Rights
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Training to Reduce Maternal Mortality
GHANA: Reproductive Health Center Helps Clients to "Enjoy” Their Marriages
GUATEMALA: Women Making a Difference - Mayan Auxiliary Nurse-Midwives
GUINEA: Guinean Society Takes On Fistula
GUINEA: Surgery Restores Dignity for Sufferers of Obstetric Fistula
GUINEA: Communities in Guinea Pledge to End Practice of Female Genital Cutting
INDIA: Smaller Families Thanks to More Family Planning - (82 KB)
INDONESIA: Special Deliveries: Portrait of a Village Midwife
INDONESIA: Birth Spacing Empowers Indonesians, Leads to Fewer Than 3 Children Per Family
INDONESIA: Safer Pregnancies for Expectant Mothers
INDONESIA: Through the Revitalization of Village Birthing Facilities in Aceh Province, USAID Helps to Ensure the Safety of Mothers and Infants
KAZAKHSTAN: A Women’s Clinic Takes Care of its Neighbors and Shares its Successes - (417 KB)
KAZAKHSTAN: USAID Partners with a Private Company to Improve Maternal and Child Health in Kazakhstan’s Capital - (125 KB)
KAZAKHSTAN: A New Pilot Site for Safe Motherhood in Almaty
KYGRYZSTAN: Evidence-Based Methods Lead to More Patient and Family-Oriented Medical Care in Kyrgyzstan - (74 KB)
KYGRYZSTAN: Religious Leader Takes a Lead Role in Improving Maternal and Child Health - (125 KB)
MADAGASCAR: Linking Family Planning and the Environment
NIGERIA: USAID Boosts Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care in Nigeria
PAKISTAN: USAID Helps Pakistan's Mothers and Newborns Survive and Live Healthy Lives
PHILIPPINES: The Muslim Midwives of Mindanao: Entrepreneurs of Health and Peace - (62 KB)
SENEGAL: Accessible, Village-Level Services Boost Health of Women and Children
SENEGAL: Women Fight Malaria and Earn More
TIMOR LESTE: Women Potters Add Safe Drinking Water Option
UGANDA, SWAZILAND, RWANDA: Girl Guides Help Prevent Anemia in African Teens and Young Mothers
UKRAINE: Ukraine’s Poltava Oblast Invests in Women’s Health
UKRAINE: Breast Cancer Survivor Offers Hope, Education for Ukrainian Women
UKRAINE: Evidence-Based Practices Save Mothers’ Lives
UKRAINE: Perinatal Technologies Enhance Maternal Instinct
UZBEKISTAN: Brochure Inspires Better Childcare - (100 KB)
WEST BANK/GAZA: Maternal and Child Health Project Helps Mothers and Children at Beit-Hanoon Clinic
YEMEN: Reaching Out to Midwives - (64 KB)
YEMEN: Women Making a Difference: Midwives Work to Improve Services for Women
Health – HIV/AIDS
ETHIOPIA: Regional Practicum on HIV, Alcohol, and Gender Norms
GUYANA: Preventing Mother to Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS
INDIA: Tackling AIDS In India: The Vulnerability of Women and Girls
INDIA: A Brighter Future For Sunita
KENYA: Mnazi Sellers in Kenya Break Barriers, Join HIV Prevention Efforts
SENEGAL: From Being Trapped, to Being a Trainer: Role as Outreach Worker Emboldens Woman to Live More Healthfully
SOUTH AFRICA: Determined To Live… Sibongile’s Story
SOUTH AFRICA: Soweto's Only Hospice is Emma's Only Hope
SOUTH AFRICA: Zama Goes To School Positively
UKRAINE: USAID Funds Day Care for HIV+ Kids
UKRAINE: USAID’s MAMA+ Program Preserves Families in Ukraine
UKRAINE: MAMA+ Brings Children Back to the Family
UKRAINE: USAID Reunites HIV+ Mother with Child
UKRAINE: MAMA+ Helps Reduce Child Abandonment By Mothers Living with HIV
UZBEKISTAN: HIV/AIDS Prevention Program in Women’s Prison - (69 KB)
Information Technology
IRAQ: Radio Gives Women a Voice
SENEGAL: Girl Scholar Finds Passion in Computers and Learning
SENEGAL: Scholarship Funds Girls’ Aspirations - Program Shows Women Can Succeed When Given Resources and Mentors
TURKMENISTAN: A Woman Learns Ways to Prosper - (59 KB)
UKRAINE: High-Speed Internet Revitalizes Business Centers
Legal Rights
ALBANIA: Protecting Women's Legal Rights
ALBANIA: Giving Voice to Women's Legal Rights
AZERBAIJAN: Azerbaijani Women’s Participation Exceeds Expectations
AZERBAIJAN: First Women's Bar Association Founded in Azerbaijan
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Breast Cancer Survivors Fight for Rights
GEORGIA: Youth Volunteers Help Spread News on Women’s Issues
GUINEA: USAID Helps Guinean Women Exercise Their Fundamental Rights
GUINEA: Communities in Guinea Pledge to End Practice of Female Genital Cutting
GUINEA: Women and the Electoral Process
INDIA: Breaking Barriers: Highlights from USAID's Women's Legal Rights Initiative
INDIA: IFES' Partners Work with Community Leaders in India to End Female Feticide - (39 KB)
INDIA: New Project Aims to Change Indian Men's Attitudes Toward Women - (25 KB)
INDONESIA: Empowering Women Legislators: Through the ‘Gender Lens’
INDONESIA: Sitting in Judgment: Upholding the Rights of Women in Islamic Courts
MACEDONIA: Macedonia’s Women Politicians Stir Things Up
MADAGASCAR: Women Mayors Come Together
MOLDOVA: Leading Moldovan Woman Leaders Visit the United States
SIERRA LEONE: Women Mobilize for Election in Sierra Leone
SOUTH AFRICA: Women Court Workers Breaking Cycle of Violence in South Africa
TAJIKISTAN: Women Regain Rights To Land: Legal Advocacy Protects Rights of Vulnerable Tajik Women - (68 KB)
TAJIKISTAN: USAID Helps Tajik Women Regain Land
TIMOR LESTE: Monitoring Unit Documents Gender Inequalities in the Media
TIMOR LESTE: Stronger Voices Lead Women to Better Lives
TIMOR LESTE: Businesswomen With a Cause
TIMOR LESTE: Women Gain Stronger Voices for Civic Participation
TIMOR LESTE: New Publication Boosts Women in Politics
UGANDA: Giving Women a Voice in Local Government WEST BANK/GAZA: Women Take Pride in Participation
ZAMBIA: Zambian Women Making Strides Toward Gender Equality in Politics
Trafficking in Persons
ALBANIA: Experts Team Up to Protect Albania’s Most Vulnerable
ALBANIA: Shelter Helps Albania’s Trafficking Victims Re-Build Lives
ALBANIA: Sanctuary, Support to Child Trafficking Victims
ALBANIA: Soap Opera Teaches Life Lessons
ALBANIA: Trafficked Children Get a Fresh Start
BANGLADESH: Imams Fight Human Trafficking
BENIN: Bringing Transporters "On Board" to Combat Child Trafficking
BENIN: Community Action for Girls' Education (CAGE)
BRAZIL: Helping Trafficking Victims Rebuild Lives
DR CONGO: Helping Child Soldiers Reintegrate
GEORGIA: Thousands Attend Concert Promoting Anti-Trafficking Awareness
GUINEA: Guinea Feels the Effects of Trafficking in Persons
GUINEA: USAID Protects Trafficking Victims
KYRGYZSTAN: Helping Migrant Workers
MACEDONIA: USAID Project Helped Over 40 Victims of Human Trafficking Find Their Way Back to Normal Life
MOLDOVA: Summer Leadership Camp Helps At-Risk Women Gain Independence
MOLDOVA: Moldovan Youth Find Hope in USAID Social Reintegration Center
MOLDOVA: Offering Hope for Victim of Trafficking
MOZAMBIQUE: New Law Targets Trafficking
NEPAL: Combating Trafficking In Nepal
PHILIPPINES: Stopping Trafficking, Saving Lives
RUSSIA: Teachers Talk Trafficking in Russia’s Far East
RUSSIA: Primorskiy Kray Fights Human Trafficking
RUSSIA: Primorskiy Kray Funds Anti-Trafficking Event
RUSSIA: Governor of Primory’e Joins NGOs in Fighting Human Trafficking
RUSSIA: Training Extends Knowledge of Human Trafficking Issues in Russia
SOUTH ASIA: Fighting Trafficking Across Borders
THAILAND: Agencies Cooperate to End Trafficking
THAILAND: Raising Awareness of Trafficking
THAILAND: Supporting and Protecting Victims
THAILAND: Teaming Up Against Traffickers
UKRAINE: NGOs and the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Team Up to Combat Human Trafficking
UKRAINE: Prevention Effort Thwarts Trafficking in Women
UKRAINE: Rocking Against Human Slavery
UKRAINE: Hotline Protects Woman from Traffickers
UKRAINE: Trafficking Awareness Saves Lives
UKRAINE: Trafficking Victim Rebuilds Life at Home
VIETNAM: Stopping Trafficking Before It Starts
Women with Disabilities
AZERBAIJAN: Community-Based Services Strengthen Azerbaijan’s Vulnerable Families
AZERBAIJAN: Center Expands One Family’s World
BENIN: Ambassadors Girls' Scholarship Serves Deaf Children
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Independence Is Goal for Wheelchair Users
BULGARIA: Eyes on Four Paws
BULGARIA: Responding to the Needs of the Disabled
BULGARIA: Town Creates Hub for Disabled People
IRAQ: Sewing Shop Trains and Employs Widows and Disabled People
JAMAICA: Deaf Student Learns English to Become a Better Teacher
KAZAKHSTAN: Disabled 16-Year-Old Takes First Steps - (543 KB)
SENEGAL: Small Loans Enable Landmine Victims to Earn a Living
SRI LANKA: Accounting for Disabled People In Post-Tsunami Reconstruction
TURKMENISTAN: A Woman Learns Ways to Prosper - (59 KB)
TURKMENISTAN: USAID Alumnus Creates a New Service for Disabled People and Their Families - (71 KB)
UKRAINE: Disabled Woman Fights to Remove Barriers in Ukraine
UKRAINE: Entrepreneurship Support Fund Builds Souvenir Businesses
VIETNAM: Disabled Entrepreneur Helps Others
VIETNAM: Disabled Girls Bring Talents to Sewing
Women's Empowerment & Gender Equality - General
BANGLADESH: Gender and Development Book Fair Launched to Celebrate International Women’s Day 2009
GUATEMALA: Women Leaders Come Together
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