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USAID in Africa - Success Stories

Success Stories

USAID in Africa: Success Stories

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 East Africa

DR Congo

Setting DRC Economic Development Policies Right
A Draft Constitution for the DRC
Condom Distribution

Additional success stories are available on the DR Congo mission website.

Eritrea

A Concerted Approach to Fighting HIV/AIDS
Sustainable Development under Challenging Conditions
Emergency Recovery Credit Scheme
Connecting Eritrean Villages to the Global Village

Ethiopia

Back to Basics: The Community Tutor
HIV/AIDS and the Military
Family Planning on the Increase in Ethiopia
Restructuring Agricultural Cooperatives in Ethiopia

Kenya

Generating Rural Incomes: Switching from Cattle Raising to Conservation and Tourism
II Ngwesi Lodge: Linking Business and Nature, Laikipia, Kenya

REDSO/ESA

Strengthening African Institutions to Promote Agricultural Production and Food Security

Rwanda

Unity and Reconciliation Efforts
Lake Kivu Methane Gas Triggers High Hopes
Emerithe Can't Wait to Take Up "Surfing"
USAID Income-Generating Projects Produce aMAIZEing Results

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Somalia

Bringing Rights-Based Programming to Puntland, Somalia
New Economic Opportunities for Women in Hargessa, Somaliland

Tanzania

Social Action Trust Fund Provides Credit for Entrepreneurs and Education for Orphans
HIV/AIDS in Tanzania

Uganda

Nabuka Dairy Cooperative Society
New Marketing Campaign Increases Protector-brand Condom Sales by Over 50 percent
The Ambassador's Girls' Scholarship Program: Promoting Girls Education
The Environmental Protection and Economic Development (EPED) Project: Protecting Parks and Promoting Economic Growth

 West Africa  Southern Africa

Benin

Fostering Private-Public Partnership in Primary Education Works
Local Ownership is Key to BASICS/Benin's Success in Improved Child Health Care
Community Experience Leads to National Policy Change
Benin Micro Enterprise Development Project

Additional success stories are available on the Benin mission website.

Ghana

Successes in Mobilizing Community Involvement in Schools
Mobilizing Community Resources to Save a School
Detecting Change in Pupil Learning Growth

Guinea

Chimpanzee Monitoring-An Important Element of Forest Co-Management
The Economic Group of Danteforé Village: Gaining New Economic Momentum
Parent Associations: Civil Society Building Makes Room for Women at the Top
Popular Radio Talk Show Encourages HIV/AIDS Awareness and Prevention

Additional success stories are available on the Guinea mission website.

Liberia

Traditional Midwives, Partners for the Delivery of Essential MCH Services

Mali

Increasing Private Investment in Irrigated Rice Production and Processing
Increasing Trade in Cereals, Livestock and Alternative Commodities
Promoting Natural Resources Management to Improve Agricultural Sustainability
Building Capacity in Microfinance Institutions to Increase Access to Credit

Senegal

Increased Incomes in the Artisanal and Commercial Sectors
Natural Resources Management Conflict Resolution in Pata
Restoring the Productivity of Natural Resources in Pakane Valley
Using Local Capacity in Conflict Resolution

Sudan

Lileer People-to-People Reconciliation Facilitated USAID's Resettlement Activity
Hamsa Hamsa: Empowering Women through Income Generating Activities
Wulu Oil Mill Cooperative
Trade and Market Data Collection System

Madagascar

Restoring Transportation Links Rapidly after Cyclones Helps Families Maintain Incomes
Fish Production Increases Incomes and Reduces Pressure on Natural Resources
The Champion Community Initiative
Investing in Promising Women in Leadership Positions Pays Off

Malawi

Linking Cassava Farmers with an Industrial Market
Helping Farmers Improve Land Management Practices for Sustainable Agriculture
Treating Sick Children from a Village Drug Box
Community Member Volunteers to Teach

Namibia

Kunene Conservancies Build Advocacy Skills through Negotiating Conflicts
Democracy Works in Namibia
Parliamentarians Work in Namibia
Inter-Agency Collaboration in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS

Additional success stories are available on the Namibia mission website.

Zambia

Potholing Technology: Francis Malambo's Survival Technique in the Face of Cattle Losses
Irrigation Technology: Smallscale Farmer Enters International Export Business
CARE Trained Community Livestock Auxiliaries Help Fight against Cattle Disease
To be Widowed is not the End of Life

Additional success stories are available on the Zambia mission website.

Zimbabwe

Voluntary Counseling and Testing Service (VCT)-Good News out of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's Private Sector Housing Program Evolves to Score More Successes
Achievement in HIV/AIDS prevention and mitigation in Zimbabwe

RCSA

Supporting the Development of a Free Trade Area
Support to the Ivory Tracking Initiative
Promoting Industrial Uses for Cassava

South Africa

Bambisanani Home Based Care Program in Region E, Eastern Cape
Community Health Workers and Tuberculosis
Livestock Sales in the Eastern Cape Province
Evidence of Declining STD Prevalence in a South African Mining Community Following a Core Group Intervention

Additional success stories are available on the South Africa mission website (located under the heading "Progress Profiles").


Updated: Friday, April 12, 2002

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