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US Government Provides Multi-Million Dollar Investment in FET CollegesAdobe Acrobat Reader Icon
October 20, 2009:
  This is a three-year, $6.7 million program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with the Government of South Africa and implemented by the American Council on Education (ACE).

IOM and USAID Officially Launch Ripfumelo HIV Prevention and Care Project at Migrant Health Seminar Adobe Acrobat Reader Icon
August 13, 2009:
The IOM/USAID Ripfumelo Project, a three-year program involving USAID-PEPFAR funding of more than South African Rand 35 million ($5.1 million*) means “believe” in xiTsonga.  It aims to provide sustainable HIV prevention and care services to farm workers by developing a network of stakeholders working specifically on HIV-related issues to reduce the high incidence and impact of AIDS on farm workers, their families and their communities.  Partnerships are encouraged among local, provincial, and national government agencies, as well as between public/private entities.

African Diaspora Marketplace Program Receives 733 Business Plan Proposals for Economic Growth in African Communities Adobe Acrobat Reader Icon
August 13, 2009:
The inaugural African Diaspora Marketplace (ADM) closed its call for proposals and has exceeded expectations by collecting 733 business proposals.  The ADM is a business entrepreneurship program fostering economic development ideas from U.S.-based African diaspora to create plans for sustainable start-up and established businesses in 19 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.  A collaboration between Western Union and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the ADM aims to leverage the know-how and commitment of diaspora communities to help address poverty and unemployment issues in the region.

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2009 Speeches
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U. S. – South Africa Partnership For Workforce Skills Development Launch,
Waterberg Further Education and Training College, Limpopo Province.  Remarks by Cathy Moore, Deputy Director, USAID Southern Africa.

October 20, 2009:  Education has been a central cornerstone of USAID’s program in South and Southern Africa. To date, USAID remains the largest bilateral international development partner to South Africa’s education sector, contributing $407 million in programs, of which $153 million represented a direct bilateral partnership with the Department of Education.

Ripfumelo Project Launch, Musina, Limpopo.  Remarks by Cathy Moore, Deputy Mission Director
August 13, 2009:  Thank you to the South African government and International Office for Migration (IOM) partners for outlining the threats of HIV in this part of the country.  Farm workers are especially at high risk.

Women’s Justice Empowerment Initiative Anti-Sexual Offences Indaba.  Remarks by Gary Juste, Deputy Director; USAID Southern Africa, Johannesburg.
May 18, 2009:  Our Women’s Justice & Empowerment Initiative (WJEI) is one of USAID’s key tools in this effort.  The U.S. Government has increased funding for this program, enabling the American people to give even more resources to help South Africa combat violence against women and children.  This Indaba reflects the dedication and commitment of every one present today to work together to deal effectively with South Africa’s serious problem of sexual and gender-based violence. 

Women’s Justice Empowerment Initiative (WJEI) Launch
Remarks by Dr. Carleene Dei, Mission Director; USAID Southern Africa, Cape Town.

April 2, 2009: Former CNN Bureau Chief and journalist, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, has been quoted as saying that: “South Africans have become numb to statistics” regarding such things as rape and crime.  But I believe that today’s launch demonstrates unequivocally that, while this may be true for some, there are many South Africans in the public and private sector who are moving aggressively to address the issue of Violence against Women and Children.

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