2004 Press Releases

APARC Charts New Waters in Outreach to Africa.  USAID/ Carnegie grants half million dollars for breakthrough initiative between American and African Universities
December 15, 2004:  APARC director, Ambassador Charles Stith, will announce today grants of more than $500,000 from USAID and Carnegie Corporation of New York to support its latest initiative - the APARC American-African Universities Collaborative

Lloyd O. Pierson Sworn In As Head of USAID’s Bureau for Africa
December 13, 2004:  Today, U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Andrew S. Natsios announced the swearing in of Lloyd O. Pierson as the Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Africa at the agency. Pierson was confirmed by the Senate on November 21, 2004.

Statement by Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator U.S. Agency for International Development Regarding World Aids Day 
December 1, 2004:  Millions of people around the globe are shining a powerful light on one of the most defining issues of our era, the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. This year's World AIDS Day observance focuses on women and girls. At the end of 2003, UNAIDS reported that women made up half of the 38 million people living with HIV/AIDS, up from an estimated 41 percent in 1997

HIV and AIDS: ‘talk to me’ – a children’s appeal
November 12, 2004:  South Africa’s best-known   5 year old orphan living with Aids,   Takalani Sesame muppet, Kami, has launched a nation-wide campaign to  support parents and caregivers  in talking to children about HIV/AIDS.  “talk to me” is an appeal from South African children to encourage and enable families to discuss HIV and AIDS .

Noah’s Arks Rescue Orphans and Vulnerable Children in South Africa
October 21, 2004:  Orphaned, abandoned and other vulnerable children from four informal settlements in Midrand, known as the “Olievenhoutbosch” community, are thrilled with their new Resource Centre, launched 21 October 2004.  The centre was opened by Russell Loubser, CEO of Johannesburg’s Stock Exchange (JSE) and a Director of Noah.  Denise Rollins, Deputy Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) South Africa, and other distinguished guests from the US Embassy, USAID, Noah’s Board of Directors, Rotary and numerous other donors and supporters joined the day’s festivities.

USAID provides R22 million for new Primary School TV channel
October 19, 2004:  Mindset Network and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), signed an agreement today to develop a new TV channel to improve access and quality of education for primary school learners and educators.

U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance—40^th Anniversary, Rapidly Responding to Emergencies for 40 Years
September 27, 2004:  The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) celebrates the 40^th anniversary of its Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA).  USAID’s Administrator, Andrew S. Natsios, is President Bush’s Special Coordinator for International Disaster Assistance and USAID/OFDA manages much of the U.S. response to crises throughout the world. 

USAID-SOUTH AFRICA DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION, Tops R2.2 Billion ($343 Million) in Ten Years
September 13, 2004:  U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, Jendayi Frazer, and South Africa Deputy Minister of Finance, Jabu Moleketi, announced today that United States Agency for International Development (USAID) bilateral assistance to South Africa has exceeded R2.2 billion ($343 million) in the ten years between 1994 and 2004.

(Media Advisory) USAID-SOUTH AFRICA BILATERAL DEVELOPMENT, Ten Years of Support Tops R2.2 Billion ($343 Million)
September 9, 2004:   U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, Jendayi Frazer, and South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Finance, Jabu Moleketi, will announce United States Agency for International Development (USAID) assistance to South Africa that exceeds R2.2 billion ($343 million) in ten years (1994 through 2004) at a press conference in Pretoria.

BOHLABELA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY-THULAMAHASHE LIMPOPO PROVINCE, R4 Million Boost For Community Water Supply In Bohlabela, 11 June 2004
June 11, 2004:  The lives of the people of Bohlabela District will change for the better after the executive mayor Hon Caswell Maluleke handed over a cheque of R4 million to Bushbuckridge Water Board for the provision of safe water to the area at a ceremony at Thulamahashe stadium, witnessed by over 400 people,  in Bushbuckridge on Friday 11 June 2004.

R35 MILLION USAID FOR Hospice Palliative Care
May 4, 2004:  The Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa (HPCA) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today that the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has granted funding of $5 million (approximately 35 million South African rands) to HPCA over the next two years.

United States Government provides R19 million for South Africa’s public health education channel
May 2, 2004:  The United States Government announced today that it is investing R19 million (U.S.$3million) towards expanding South Africa’s public health education channel. The funding is part of the President Bush’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).  The Health Channel is a satellite broadcast channel, delivering free education to patients and healthcare workers in clinics and hospitals in South Africa. It has been created through a public private partnership between the Department of Health, Sentech and Mindset Network.

BANKING LIKE NEVER BEFORE, U.S. Finance Guarantees South African Savings and Loan Participation
March 30, 2004:  CAPE TOWN  South Africans who have never before been banking customers will now have the opportunity to benefit from expanded lending and savings services as a result of a deal signed today between Capitec Bank, Futuregrowth Asset Management, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

NEW ALLIANCE TO REDUCE UNEMPLOYMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN AFRICA
February 2, 2004:  International Youth Foundation officially launched the “Alliance for African Youth Employment” with the US Agency for International Development (USAID), Nokia, and Lions Clubs International Foundation.  Both USAID and Nokia have collectively committed over US$1.8 million to the initiative.  Building on the success of the “Make a Connection” program in South Africa, an alliance of global organizations will help young people in Africa develop skills and strengthen attitudes and behaviors so they can find and keep jobs, the International Youth Foundation (IYF) announced today.  Lions Clubs International will utilize its networks in Malawi and Rwanda to provide training, mentoring, and placements for the program participants, and to raise additional funds.