Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance

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Strengthening Anti-Corruption Efforts & Procedures in Southern Africa

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The Strengthening Anti-Corruption Efforts and Procedures program enhances the oversight capacities of key government institutions and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to minimize fraud, waste and abuse of state resources and reinforce transparency and accountability. Additionally, the program is creating a knowledge-sharing network to connect key government institutions and CSOs across the region to promote south-south learning.

Advancing Rights in Southern Africa

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Advancing Rights in Southern Africa is a five-year, $12.5 million regional human rights program operating across the southern Africa region. The program is implemented by Freedom House in collaboration with the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative, Internews, and Pact.

Communities in Action for Peace & Inclusion

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USAID’s Communities in Action for Peace and Inclusion (CAPI) project aims to enhance peacebuilding and conflict resolution skills among youth and adults in Benguela, allowing them to be more engaged citizens.

Southern African Political Parties and Dialogue Program

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The SAPP&D Program, implemented by the Democracy Works Foundation, is a five-year, US$8 million project that seeks to strengthen the democratic structures and institutions of political parties in Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, and Zambia to better respond to and represent the ne

Economic Growth and Trade

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USAID Southern Africa Energy Program Angola

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Angola’s current electrification rates are estimated at 43% in most cities and less than 10% in rural areas.  The Government of Angola has set a target of 9,900 megawatts (MW) of installed generation capacity and a 60% national electrification rate by 2025.  The USAID Southern Africa Energy Program (SAEP), a Power Africa initiative, is providing support to the national electricity distribution company, Empresa Nacional de Distribuição de Electricidade (ENDE) and the national electricity transmission company, Empresa Rede Nacional de Transporte de Electricidade (RNT) as they tackle these electrification challenges and build a stable, connected transmission network.

Women in Angola Farming

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Women in Angola Farming is implemented by Ajuda de Desenvolvimento de Povo para Povo (ADPP), in close collaboration with the Government of Angola’s Ministries of Social Affairs, Education, Agriculture, and Justice and Human Rights.

Education

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Strengthening Municipal Education Systems

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Improving the delivery of local services is a key step in the Government of Angola’s efforts to decentralize social services. With over two million children out of school due to systemic limitations, education is an important starting point for strengthening municipal systems for service delivery.

Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI)

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Under the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), four Regional Leadership Centers (RLCs) in South Africa, Ghana, Kenya and Senegal serve as regional hubs across the continent to encourage transformational learning and enhanced leadership skills.

Environment, Energy, and Infrastructure

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Combating Wildlife Crime In Namibia And The Kavango Zambezi Area (Kaza)

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Wildlife crime is threatening the black rhino and African elephant population in Namibia and the Kavango-Zambezi (KAZA) areas. Wildlife crime impacts both the lives of animals and the people living in marginalized regions of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) who rely heavily on these natural resources.

Global Health

6 results

Demographic and Health Survey - DHS 2020

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The USAID’s Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) project in collaboration with National Institute of Statistics (INE) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Angola will implement the population-based health survey, entitled “ Inquérito de Indicadores Múltiplos e de Saúde” (IIMS)”.

Global Health Supply Chain Procurement & Supply Management

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USAID’s Global Health Supply Chain Procurement and Supply Management (PSM) project employs cutting-edge technologies and commercial best practices to increase the efficiency of health supply chains.

Global VAX (COVID-19) Assistance to Angola

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The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has provided over 31.4 million in assistance to Angola to combat the COVID-19 pandemic since 2020.

Health for All (Saúde Para Todos)

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The USAID Health for All project supports the Angolan Ministry of Health, the National Directorate of Public Health, the National Malaria Control Program, and the Primary Healthcare Department, and the Expanded Program on Immunization in the effective use of Angola’s resources to meet the health needs of its population.

Reducing Infections Through Support and Education Ii (Rise Ii)

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The RISE II activity, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is a regional award that contributes to global goals of ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030, and improves community health and well-being across Southern and Eastern Africa.

VectorLink

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The PMI VectorLink Project is a U.S President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) centrally managed project aimed at preventing mosquito-borne diseases. In Angola, Vectorlink is strengthening existing institutional structures, and building entomological capacity both nationally and sub nationally.

Water and Sanitation

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Resilient Waters

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People living in Southern Africa face water shortages, increased floods, and declines in crop productivity as climate change further stresses an already water-scarce region. Transboundary cooperation and adaptive management of critical river ecosystems are needed to secure the region’s fragile biodiversity and ecosystem services and support robust livelihoods.