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Environment

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National Geographic’s Team Sayari

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eam Sayari is an educational entertainment program being developed in East Africa through a partnership between the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Walt Disney Company, and WildlifeDirect.

Economic Growth

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East Africa Trade Promotion and AGOA

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The U.S. Government is committed to supporting East Africa regional economic integration and strengthening mutually beneficial two-way trade and investment between the U.S. and Africa.

East African Community

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The East African Community (EAC) is a regional economic community comprising six partner states: the Republics of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, the United Republic of Tanzania, and the Republic of Uganda. Its headquarters are in Arusha, Tanzania. 150 million citizens live in the EAC. It has a land area of 1.82 million km2 and a combined gross domestic product of US $146 billion. The work of the EAC is mandated by a treaty signed on November 30, 1999 and entered into force on July 7, 2000. 

Intergovernmental Authority on Development

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The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is a body of eight member states: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda (Eritrea is currently inactive), and is based in Djibouti.

Power Africa Off Grid project

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Access to clean and reliable electricity remains a challenge for a significant percentage of the population in Kenya and the rest of sub-Saharan Africa, especially those living far away from the interconnected grid.

Transforming Commodity Markets

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Many East African Community (EAC) countries have undertaken initiatives to establish national commodities exchanges in their respective countries.

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Food Security

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East Africa Analytics for Development

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The Feed the Future East Africa Analytics for Development program helps USAID Kenya and East Africa programs adapt to the environmental, political, and market changes in areas affected by multi-faceted shocks and stresses.

Intergovernmental Authority on Development

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The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is a body of eight member states: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda (Eritrea is currently inactive), and is based in Djibouti.

Gender Empowerment

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East Africa Gender fact sheet

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Despite great strides in economic growth and increased women in leadership in the region, gender inequality remains a significant impediment to growth and well-being across East Africa. Women face differential barriers in access to assets, markets, capital, training, and technologies; and they are underrepresented in—if not restricted from—decision-making spheres at all levels.

Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment

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Girls and women in Kenya hold untapped potential.  Their increased contributions would help Kenya reach their development goals.

Global Health

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Global Health Security

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USAID’s Global Health Security program aims to strengthen the capacity of partner governments, universities and research institutions, the private sector, and civil society for the prevention, preparedness, detection, and response to infectious disease threats.

IGAD Cross border Health Initiative

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The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is one of the regional intergovernmental organizations of the African Union Commission in the Horn of Africa, with a combined population of over 260 million people.  It comprises eight member states: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Somalia, and South Sudan.

Regional Intergovernmental

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East African Community

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The East African Community (EAC) is a regional economic community comprising six partner states: the Republics of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, the United Republic of Tanzania, and the Republic of Uganda. Its headquarters are in Arusha, Tanzania. 150 million citizens live in the EAC. It has a land area of 1.82 million km2 and a combined gross domestic product of US $146 billion. The work of the EAC is mandated by a treaty signed on November 30, 1999 and entered into force on July 7, 2000. 

Intergovernmental Authority on Development

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The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is a body of eight member states: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda (Eritrea is currently inactive), and is based in Djibouti.

Resilience

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BUILDING RESILIENT MARKET SYSTEMS IN THE CROSS-BORDER DRYLANDS

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The Building Resilient Market Systems in the Cross-border Drylands of the IGAD Region program targets to build resilient communities through strengthening market systems in IGAD Karamoja and Mandera clusters.

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