Lessons from USAID and Asia’s local heroes — COVID-19 has claimed the lives of over 1 million people in Asia. To make things worse, nearly five million families in Southeast Asia alone fell back into poverty and over nine million people faced unemployment due to the pandemic. Amid these challenges, USAID’s local partners are more important than ever…

How modern agricultural technologies grow new markets for Georgia — On a road outside of Tbilisi, I travel with a team from USAID’s Mission in Georgia. We are heading to the Gori municipality in the Shida Kartli region, about an hour and a half from the country’s capital. On the way, I look out the vehicle’s window, seeing a beautiful…

Vaccinating the elderly and underserved communities — Gladys Kahalwa, 79, and her husband Jonathan, 88, survived two waves of COVID-19 in Uganda. To avoid getting the disease, which can be severe in the elderly, the couple self-isolated at home for many months. “We were scared; because, at our age, if you are not vaccinated and you get…

5 highlights from Administrator Samantha Power’s speech to reimagine USAID’s approach to supporting democracy — For 16 years, democracy has been in a state of decline around the world. But now, we are at a critical moment to reverse this trend. …

How USAID is partnering with the private sector to create a plastic value chain — While walking through bustling Manila in the Philippines, it doesn’t take long to come across a sari-sari store. In Tagalog, sari-sari means “everything,” and these small, family-run convenience stores are found on almost every corner of the city. In Barangay 598, a neighborhood along the San Juan River, Aling Lorme…

3 USAID experts weigh in on the World Health Assembly —

With USAID’s support, these 4 women are conserving the biodiversity of their territories — For decades, Colombian women have played a critical role at the national level in leading public institutions that protect the country’s natural resources and biodiversity. However, at the local level, women are still excluded from participating and not being recognized for their leadership in environmental matters.

5 maneras en las que USAID responde a la pandemia — En Centroamérica, la pandemia de COVID-19 solo ha exacerbado los desafíos existentes en toda la región, incluida una sequía en curso y las secuelas de dos tormentas tropicales devastadoras. En El Salvador, unas 500,000 personas están experimentando inseguridad alimentaria aguda. El PIB del país disminuyó un 8% en 2020 y…

5 ways USAID is responding to the pandemic — In Central America, the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated existing challenges across the region, including an ongoing drought and the aftermath of two devastating tropical storms. In El Salvador, as many as 500,000 people are experiencing acute food insecurity. The country’s GDP declined by 8 percent in 2020, and poverty…