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Countries Involved
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Benin
The USAID Mission to Benin was re-established in December 1991 with
an overriding objective to help consolidate both economic restructuring
and the democratization process in Benin. The mission's program
focuses primarily on developing Benin's human resource base through
improving the quality of and access to basic education and strengthening
family health services in both the private and public sectors. In
addition, USAID/Benin has a cross-cutting objective which aims to
improve democratic governance through democratic institution building,
promoting the enabling environment for private initiatives, and
strengthening civil society's role in decision-making.
For more info: www.usaid.gov/bj/
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Ethiopia
USAID began the first phase of its long term development assistance
to Ethiopia in 1995. Total US humanitarian and development assistance
to Ethiopia in FY 1997 was nearly $78 million. USAID's development
strategy focuses on helping Ethiopia feed itself, and strengthening
health services, basic education, and democracy and governance.
USAID continues to be prepared to provide humanitarian assistance
in years of poor weather and low crop yields. Whenever possible,
USAID will provide humanitarian assistance through food-for-work.
For more info: www.usaidethiopia.gov
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Guinea
The overall USAID program goal in Guinea is "Improved Economic
and Social Well-being of all Guineans in a Participatory Society."
USAID/Guinea pursues this goal by investing in education and human
resources within its basic education, natural resource management,
democracy and governance, and health and family planning programs.
Our grass roots poverty alleviation program not only allows Guinean
citizens to improve their well-being, but it also prepares its citizens
to be active participants in the country's transition to a democracy.
For more info: www.usaid.gov/gn/
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Mali
SAID will use FY 2002 resources to work towards full implementation
of targeted education policy reforms. The program will encourage
the Ministry of Education to continue decentralization while promoting
its commitment to improving access, quality, and capacity. The program
will also encourage greater participation in education by communities,
civil society organizations, and elected communal councils. The
program will continue initiatives for curricula reform.
For more info: www.usaid.gov/country/afr/ml/688-XX7.html
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Senegal
Using Basic Education funds from the Child Survival and Diseases
account allocated from EDDI, the program has increased parental
and local government support to primary schools and fostered an
improved school environment in 30 primary schools. With Development
Assistance funds, the program is teaching girls and young women
relevant skills through improved formal and informal vocational
training in four vocational schools. Accomplishments to date include:
-- A model information technology center with 22 computers is providing
learning and teaching resources for thousands of students and their
teachers in five elementary schools in the poor suburbs of Dakar;
- 20,600 Senegalese children now have pens, rulers, notebooks and
other materials they need to attend and stay in school;
- In seven schools, 52 classrooms have been renovated and clean
water provided, and six schools have a total of 49 new or renovated
toilets (some have toilets for the first time);
For more info: www.usaid.gov/country/afr/sn/685-008.html
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South Africa
USAID South Africa supports the South African government and a number
of civil society organizations to promote effective development
solutions to transform the country equitably for its citizens. USAID's
goal is to assist its partners to build the capacity of the majority
of its people to realize political, social and economic empowerment.
USAID's activities are designed to benefit historically disadvantaged
people whose victory over decades of racial oppression has been
noted as one of the great changes in the 20th Century.
For more info: www.sn.apc.org/usaidsa
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