The Haiti based mobile operator Voilà will receive a $1.5 million incentive award from the Haiti Mobile Money Initiative (HMMI). The announcement was made by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The award is given to Voilà as it is the … [Read more...] about $1.5 Million Awarded by USAID and Gates Foundation for Second Haiti Mobile Money Launch
USAID-Jordan celebrates graduation of 16 economic reporters
On Wednesday, the Jordan chapter of USAID honored 16 reporters with graduation, after they successfully participated in the “Economic Reporters Training Program.” USAID had collaborated with Future Builder’s Forum for the program. The main purpose of the training was to make the economic skills of … [Read more...] about USAID-Jordan celebrates graduation of 16 economic reporters
CAIP funded by USAID invites CSO’s in Kosovo for Grants to improve the Lives of Non-Majority Communities
The Community Action Initiative Program (CAIP) is currently seeking application from civil society organizations registered in Kosovo aimed at improving the lives of communities. CAIP is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Mercy Corps. The … [Read more...] about CAIP funded by USAID invites CSO’s in Kosovo for Grants to improve the Lives of Non-Majority Communities
USAID seeking comments & suggestions on a draft Program Description
USAID/Ethiopia is seeking comments & suggestions on a draft Program Description (PD) for the implementation of the Pastoralists Resiliency Improvement and Market Expansion (PRIME) program. PRIME program is aimed at improving resiliency & adaptive capacity of pastoral communities to climate … [Read more...] about USAID seeking comments & suggestions on a draft Program Description
USAID grants $65 m to Nepal for development projects
In order to attain the chief aims of President Barack Obama's global initiatives, the United States has provided funds worth USD 65 million to the government of Nepal. These funds will be utilized to bring improvement in the fields of food, climate change and health services. The United States … [Read more...] about USAID grants $65 m to Nepal for development projects
USAID funding opportunity for Innovations in Gender Equality to promote Household Food Security Program
USAID has issued an Annual Program Statement (APS) seeking innovative ideas in the form of concept notes at the first stage from a variety of organizations that aim to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in the agriculture sector, and expand the knowledge base and evidence for greater … [Read more...] about USAID funding opportunity for Innovations in Gender Equality to promote Household Food Security Program
USAID and Its NGO Partners Working Together to Test Nutritional Impact Assessment Tool
USAID and Its NGO Partners are working together to test a nutritional impact assessment tool, reports IRIN. According to Michael Zeilinger, head of the nutrition division with USAID’s Office of Health, Infectious Disease and Nutrition, this tool “would be a way for organizations designing or … [Read more...] about USAID and Its NGO Partners Working Together to Test Nutritional Impact Assessment Tool
USAID at 50: Improving Health Services in Ethiopia
The 2011 annual Every One Campaign Race was co-sponsored by USAID, in order to celebrate and commemorate USAID’s 50th anniversary and its efforts to improve health in Ethiopia. The race aimed at making people aware of the maternal and infant mortality rates in Ethiopia. Though Ethiopia has the … [Read more...] about USAID at 50: Improving Health Services in Ethiopia
USAID funding opportunity under the Mozambique Media Strengthening Program
The USAID has issued a request for applications for the Mozambique Media Strengthening Program (MSP) aimed at supporting the professionalization of journalists and empowerment of independent media in Mozambique, working both with individual journalists and media organizations in the capital, Maputo, … [Read more...] about USAID funding opportunity under the Mozambique Media Strengthening Program
USAID seeks concept papers for Innovation Fund for Ethiopian Agriculture
The United States Government, as represented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Ethiopia has issued a call for submission of concept papers related to the Mission effort under the Systems Change Initiative (SCI) of the Feed the Future Strategy. The APS invites … [Read more...] about USAID seeks concept papers for Innovation Fund for Ethiopian Agriculture
