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Our program, Enhancing and Advancing Basic Learning and Education (ENABLE), develops key science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) educational competencies in BiH. Strengthening key STEM competencies among students and their teachers is central to improving the system as a whole. The ENABLE program will improve teacher training, the development hypothesis being that if teachers are better trained, particularly in STEM-based curricula, then their teaching will improve – the ultimate result being that student learning outcomes are increased. A solid educational system will foster a knowledge-based economy and ultimately advance economic growth.
USAID is partnered with the BiH Gender Equality Agency to improve institutional services for survivors of gender-based violence and strengthen prevention efforts. It directly contributes to implementation of the Istanbul Convention and the ability of BiH to protect and provide better services to victims of GBV.
In Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), people with disabilities are often economically and socially excluded on a much larger scale than those in Western Europe. The state has been unable to fully meet its responsibilities to citizens with special needs. People with intellectual disabilities are often placed in institutions, rather than being empowered to live independently.
Agriculture is an important contributor to the economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in many respects as it provides for 10 percent of the country’s exports, generates 8 percent of GDP and provides employment for about 20 percent of the national labor force. In a country with persistently high unemployment (estimated at around 27 percent) and a high incidence of rural poverty, agriculture and food processing are critical elements for the livelihoods of many rural citizens. With its application for EU candidacy status, BiH made a critical step toward EU membership. BiH must quickly and effectively reform the legislative and regulatory environment to comply with the requirements of EU accession.
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