Speeches Shim
Every day, all over the world, USAID brings peace to those who endure violence, health to those who struggle with sickness, and prosperity to those who live in poverty. It is these individuals — these uncounted thousands of lives — that are the true measure of USAID’s successes and the true face of USAID's programs.
According to the International Labor Organization, Albania ranked first in the world this year in youth unemployment. Youth have expressed discontent with the government for not meeting its obligation to them by effectively implementing the National Action Plan 2015-2020, which was designed “to develop and coordinate cross sectoral policies in education, employment, health, culture and enhance youth participation in social life and decision making processes.”
Since she was a child, Elvira Xhemalaj has been fascinated with nature. She grew up in the Albanian coastal city of Vlore, which is situated along the lush Albanian Riviera between the Adriatic and Ionian seas, separated only by a mountain pass. Growing up surrounded by fauna and flora led her to study biology at a local college.
The security crisis in the northern and central regions of Mali has greatly affected the regions of Mopti and Timbuktu, forcing banks and microfinance institutions to move further south. As a result, agricultural producers in the regions have found themselves without any financial institutions to finance their inputs.
Women entrepreneurs in Mali are getting the support they need to take risks, challenge the status quo, access credit and manage their businesses. Cissé Fanta Bah is an agrifood processor and the president of a women producers’ organization called Ton Kamono. She is one of the many rural women benefiting from a USAID mentoring program in the town of Bankass located in the district of Mopti.
Avgust 2018 — Prelazak sa administrativnog posla u Holandiji na uzgajanje borovnica u zapadnom Kosovu nosilo je sa sobom uspone i padove za Besnika Lilu.
Na Kosovu se borovnice trenutno uzgajaju na skromnih 50 hektara ukupno, u šest različitih proizvodnih područja sa svega 20 uzgajivača.
August 2018 — Emina Subašić is one of 100 unemployed people receiving the chance to learn new skills to get a good job — and stay in Bugojno, in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, where they have family, friends and history. For Subašić, the training has made all the difference.
Goran Marić, 19 godina, ide u specijalnu školu a Luka Međugorac, 17 godina, ide u redovnu školu u Kruševcu, malom gradu u centralnoj Srbiji. Upoznali su se kad su postali članovi inkluzivne grupe mladih oktobra 2015. u okviru USAID-ovog projekta “Igrajmo zajedno” koji je sprovodila Specijalna Olimpijada Srbije.
Audio recording technology and inter-agency collaboration have strengthened Albania’s court system.
Ernest Masereka, a voluntary community health worker from Rutoke village in Uganda, understands the benefits of open dialogue. He first introduced his community to the idea of forming a village health club in December 2017. Village health clubs provide forums where community members can disseminate important messages and address issues, such as sanitation, health and savings. Collectively, members of the club come up with action plans and provide local solutions for the challenges their community faces.
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