Transforming Lives

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.

Za žrtve nasilja u porodici u Srbiji statistika je sumorna. 2015. godine, 36 žena je izgubilo živote u slučajevima nasilja u porodici. Od početka 2016, 16 žena je ubijeno a čak njih 3.530 je pozvalo servis Savetovališta protiv nasilja u porodici, nevladine organizacije koja pruža pomoć žrtvama.

 

 

Todo empezó en los 80s, cuando él tenía 18 años. Un compañero de la universidad le propuso viajar a Tocache, Región San Martin, para hallar trabajo cultivando frutas.  El plan era encontrar trabajo y ahorrar lo suficiente para terminar sus estudios en la universidad. 

“Before, there was indiscriminate logging. There were not enough fish because they were extracted en masse by people from outside our community,” explains the inhabitant of San Pedro, one of the communities surrounding the Tamshiyacu Tahuayo Community Regional Conservation Area, located in the Loreto region of Peru.

The Mogadishu Book Fair has exposed the other side of Somalia’s capital city. The fair, held Aug. 17-19, brought together authors, poets, academics, playwrights, motivational speakers and literary scholars from across the Somali region and around the world. It showcased more than 3,000 books covering all types of literature from comedy, drama and romance to satire, tragedy and nonfiction.

Internships and job placement services provide women the opportunity to gain work experience, prove their capabilities to employers, and secure new or better positions.

Looking to address the unique needs of the people living in Ghor, the USAID-funded HEMAYAT Project and the Afghan government came up with a solution: take healthcare directly to the villagers, like those living in Dawlatyar.

Fouzia Hariri was one of 40 Afghan traders participating in the inaugural “Made in Afghanistan” exhibition and conference on July 19-20, 2016, in New Delhi, India, organized with the support of USAID’s Afghanistan Trade and Revenue (ATAR) project.

Oktobar 2016. – Kada ga je život suočio sa izazovom, Šećer Ukaj je bio na visini zadatka i prebrodio ga je na svoj način. Nedostatak tehnologije, nedostatak finansijske podrške, visoke kreditne stope, pratile su Šećera na njegovom putu ka uspehu. Sve je počelo simbolično, sa drvenim vratima koje je sam izradio. Kombinujući trogeneracijsku tradiciju svoje porodice u preradi drveta sa sopstvenim inženjerskim iskustvom, on je sredinom 80-tih godina otvorio u gradu Peć na zapadu Kosova preduzeće za proizvodnju nameštaja pod nazivom Ukaj.

Inside Kokmuang Health Center, a modest wooden structure in Donmai village in Luang Namtha, Laos, USAID-funded nutrition commodities are being distributed to patiently waiting mothers and their children by local health staff with support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). This activity is part of the regular health outreach efforts performed in the northwest of the country.

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