USAID Weekly - September 4, 2020

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Under the New Partnerships Initiative, USAID announced 5 new awards totaling $95 million in global health, higher education, youth, and women's economic empowerment. USAID announced $1.17 million for 5 Better Together Challenge awards to directly benefit Venezuelans in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. USAID and World Vision continue to provide vital food assistance to people in Haiti, adapting distributions to protect against the spread of Coronavirus. USAID delivered 500 ventilators to Indonesia with support from the U.S. Air Force. USAID also delivered 200 ventilators to Uzbekistan and 200 to Sri Lanka.