US assistance to Pakistan after historic flooding
Sarah Charles, assistant to the administrator of USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, describes the impact of historic flooding in Pakistan, the food shortage it has led to and U.S. assistance
Sarah Charles, assistant to the administrator of USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, describes the impact of historic flooding in Pakistan, the food shortage it has led to and U.S. assistance
Fewer than 3% of kids with disabilities can read. Josh Josa, inclusive education specialist at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and a finalist for a Service to America Medal, has helped improve access to education for millions of students with disabilities in nearly 50 countries. Josa, a third-generation deaf person, said there are […]
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) supports American foreign policy by providing assistance to areas of the world that are most in need. The agency recently created a chief diversity officer position to improve diversity, equity and inclusion internally and externally. The new chief diversity officer is Neneh Diallo, who told Government Matters […]
The United States has just sent half a billion free Covid-19 vaccines around the world, with more on the way. Over 110 countries in every region of the globe have received American vaccines. Jeremy Konyndyk, executive director of the COVID-19 Task Force at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), said the U.S. government […]
The United States will purchase another 500 million Covid-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer. Those doses will be donated to low-income countries through USAID. Ellyn Ogden, Emergency Operations Center Leader for the Covid-19 Vaccine Access and Delivery Unit at USAID, said the distribution has been incredibly complex but rewarding, as people have been lining up to […]
When disaster strikes in the United States, like the destruction of Hurricane Ida, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds and coordinates a response. But when disaster strikes overseas, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) coordinates and delivers American aid. On Aug. 14, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake and a tropical storm in Haiti left […]
Jay Mahanand, Chief Information Officer at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), discusses how his team was able to achieve an “A” rating on the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act scorecard
Bonnie Glick, Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, describes USAID’s new strategy for making digital technology central to its humanitarian assistance
