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Central Asia Support for Stable Societies

The USAID Central Asia Support for Stable Societies project is identifying and testing new responses to preventing violent extremism (PVE). The project will contribute to the evolution of more effective PVE approaches in Central Asia by using a systematic and rigorous ‘research-into-programming’ process to identify violent extremism risk and prevention factors and apply this information to pilot interventions.

New Economic Opportunities for Northern Kosovo

New Economic Opportunities for Northern Kosovo promotes economic development in the agriculture sector by providing farmers with micro grants and technical support.

Image of a greenhouseKosovo Center for Business Support (KCBS) for USAID Kosovo

Okuu Keremet! (Learning is Awesome!)1,687 target schools and 82 public libraries will receive total of almost 900,000 copies of new books.

Okuu Keremet! (Learning is Awesome!) is a project designed to help improve learning outcomes in reading and math among 300,000 students in grades 1-4 in 1,687 target schools in the Kyrgyz Republic.

Вылечить туберкулезПроект USAID «Вылечить туберкулез» направлен на содействие Правительству Кыргызской Республики в улучшении диагностики и лечения устойчивых форм туберкулеза.

Проект USAID «Вылечить туберкулез» направлен на содействие Правительству Кыргызской Республики в улучшении диагностики и лечения устойчивых форм туберкулеза. Бюджет проекта на пять лет составляет около 18,5 млн. долларов США.

Кургак учукту айыктырууБул долбоордун алкагында, беш жылда 18,5 млн. АКШ доллары өлчөмүндөгү акча бөлүнөт.

USAIDдин «Кургак учукту айыктыруу» долбоору – бул Кыргызстандын Өкмөтүнө кургак учуктун дары-дармектерге туруктуу формасын аныктоону жана дарылоону жакшыртууда көмөк көрсөтүүгө багытталган долбоор. Бул долбоордун алкагында, беш жылда 18,5 млн. АКШ доллары өлчөмүндөгү акча бөлүнөт.
 

Cure Tuberculosis ProjectThe Cure Tuberculosis Project works closely with the Kyrgyz government to ensure that TB services are both high-quality and accessible, even for the country’s most hard-to-reach citizens.

The USAID Cure Tuberculosis Project is an $18.5 million investment over five years that will assist the Kyrgyz government to diagnose, treat, and cure people with drug-resistant tuberculosis.

Sajhedari - Support to Federalism

To support Nepal’s transition to a federal system, USAID’s Sajhedari-Support to Federalism Activity is partnering with the Government of Nepal to strengthen policy, empower local governments and enhance citizen participation in governance.

HIV Central Asia

Central Asia is one of the few regions in the world where the HIV epidemic continues to grow. Currently, most infections occur within concentrated high risk groups, including people who inject drugs (PWID) and their injecting and sexual partners. Sixty percent of the cumulative HIV cases in the region have been reported among PWID. The epidemiological data show that female sex workers (FSW) and men who have sex with men (MSM) are also disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS relative to the general population.

The United States is Leading the Humanitarian and Health Assistance Response to COVID-19

The U.S. government is leading the world’s humanitarian and health assistance response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are mobilizing all necessary resources to respond rapidly, both at home and abroad. As part of this comprehensive and generous U.S. response, the State Department and USAID are providing an initial investment of nearly $274 million in emergency health and humanitarian assistance to help countries in need, on top of the funding we already provide to multilateral organizations such as the World Health Organization and UNICEF.

Central Asia Regional Electricity Market

Central Asia has the potential to re-establish a commercially viable, market-based power system. A Central Asia Regional Electricity Market, or CAREM, will assure the region’s long-term energy security and economic growth and also serve as a platform for an expanded Central Asia-South Asia regional power market.

Tuberculosis

USAID partners with communities, hospitals, and ministries in all Central Asian countries to improve TB diagnosis and treatment and to adopt cutting-edge methods and technologies to stop the spread of tuberculosis. USAID also supports innovative approaches to address TB among migrants and other at-risk populations and has worked with the governments of all Central Asian countries to develop effective and comprehensive treatment plans for people with TB in the region.

Promoting the Quality of Medicines Plus

In recent years, the Government of Uzbekistan has demonstrated a significant commitment to developing the pharmaceutical industry and achieving international standards for medicines quality assurance systems. This commitment was reflected in a number of presidential decrees and resolutions, including two from 2019 – the Presidential Decree (UP-5707) on further measures for the accelerated development of the pharmaceutical industry in the Republic of Uzbekistan (2019-2021) and the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (PP-4554) on additional measures for the strengthening of reforms in the pharmaceutical industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Nepal provides access to schooling to children in its most disadvantaged districts Language English Philippe Menkoue Mon, 03/09/2020 - 14:20 Slide Image Description At the beginning of each schoolyear, local authorities launch a campaign using posters, flyers, newspaper and radio ads to create awareness and encourage parents to send their children to school. After the campaign and the start of school, the information comes in from the different districts about the actual enrolment rate. Credit GPE/Kelley Lynch Image Description The data points to two main drivers of inequity in Province 2 in terms of education are parents’ education and ethnicity. Many guardians, who have never been to school themselves, do not understand the importance of education, especially girls’ education. So, home visits to parents of out-of-school children were undertaken by several stakeholders and varied across I/NGO projects to tell them their girls and boys needed to be in school. Credit GPE/Kelley Lynch Image Description Some of the ways Nepal's (central and local) government entities are working to achieve 100% enrollment and retention in Mahottari district, one of the country’s 15 poorest performing districts is by distributing bikes to schoolgirls, so they easily get to school. Credit GPE/Kelley Lynch Image Description The government gives an annual scholarship of NPR 400 to all girls studying in government schools to encourage girls’ schooling. The family can use it for notebooks/stationery, uniforms, etc. Credit GPE/Kelley Lynch Image Description Many children from the Muslim community are often considered as out-of-school. Parents usually send them to madrasas to learn about Islam. Madrasas can also be registered to the government which can support them with teachers if they want to add the other pieces of the curriculum (English, Nepali and math) in addition to what they already teach: Urdu, Farsi, Arabic and Islamic education.
The government provides Madrasas as well as other schools with scholarships for girls (NPR 400 per girl) plus salary support for teachers and provides textbooks (if they add the broader curriculum).
Credit GPE/Kelley Lynch Image Description For boys this isn’t a problem, but when it comes to girls, there is certain criteria that needs to be met in order to bring as many girls to school as possible. And for that having female teachers, especially for the primary level is very important. So, when schools come to register with the government, we always ask them how many female teachers they have for primary section. Credit GPE/Kelley Lynch Image Description The GATE program (Girls Access to Education) is a flexible schooling program (FSP). This is for girls aged 10-14. It is a nine month course that allows them to quickly catch up with the basics and then, according to their age group and ability at the end of the program, they are put into mainstream education in whatever class is determined to be appropriate. Image Description For retention (and even enrolment), providing lunch and/or snacks to the students helps a lot. The government has prepared a healthy diet menu so there are specific items that are cooked on specific days. The schools have started their own canteens where they cook and give food to the children. Credit GPE/Kelley Lynch Image Description When schools are making toilets the District check that they build separated toilets for boys and girls. The girls’ toilet should be in an area where they do not have to pass through the boys' area, so the boys don’t see when the girls are going to the toilet. Sanitary napkins are also provided to girls. These are one of the reasons that parents are more willing to send the girls to school—because that used to be a big problem before. Credit GPE/Kelley Lynch Image Description Each school has a suggestion box so people can share with the authorities what exactly the students and teachers need, especially the girls and female teachers. So, someone has a duty to open them twice a week and if there any suggestions, the school will figure out how to address them. Credit GPE/Kelley Lynch

Safe Migration in Central Asia

The Safe Migration in Central Asia project uses evidence-based practices and cross-border connections to strengthen the mutual accountability and effectiveness of governments, NGOs, and the private sector to prevent trafficking-in-persons, protect survivors, and promote safe migration, as part of USAID’s Asia-wide suite of counter-trafficking interventions. Safe Migration in Central Asia is a five-year project implemented by Winrock International in Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Governance Support Program

The USAID/Central Asia Governance Support Program aims to strengthen the accountability, effectiveness and transparency of government institutions in Turkmenistan in addition to improving public administration of government institutions and strengthening policy development and the lawmaking processes.

RED - Land for Prosperity

The Land for Prosperity Activity works with the Government of Colombia to foster rural economic development by addressing the challenges stemming from informal land rights. The activity is focused on land titling programs, strengthening government capacities to manage land, and creating legal economic opportunities in violence-affected areas.

Program development grant guidelines Language English Anonymous Wed, 02/26/2020 - 09:21 File 2020-02-GPE-guidelines-program-development-grants.pdf

The guidelines explain the objectives of program development grants, which countries are eligible to apply, the grant's duration, and the roles and responsibilities of the various partners.

Document type Policies and guidelines Contribution Date Fri, 01/17/2014 - 12:00 Approving Date Fri, 01/17/2014 - 12:00 Review Date Fri, 01/17/2014 - 12:00 Document Year 2020 Search keywords Guidelines, grant guidelines Summary

The guidelines explain the objectives of program development grants, which countries are eligible to apply, the grant's duration, and the roles and responsibilities of the various partners.

Civil Society Support Program in Central Asia

The Civil Society Support Program in Central Asia is a five-year, $18 million program implemented by Eurasia Foundation to cultivate a vibrant and responsive civil society throughout the region, including Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, and build a new generation of forward-looking civil society leaders (2019-2024).

In rural Nepal, Dipesh is back in school Language English Philippe Menkoue Mon, 02/24/2020 - 10:57 Slide Image Title Children seemed happy to go back to school Description Children seemed happy to go back to school, to get back to some kind of normalcy. The green sticker on the wall behind the children is a sign that this is a “safe” classroom. Shree Mahendrodaya Higher Secondary School. Sindhupalchowk, Nepal. Credit GPE/Aya Kibesaki Image Title Two young girls standing in front of the ruins of their recently school building Description 2. Some of this school’s buildings were completely destroyed, like the one behind these two girls. Shree Mahendrodaya Higher Secondary School. Sindhupalchowk, Nepal. Credit GPE/Aya Kibesaki Image Title A student reading aloud from her notebook Description A student reading aloud from her notebook at the Shree Mahendrodaya Higher Secondary School in Sindhupalchowk, Nepal. Credit GPE/Aya Kibesaki Image Title The school director showing another destroyed classroom Description The school director showing another destroyed classroom at the Shree Mahendrodaya Higher Secondary School in Sindhupalchowk, Nepal. Credit GPE/Aya Kibesaki Image Title Pre-primary classroom, now classified as unsafe due to cracks in the three-story building. Description Pre-primary classroom, now classified as unsafe due to cracks in the three-story building at the Shree Mahendrodaya Higher Secondary School in Sindhupalchowk, Nepal. Credit GPE/Aya Kibesaki Image Title A pre-primary class, held in a tent Description A pre-primary class, held in a tent. Shree Mahendrodaya Higher Secondary School. Sindhupalchowk, Nepal. Credit GPE/Aya Kibesaki Image Title The school director and community members set up temporary classrooms structures right after the earthquake Description The school director and community members set up temporary classrooms structures right after the earthquake. Shree Mahendrodaya Higher Secondary School. Sindhupalchowk, Nepal. Credit GPE/Aya Kibesaki Image Title Inside the unsafe classroom Description Inside the unsafe classroom. Sindhupalchowk, Nepal. Credit GPE/Aya Kibesaki

FACT SHEET: Assistance to Citizens in the Fight Against Corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Based on public surveys, citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) consistently rank corruption as one of the biggest problems in the country. Despite the positive steps taken to stop corruption – numerous reforms, strategies and measures – corruption in BiH remains widespread. The cancer of corruption corrodes political stability, economic growth, and the country’s progress toward EU integration and self-reliance.