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Graduation ceremony
PAS, US Embassy, Maseru
04/26/2013

'An excellent model of USAID's trilateral assistance to Southern Africa'


Rescue South Africa, with support from USAID’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Southern Africa Regional Capacity Building Program, conducted training for members of Lesotho’s National Development of...
US Embassy
03/20/2013

New agreement to combat illegal wildlife trade between Asia and Africa


PRETORIA/BANGKOK -- Last week, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) signed a new agreement to combat illegal wildlife trade between Asia and Africa with the International Union for...
PAS, US Embassy, Gaborone
03/05/2013


 United States Chargé d’Affaires Michael Murphy will visit Maun on March 7 – 8 for a series of official events, focusing on conservation-related projects and other U.S.-supported activities in the...
USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah
Africa Regional Media Hub
02/27/2013

Dr. Shah will provide a readout of his February 21st trip to Somalia and USAID's goals going forward.


EVENT: Please join us on Thursday, February 28th for a telephonic press conference with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah. Dr. Shah will provide a readout ofhis February 21st...
Roma Flash
Manthati Phomane
01/25/2013

The Pusha Love Movement Arrives Promising Easy Tips to Stay Healthy and Achieve Success


 MASERU – After nine-months in the making, Pusha Love has arrived! A movement that celebrates healthy living as a means to achieving individual dreams, Pusha Love promises to change the way each of us thinks about...
U.S. Embassy Swaziland
01/23/2013

New Regional Partnership will bolster health systems to prevent Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Southern and Eastern Africa, the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic - Swaziland first country to participate


Remarks by Ambassador Makila James, U.S. Ambassador to Swaziland (PDF) Remarks by Jeff Borns, Mission Director, USAID Southern Africa (PDF)
Agriculture
USAID
01/02/2013

USAID/Southern Africa Encourages Local Organizations to Apply for the Powering Agriculture Challenge.


 For more information: USAID’s Lynn Schneider | lschneider@usaid.gov | +27-12-452-2310 Awards Between $300,000 and $1,500,000 Available to Organizations That Can Offer Market-based, Clean Energy Solutions for...
River Basin
USAID
12/10/2012


USAID/Southern Africa signed a new $10.7 million cooperative agreement with the Association for Water and Rural Development (AWARD) to increase resiliency in the Olifants Catchment in the Limpopo River Basin. Part of USAID...
Littleton Tazewell
USAID Southern Africa
09/11/2012

Remarks by USAID Deputy Mission Director for Regional Programs – Littleton Tazewell


 I am pleased to be here with colleagues from the World Customs Organization, Government Officials from around the region and beyond, plus our private sector partners. Before sharing my thoughts on the Trade...
dam landscape
USAID
05/15/2012

A Water Secure Future for Southern Africa: Applying the Ecosystem Approach in the Orange-Senqu Basin


USAID/Southern Africa, in collaboration with the Development Grants Program (DGP), awarded 2 million USD to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to support the three-year project: A Water...