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William Hammink, Mission Director
USAID, American Embassy
New Delhi - 110 021
Phone: 91-11-2419-8000
Fax: 91-11-2419-8612 / 2419-8454
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| Declaring it the defining partnership of the 21st century, the Obama Administration is committed to a strategic partnership with India consistent with its status as a regional power, its performance as a successful free market democracy, and its continuing need to improve conditions for the millions of its citizens who live in poverty. USAID is partnering with India to develop, test, and deploy innovative technologies to address global challenges of food security, climate change, and health. |
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| Investing in People : Health |
| USAID supports programs and provides technical assistance in coordination with the Government of India’s (GOI) flagship health programs, including the National Rural Health Mission and the National AIDS Control Program, to help India integrate health services and nutrition to improve maternal, newborn, and child health; stem global disease threats, including HIV/AIDS, polio, and TB; and improve the delivery of water and sanitation services. More than seven million children in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand annually benefit from USAID assistance to the GOI on routine immunizations and Vitamin A supplements. Recent data indicate that access to and use of family planning methods has increased more in Uttar Pradesh, a focus state for USAID’s family planning program, than in the majority of other states not receiving USAID support. In line with President Obama’s Global Health Initiative and GOI priorities, USAID and the GOI recently signed a five-year Health Partnership Program Agreement to improve the healthcare system and increase access to quality health care. Read more... |
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| Investing in People : Clean Energy, Forestry and Water |
| The U.S-India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy aims to accelerate innovation in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and clean technologies. USAID’s energy program contributes to making India’s energy sector more efficient and sustainable by enhancing the capacity of institutions, government agencies, and individuals. For example, the program helped reduce the power losses of the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company, the service provider of one of India’s largest cities and growing metropolis, from 20 percent in 2009 to about 13 percent in 2010. The Partnership for Land Use promotes forest conservation, improved forest management, agro-forestry, and reforestation efforts. A new initiative, the Water Analysis, Innovations and Systems Program, is building upon the successes of other water supply and sanitation investments to address the role that water plays in poverty reduction and sustainable development. Under one of its city demonstration project, USAID has helped more than 258,000 people get access to improved drinking water and 24,000 get access to improved sanitation services. Read more... |
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| Investing in People : Opportunity and Equity |
| USAID’s basic education programs complement the efforts of the Indian government to provide quality education and skills to disadvantaged children and youth. These programs benefit over 43 million children in eleven Indian states. USAID supports the innovative use of technology to improve the quality of education in Indian public schools, provides educational opportunities to minority children, and engages vulnerable youth in skill development training to help them access jobs. On average, these programs have demonstrated 15-20 percent improvements in learning. USAID recently signed a bilateral agreement with the Government of India to strengthen teaching in the North Indian state of Bihar. Read more... |
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| Economic Growth : Food Security and Agriculture |
| In line with the U.S. Presidential Initiative on Feed the Future, USAID is working closely with the Government of India and the public and private sectors to improve agricultural productivity and increase the availability of food in India, as well as in select countries in Africa. This new trilateral partnership is designed to decrease rural poverty by providing farmers with information on agricultural innovations; helping them with access to markets; improving the nutritional status of rural households, particularly women and adolescent girls; improving natural resource management practices; and adapting agricultural practices to respond to climate change. Working with the public and private sectors in a select group of African countries to determine how best to address the challenge of making food accessible, affordable, and available, the project partners will identify appropriate technologies or innovations in India and adapt them to African countries. Additionally, USAID/India’s Agricultural Innovation Partnership is working to reduce poverty and hunger in India and the region by improving farmer access to the latest innovations and agricultural knowledge, including improved university agriculture curricula and extension. For example, USAID introduced a simple technology that allows farmers to plant seeds without first tilling the land - resulting in an average cost reduction of $112 per acre. Read more... |
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| Humanitarian Assistance : Reducing Disaster Risk |
| To improve disaster response preparedness, U.S. and Indian public and private institutions are working together to help states better prepare for and respond to floods and other natural disasters. USAID-supported training of Indian disaster management professionals enables the sharing of best practices and builds institutional capacity. Read more... |
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