Not long after the devastating rains ceased in Pakistan, a fifth of the country was inundated with water, and millions of lives disrupted. Since the floods, USAID and the U.S. government have responded with nearly $600 million in assistance, directly helping millions of Pakistanis with shelter, food, clean water, agricultural assistance, and health care. All the while, USAID has continued to work closely with the Pakistani government to ensure that activities reflect mutual priorities and are responsive to the most urgent needs while building government capacity to pursue economic and political reforms. Above, Punjabi farmers return home to Multan, Pakistan, on Dec. 3, 2010, after receiving 50-kilogram sacks of wheat seed, fertilizer, and vegetable seed as part of USAID's post-flood wheat distribution program designed to get farmers in Pakistan´s flood-ravaged food basket back on their feet. Read more...
USAID's Pakistan Earthquake Reconstruction and Recovery Program focuses on rebuilding key social infrastructure in affected communities.
Virginija Morgan
USAID has worked with the country's Ministry of Public Health for eight years to support midwifery training for women across Afghanistan. Classes last 24 months and cover a range of both clinical and practical trainings, including in antenatal, natal, and postnatal care.
Abby Sugrue
- Insights from the Administrator
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- Afghanistan's Future—an Overview
- Art of the Deal
- Afghan Mothers Delivered into Good Hands
- Fashioning Female Entrepreneurs
- Show Takes Afghans "On the Road" to See Progress
- Reading and Writing a Better Future
- Afghanistan 2010—The Year in Review
- Voices from the Field (Afghanistan)
- Interview with Af-Pak Chief Alex Thier
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- Pakistan's Thorny Issues—an Overview
- For Pakistan Teen, a Chance to Finish Childhood
- A Long-term Investment in Safer Schools
- Maternal and Child Health Programs Deliver for Pakistan
- Your Voice: Finding Hope Amid Flood's Devastation
- Pakistan 2010 —The Year in Review
- Voices from the Field (Pakistan)
The television series highlights Afghanistan's pivotal role in the region as a trade route and examines the historical relevance of roads and development to the country's economic growth, education, and access to services.
Kelly Ramundo and Robert Sauers
USAID's ASMED project has awarded 49 GDAs in support of the small and medium private sector enterprises, contributing more than $12 million to projects totaling more than $95 million. It has also supported 378 associations (87 women-owned) and created 125 associations (27 women-owned).
Anthony Reed
Your Voice, a continuing FrontLines feature, offers personal observations from USAID employees. Naazlee Sardar is an Islamabad-based senior education advisor who spent four weeks in the field monitoring USAID flood emergency assistance in three provinces.
Naazlee Sardar
For more about USAID´s programs in Pakistan, visit: www.usaid.gov/pk
For more about USAID´s programs in Afghanistan, visit: afghanistan.usaid.gov/en/home
