Central America: USAID Youth Alliance-supported Organization Wins Major Foundation Grant
February 23, 2011
Central America: USAID Youth Alliance-supported Organization Wins Major Foundation Grant A Guatemalan organization, Alianza Joven, was selected for a $300,000 “Helping Those Who Help” grant by the prestigious Guatemala-based Gutierrez Foundation. Alianza Joven’s proposal stood out from among hundreds of... Read MoreWEST BANK: Local Organizations Strengthen Effectiveness, Promising Tangible Community Services
February 23, 2011
WEST BANK: Local Organizations Strengthen Effectiveness, Promising Tangible Community Services It’s a workday afternoon in Nablus City, seemingly like any other. Yet, at the Yalu Society for Development Studies office, representatives of eleven community-based organizations are developing their strategic and... Read MoreTAJIKISTAN: U.S. Government Helps Tajik Teachers Learn New Skills
February 23, 2011
TAJIKISTAN: U.S. Government Helps Tajik Teachers Learn New Skills On January 12, 2011 the American Ambassador, Ken Gross, traveled to Vakhsh District to meet with education officials and teachers taking part in a training session supported by the U.S. Government... Read MoreEGYPT: Dreams of a Village Preparatory School Realized Through TILO/DCGEP Intervention
February 23, 2011
During a visit to Cairo in June 2009, President Obama told the Egyptian public, “I do believe that a woman who is denied an education is denied equality. ...Read More