"The
future of this hemisphere depends on the strength of
three commitments: democracy, security and market-based
development. These commitments are inseparable, and
none will be achieved by half-measures. This road is
not always easy, but it's the only road to stability
and prosperity for all the people -- all the people
-- who live in this hemisphere."
LAC News
Peruvian Voters Set Health Priorities
In USAID-Supported Referendum
It may not have the trickle-down effect that Prop 13 had
in the U.S. in the 1970’s, but the recent “Citizen
Consultation” in the Lambayeque region of Peru is giving
voice on health priorities to a rural population that is typically
unaccustomed to the voting process. Read More
Assistant Administrator Franco Sees Creative Partnerships
As New Spark
USAID plans to increase efforts aggressively to form
public – private partnerships in the Latin America
and Caribbean (LAC) region, Assistant Administrator
Adolfo Franco told a major conference of Caribbean and
Central American Action on Wednesday, Dec, 7 in Miami,
FL. Read More
LAC Trade Update - December 2004
USAID works closely with the Office of U.S. Trade
Representative on trade negotiations, helping countries
to transition to free trade through rural diversification,
small business development and enhancing competitiveness.
Read More
President Mesa Helps Usher Justice
To New Populations in Bolivia
It is not every day that the President of a country
inaugurates a USAID project. But that happened in Bolivia,
where President Carlos Mesa recently helped to open
the country’s first mini-justice center. Read
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Corporations in Mexico Make Strides
In Dealing with HIV/AIDS
A recent survey of 20 corporations in Mexico strongly
suggests that policies relative to HIV/AIDS in the workplace
are moving forward. Read
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Creative Arts Lift Brazil's Youth
To a Better Education and Opportunity
The concentration, lightness and balance of the ballet
dancers dazzled the audience. Who would have thought
that many of the dancers from the Dance and Social Integration
School for Children and Adolescents (EDISCA)’s
performance in Brasilia, Brazil earlier this year had
been at-risk children? Read
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She’s No Longer a Former USAID FSN;
Refer to Her as Madam Vice President
Somewhere in the depths of Washington, DC in the 1980’s,
a USAID desk officer worked with a woman in El Salvador
named Ana Vilma Albanez de Guth. Little did he know
at the time that Ms. de Guth would later move onto a
more expansive project – serving as Vice President
of El Salvador. Read
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