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Assistant Administrator
Dr. Kent R. Hill
Fifteen years ago, in one of the most stunning developments of the twentieth century, the communist world of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union dissolved into 27 separate independent countries. The vast majority of its citizenry expressed a desire to move toward democratic governance and free market economies. But the transition, even with international donor assistance, has proven to be anything but easy.
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Europe and Eurasia
E&E in Action
July 2005 Success Stories
 Russian NGOs Stand Up for Disability Rights
The USAID-sponsored disability and human rights NGO Perspektiva organized a demonstration and petition-signing event on June 1 to lobby for equal access to education for children with disabilities. Read More ...
Related Items: Russia, Social Programs
 USAID Delivers Flood Relief to Western Georgia
This spring was marred by severe rainfall in the high mountainous regions of western Georgia. The resulting floods and landslides damaged houses, roads, bridges... Read More ...
Related Items: Georgia, Infrastructure
 Volunteer Exchange Alumna Uses Technology to Promote Social Issues
Anna Vorozheykina, an alumna of the 2004 U.S. Russia Volunteer Initiative (USRVI) program jointly funded by USAID and the U.S. State Department, recently completed a four month project... Read More ...
Related Items: Russia, Social Programs
 Moldovan Dairy Farmers Hit Two Million Lei in Sales
When Liudmila Serepitco, a retired teacher in Cainarii Vechi, started a modest milk collection point 8 years ago, she had no idea that her attempt at entrepreneurship would touch the lives... Read More ...
Related Items: Moldova, Business Development
 First Graduating Class Makes Balkan History
There were over 350 reasons to believe in the future of Macedonia on a recent Saturday. When the first graduating class of South East European University (SEEU)... Read More ...
Related Items: Macedonia, Education
 Local Government Initiative Invests in Kosovo's Youth
May 11-14, USAID/Kosovo's Local Government Initiative (LGI) Project conducted a three-day workshop to assist representatives of the youth community... Read More ...
Related Items: Kosovo, Democracy
 Russian Political Parties Join Forces to Promote Women Leaders
Approximately 100 participants from more than 20 different regions and representing different Russian political parties gathered in Moscow on June 3 for a two-day conference... Read More ...
Related Items: Russia, Democracy
 Moldovan Law Clinics Unite to Foster Clinical Legal Education and
Help the Disadvantaged
On May 12, 2005, four Moldovan legal clinics gathered in the southern Moldovan city of Comrat, where they adopted the Declaration on Creation of the Federation of Moldovan Legal Clinics... Read More ...
Related Items: Moldova, Rule of Law
 B2B Boosts Cross-Border Trading for Balkans
The 7th Business-To-Business Forum sponsored by the Montenegro Business Alliance was held on May 19th at Sveti Stefan, Montenegro. More than 160 companies from the Balkan region... Read More ...
Related Items: Serbia and Montenegro, Business Development
 Russia’s Regions Work to Expand Foster Care Programs
The Tomsk Oblast Duma has adopted new legislation as a result of more than four years of cooperation with USAID’s Assistance to Russian Orphans (ARO) program... Read More ...
Related Items: Russia, Social Programs
 School Renovation in Kosovo Celebrated Across Ethnic Lines
A group of 1,626 Albanian and Turkish Kosovar students of Musa Zajmi primary school in Gjilan/Gnjilane hosted a cultural show on May 3 to celebrate the renovation... Read More ...
Related Items: Kosovo, Education
 Joseph Taggart Assumes Duty of USAID Officer-in-Charge in Montenegro
On May 19, the United States Consulate in Podgorica announced the arrival of Joseph Taggart to Podgorica, where he assumed his new position as Officer-in-Charge (OIC)... Read More ...
Related Items: Serbia and Montenegro
USAID Helps Georgian State TV Create Security Net For Excessed Workers
In 2004, the Georgian State TV Company was forced to dramatically downsize their work force, laying off about half of their employees. In a country already suffering from high unemployment... Read More ...
Related Items: Georgia, Labor Markets
Kosovo Campaign Educates Public on U.N. Standards
Avoko, a coalition of NGOs supported by USAID's Kosovo NGO Advocacy Project (KNAP), completed the public education campaign on the United Nations standards for Kosovo... Read More ...
Related Items: Kosovo, Democracy
Assistance for Victims of Trafficking Restores Hope and Lives in Ukraine
Like many victims of trafficking, Iryna* left Ukraine looking for work to support her family. Despite having an economics degree, she was unable to find full-time employment... Read More ...
Related Items: Ukraine, Health
Russian and U.S. Leaders Emphasize Cooperation on HIV/AIDS
From June 5-9, a delegation of senior Russian policy leaders, business executives and media representatives participated in U.S. study tour devoted to HIV/AIDS... Read More ...
Related Items: Russia, Health
Youth Activities Inspire Bright Futures for Georgia’s Young Adults
In 2003, a young high school student living with his parents and sister in an economically depressed Georgian city about 50 kilometers outside of the capital... Read More ...
Related Items: Georgia, Social Programs
Georgia’s Citizens Take the Lead in Planning Their Communities’ Future
Like other Georgian cities, Poti suffers from high unemployment and poor access to basic utilities, such as electricity and water. In 2003, USAID’s local governance program, implemented... Read More ...
Related Items: Georgia, Infrastructure
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