USAID

People walk past the World Bank's headquarters in Washington, D.C. A watchdog says that the World Bank is not adequately monitoring how funds intended for Afghanistan reconstruction are being used.

Watchdog Says Billions In Afghanistan Funding At Risk Of Misuse

8:40am April 25, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

Funds in the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund are at risk because the World Bank is not adequately monitoring how they are used. The U.S. has contributed $3 billion to the fund.

A man rides through Raqqa, Syria, on his motorbike.

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'Immediate Needs' In Syria After ISIS: USAID Chief Visits Devastated Raqqa

1:15pm January 23, 2018

by Michele Kelemen

Mark Green, the top U.S. aid official, visited Raqqa Monday with CENTCOM Commander Joseph L. Votel. The U.S., which backs rebel forces, has given $875 million in "stabilization" aid to Syria.

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New USAID Director Mark Green: "I believe the purpose of foreign assistance should be ending its need to exist .... Now, I'm under no illusions. In some places, that day is quite a ways off."

5 Quotes From The Head Of USAID On His First Day On The Job

4:01pm August 09, 2017

by Courtney Columbus

"Let's get at it. We got work to do," Mark Andrew Green told his employees. Here are highlights from his remarks.

Development Ventures International was the first investor in Mera Gao Power, which has designed a solar-powered microgrid to provide electricity to off-grid villages in India.

U.S. Suspends Applications For 'Innovative' Anti-Poverty Efforts

4:57pm July 28, 2017

by Tom Murphy

The Development Innovation Ventures has earned bipartisan praise for the grants it gives to programs that help the poor. So why is there a temporary suspension of new grant applications?

The Side Effect Of That New Malaria Drug? American Jobs

5:30pm July 20, 2017

by Malaka Gharib

The Trump administration wants to cut the U.S. global health budget. A new study puts a different spin on the spending.

Strawberries and almonds (pictured, raw) are popular crops in the West Bank.

Do-It-Yourself Farmer Grows Strawberries In The Air

12:50pm July 18, 2017

by Shaina Shealy

The West Bank resident liked the elevated, computerized planters funded by USAID. But he wanted to figure out a way to build the system without relying on grants.

Mark Green, second from left, president of the International Republican Institute, testifies in 2014 before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill.

Trump's Proposed USAID Head Knows Aid — And Politics

5:34pm May 11, 2017

by Jason Beaubien

Mark Green is a former congressman, ambassador — and teacher of English in Kenya. What are aid groups saying about his nomination?

The Gardez Hospital in Afghanistan's Paktia province as seen in 2012. The U.S.-funded hospital still has construction deficiencies nearly five years after the original target date for its completion.

U.S.-Funded Afghan Hospital Is Expensive, Late And Poorly Built, Report Finds

4:31pm September 02, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The $14.6 million Gardez Hospital in eastern Afghanistan is over budget and might be too expensive for local health authorities to run on their own.

Gayle Smith in her office at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C.

The 'Girl Boss' Of USAID Has $22 Billion To Spend And A Tight Deadline

11:17am March 29, 2016

by Malaka Gharib

At the top of her list? Pass a bill to help end global hunger, plan for future infectious disease outbreaks and catch up on her aid acronyms.

The University of Toronto's solar-powered pond aerator could help fish farmers in Bangladesh earn up to $250 of extra income a year.

A SkyMall For Farmers Would Have Fish Bubblers And Poop-Powered Coolers

6:23pm December 15, 2015

by Malaka Gharib

A milk chiller run on manure. A sun-powered pond aerator. These are some of the creative ideas that could change the game for the world's poorest farmers.