Niger’s population is 70% illiterate and only 44% of female primary school students reach 6th grade. To address this gap in education, the Government of Niger is implementing an ambitious national education program to increase educational access, quality and retention. USAID is contributing to these objectives together with support of the Millennium Challenge Corporation with programming that fosters a reading culture and early grade reading in local languages; an improved school environment, especially for girls; increased parental engagement; and strengthened community linkages with education administration. Additional support for impact evaluation of these activities aims to help the Ministry of Education make data-based policy and program decisions.
It is widely recognized that inadequate access to water and sanitation services has enormous health, economic and social consequences. Poor water quality continues to pose a major threat to human health. Diarrheal disease is the second leading cause of death in children under five years old, and is responsible for killing around 760,000 children every year (WHO, 2013). A significant proportion of diarrheal disease can be prevented through safe drinking-water and adequate sanitation and hygiene. In communities that lack safe drinking water, women and girls spend several hours each day collecting water from distant sources, and this reduces opportunities to attend school.
Dakar, Sénégal - Afin de s’aligner sur l’objectif global de la fin de l'épidémie du VIH d’ici 2030, les représentants des Gouvernements des Etats membres de l’espace CEDEAO ont signé une déclaration soutenant l’offre des services de santé aux populations clés et en Afrique de l'Ouest. La déclaration a été finalisée lors d'une réunion le 10 avril 2015, organisée par l'Agence américaine pour le développement international (USAID), Bureau de l’Afrique de l’Ouest, en collaboration avec le Plan d'urgence du Président Américain pour la lutte contre le Sida (PEPFAR), sous le haut patronage de l'Organisation Ouest Africaine de la Santé (OOAS) et du Gouvernement de la République du Sénégal comme l’hôte de la réunion.
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