On June 6, United State Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Bridget Brink, along with local government officials and regional medical professionals, visited the United States’ Embassy supported Hellenicare Hippocrates clinic and Mobile Medical Units (MMU). The MMU distribute valuable medical equipment and supplies to rural ambulatories allowing rural clinic doctors to better treat their patients living in rural areas with more limited access to care.

Release date: APRIL 23, 2013
Release Number: DR-4080-LA 225

BATON ROUGE, La. – The St. John Parish School Board will receive a $4.6 million federal grant to repair damages to Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School caused by Hurricane Isaac, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said Tuesday.

In the heart of the Rwenzori ‘Mountain of the Moon’ valley in Western Uganda, rural coffee farmers now export organic, fair trade certified Arabica coffee overseas. In 2011, the United States African Development Foundation (USADF) awarded Bukonzo Joint Cooperative Society (Bukonzo) an expansion grant to guarantee that local premium coffee from 3,500 producer members reached international markets.

The announcement brings the United States' total contribution of humanitarian support in response to this crisis to nearly $385 million

Literature review summarizes what is known about social media use during disasters and what remains to be tested

In 2012, the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) reached 32,000 smallholder farmers and processors involved in agricultural services through Feed the Future grants. This year, USADF funded 57 new Feed the Future projects worth more than $6.5 million that directly empower under-served and marginalized community groups and enterprises in ten African countries.

Statement of National Policy

The goal of the U.S. Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity is to achieve a world in which all children grow up within protective family care and free from deprivation, exploitation, and danger.

By Marine Corps 1st Lt. Jean Scott-Dodd, III Marine Expeditionary Force

MANILA, Philippines, Dec. 13, 2012 – Personnel and aircraft with III Marine Expeditionary Force are providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief support at the request of the Philippine government in the wake of Typhoon Pablo which struck Dec. 4.

In recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and World AIDS Day, Ambassador-at-large for Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer announced today $3 million in small grants awarded to dozens of grassroots organizations working to prevent and respond to gender-based violence (GBV) around the world, with a link to HIV prevention, treatment and care.