U.S.
Development Assistance in Yemen.
Past
USAID Projects in Yemen
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|
Implementing Organization |
Project |
ADRA
|
Basic
Health and Education (BHE) in Sa’ada and Al-Jawf |
CARE
|
Yemen
Adult Life Skills Literacy Education (YALLE), funded
by MEPI |
EDC &
Worldlinks
|
Support
for internet-in-the-schools project, under the
DOT-COM Alliance. |
|
USAID |
Support
for the Bureau of Census, under (BUCEN-SCILS)
|
|
USAID |
Support
health reforms, Ministry of Health. |
|
USAID |
Provide
contraceptives in a Central Contraceptive
Procurement Facility; Ministry of Health. |
|
Catalyst
Consortium |
For
developing service provisions in health |
|
USAID |
Develop
agricultural initiatives for the Ministry of
Agriculture & Irrigation, |
|
Nathan
Associates |
Assist
in Trade and Economic Capacity-Building |
|
USAID |
Provide
Basic Education and Policy Support to the Ministry
of Education |
|
International Arid Lands Consortium |
To
create linkages between US and agricultural
colleges; to be coordinated with New Mexico State
University |
|
|
|
Past USDA Projects in Yemen.
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|
Implementing Organization |
Project |
ROYG
|
USDA
food aid programs that provide agricultural,
economic, educational, and natural resources access
development. |
ADRA
|
USDA
Global Food for Education (GFE) program to increase
girls' attendance in schools in Taiz |
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MEPI
Activities in Yemen
Recently devised by the United States government, the Middle
East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) is a mechanism that will
prove very ancillary towards realizing the development
imperatives and objectives of Yemen. Outlined in a
Presidential address on May 09, 2003, (MEPI) is a US
government initiative founded to support economic,
political, and educational reform efforts in the Arab world.
The initiative is designed to support Arab, U.S., global
private sector businesses, civil society elements,
non-governmental organizations, and governments to develop
innovative policies and programs.
MEPI is structured in four reform areas or pillars
(Economic, Political, Educational and Gender). In the
economic pillar, MEPI policy and programs support
region-wide economic and employment growth driven by private
sector expansion and entrepreneurship. In the political
pillar, MEPI champions an expanded public space where
democratic voices can be heard in the political process, the
people have a choice in governance, a respect for the rule
of law and a free or independent media. In the education
pillar, MEPI supports education systems that enable all
people (including girls), to acquire the knowledge and
skills necessary to compete in today's economy and improve
the quality of their lives. Finally, in the gender pillar,
MEPI works toward economic, political, and educational
systems where [women] enjoy full and equal opportunities
free from the barriers (i.e., cultural, legal, regulatory,
etc.,) that have denied women basic access.
Among the distinctive features to be conducted under the
auspices of MEPI, will be the establishment of the Middle
East Finance Corporation (economic); a Regional Judicial
Forum and Regional Campaign Schools (political);
stay-in-school incentive programs and the Arabic Book
program (education); and regional micro-enterprise and
business internships for women (gender).
Relevent links: U.S. Middle East Partnership Initiative -
Fact sheet
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