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Malaria Launch in Apac District, Uganda Since 2012, USAID's Indoor Residual Spraying activity has protected almost 7 million Ugandans from malaria, and contributed to reducing malaria infection rates in targeted districts by 55 percent.

Kajaki Dam

Lake with Surrounding Forest UCAYALI, PERU - MARCH 2010. A mountain lake in Sierra del Divisor or "land of the brave".

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Rwanda Solar Energy Field 8.5 Megawatt (MW) solar field at the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village. Rwanda is in dire need of electricity – less than 15 per cent of the population has access to power, and the country relies on diesel fuel, which is highly polluting. With the project, the East African nation’s generating capacity surged six per cent.

The amuna is part of a traditional water conservation system that captures and channels rainwater during the rainy season to recharge aquifers, increasing the availability of water during the dry season. The ecosystem-based adaptation/green infrastructure project in Peru is restoring these structures, some of which are 1,500 years old.

Turtles in North Maluku Turtles play an important role in ocean ecosystems by maintaining healthy seagrass beds and coral reefs, providing key habitat for other marine life, helping to balance marine food webs and facilitating nutrient cycling from water to land. In partnership with Coral Triangle Center, USAID proudly supports local efforts to conserve and protect turtle populations in key locations across Indonesia.

Virunga Power is building a hydro plant to power this valley of Kenyan farmers MUNTUNGRU COMMUNITY, MERU COUNTY, KENYA: May 31, 2015 - Virunga Power is expanding a micro-hydro power plant (26Kw) on the Mutonga River to a larger grid-tied hydro plant (7.8 Mw) for the Muntungru Community. The region sits at the edge of Mt. Kenya national forest. The population mostly consists of smallholder farmers growing tea, coffee, and vegetables. Most of the inhabitants have no connection to power. The initial structure was built by UNIDO after the community of 1,200 applied for and won a grant. Virunga Power will spend the next two years expanding the project and connecting the community of 3 - 5,000 people to the micro grid by mid 2017. The goal is to provide enough to energy to not only cover lights and the ability to power cell phones, but also to power businesses and farms.

Credit: USAID Kenya and East Africa

Kayapó Fire Warriors Fire Preparedness Training BRAZIL - JULY 2009. Twenty-seven indigenous young people from four ethnic groups received training in fire preparedness techniques and fire safety measures in the Capota-Jarina Kayapo Indigenous Reserve in Mato Grosso, Brazil.

A mudslide devastates the Regent Community in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Food Security Through partnerships with the Government of Malawi and local non-governmental organizations, USAID is spearheading innovative programs to strengthen smallholder farmers’ economic and climatic resiliency.

USAID in Madagascar: Education The results from the Mahay Mamaky Teny (MMT) Education Project will contribute to decision-making on the Education Sector Plan.

Pictured is the community garden that Mercy Corps helped the women start in their village this year. It’s the first garden they’ve ever managed, and they hope to extend it next year with a drip irrigation system that Mercy Corps plans to build. They’re growing a wide variety of vegetables like tomatoes, lettuce, cabbage and potatoes, which they use to feed their families and also sell for some additional income.

Neighborhood Tracking Activity in Makassar City A water secure world means having clean neighborhood and healthy behavior. The residents of Lette urban village in Makassar city participating in the neighborhood tracking activity as part of the participatory assessment and triggering activities facilitated by USAID IUWASH PLUS. Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Women Walking Across Rice Paddy in India