Success Stories » March 2012
Ensuring Access to Safe Drinking Water in Ukraine
Crimea, Ukraine - Ensuring access to clean drinking water is critical for human development in Ukraine and remains one of the most socially important issues because of its direct impact on the nation’s health. At present, Ukraine faces many challenges in providing safe drinking water to its population due to aging water supply infrastructure and limited water sources, we... more
Filed Under: Health & Hygiene, Water, Europe, Ukraine
Improving the Health and Educational Achievement of Students in Laos
Khammouane Province, Laos - In partnership with the Humpty Dumpty Institute (HDI) and with funding from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), IRD has been working since 2007 to implement the Safe Educational Opportunities Program (SEOP) in four districts of Khammouane Province in Central Laos. SEOP integrates school feeding, take home rations, school construction, w... more
Water Infrastructure Rehabilitation in Georgia
East Georgia - With support from the US Department of State, IRD Georgia has been carrying out small water projects since 2000 to ensure provision of clean water and to improve sanitation and hygiene among vulnerable communities. Projects include construction of water wells and towers and rehabilitation of public baths and water supply and sewage systems. In Bakurtsikh... more
Filed Under: Building Infrastructure, Health & Hygiene, Water, Europe, Georgia
Addressing Hygiene and Sanitation Needs in Rural Mozambique
Zambezia Province, Mozambique - Fifty-four percent of the Mozambican population lives in extreme poverty: that’s 10 million people trying to meet their basic needs on less than $1 a day. Rural Mozambicans suffer from a lack of infrastructure, poor sanitation, food insecurity, lack of livelihood opportunities, poor access to markets, and vulnerability to diseases like HIV... more
Filed Under: Health & Hygiene, Water, Africa, Mozambique
Canal Rehabilitation Rebuilds Agriculture in Southern Afghanistan
Kandahar and Helmand Provinces, Afghanistan - The Southern Regional Agricultural Development (SRAD) program is a $65 million, one-year USAID-funded program whose goals are to increase long-term agricultural jobs and incomes in Kandahar and Helmand provinces and increase the confidence of Afghans in their government, especially the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and... more
Filed Under: Conflict Mitigation, Food & Agriculture, Jobs, Water, Asia & Pacific, Afghanistan