Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) is USAID’s open innovation program that tests and scales creative solutions to any global development challenge. By investing in breakthrough innovations driven by rigorous evidence, USAID impacts millions of lives at a fraction of the usual cost.
A little more than a year ago, we embarked on an ambitious Transformation to shape the USAID of tomorrow and work towards ending the need for foreign assistance. A key element in achieving this vision has been our focus on advancing self-reliance in our partner countries...
“We could help our partners by prioritizing programs that show measurable impact, incentivize reform, diversify our partner base, foster local capacity-building, and mobilize their own domestic resources.” -USAID Administrator Mark Green
USAID works alongside faith-based and community groups to raise awareness about critical global development issues and address the needs of vulnerable populations around the world.
U.S. Global Aids Coordinator, Amb. Deborah Birx, discusses the Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief or PEPFAR and its impact on HIV/AIDS in Africa.
WASHINGTON — A few days before the United States Congress was set to vote on legislation to authorize the largest investment in fighting a single disease in history, Shepherd Smith, a well-connected evangelical Christian, found himself in a meeting at the White House with President George W. Bush and a group of faith leaders.
