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Agriculture Innovation Bridge This program directly supports USAID/Indias objective of sharing Indian agriculture innovations with Kenya, Liberia and Malawi. USAID/India defines innovation as new business or organizational models; operational or production processes; or products or services that provide solutions to development challenges leading to substantial improvements (for example three to ten times).
HIV/AIDS - Condoms and Other Prevention Activities HIV/AIDS - Provide HIV counseling and testing are provided for those who seek to know their HIV status (as in traditional voluntary counseling and testing) or as indicated in other contexts (e.g., STI clinics). Counseling and testing in the context of preventing mother-to-child transmission is coded under sub-element 1.1.1 PMTCT.
Improved Access to Clean Energy and Water in Selected States Improved Access to Clean Energy and Water in Selected States
Modern Energy Services - Energy Efficiency, Renewable/Decentralized Energy Tech. and Financing Modern Energy Services - Assist in the planning and introduction of projects, including pilot or demonstration projects, to reduce energy intensity and energy waste. Assist in training personnel in management of these systems, and on developing financial mechanisms to disseminate and commercialize these systems.
Strengthening Preservation of Tibetan Culture (India):  . .Using FY 2023 funds, USAID/India will support the development of a digital platform hosting ancient Tibetan manuscripts and artifacts and other intangible cultural resources which will serve as a digital library. This implementing mechanism will ensure USAID's continued partnership with the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) and Tibetan institutions such as libraries and monasteries to introduce state of the art digital innovations like Artificial Intelligence (AI) towards strengthening cultural resilience in the Tibetan community. The goal of this program is to strengthen the continuity of Tibetan culture through digital preservation of Tibetan manuscripts and other cultural resources using the latest technology such as AI. The activity will contribute towards achieving the three main outcomes: (i) improved preservation of Tibetan manuscripts leveraging latest technology (ii) increased accessibility of Tibetan cultural resources for the Tibetan community; and (iii) strengthened capacity of the CTA to govern and manage the digital platform in a sustainable manner..This implementing mechanism will utilize $400,000 of FY 2023 ESF funding to preserve the culture and identity of the Tibetan Communities out of the total earmark of $8 million... .
Bhutan Economic and Education Support Activity (BEESA) (Bhutan):  .USAID provides targeted technical assistance to address priority barriers to Bhutan's sustainable economic development. As many as 20% of the country's youth faces unemployment, contributing to sustained, heavy outmigration that threatens the long-term stability of this small mountain nation. In addition, large-scale rural-to-urban internal migration, particularly to Thimphu and Paro, stresses metropolitan social service systems and infrastructure, which are already challenged by the effects of fast growth, frequent earthquakes, and worsening climate change...This mechanism will address key barriers to the growth of economic opportunities within Bhutan to counter outmigration and drive prosperity. BEESA will advance the Royal Government of Bhutan's (RGoB) strategic shift toward a digital economy by supporting improved secondary school Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) laboratories to strengthen the skills of Bhutan's future workforce. In consultation with the RGoB, USAID may also support Bhutan's banking system to provide better-suited loan products to small business owners and entrepreneurs, particularly those from vulnerable or marginalized populations. USAID will also explore support to the RGoB's Thimphu-Paro economic corridor, to include the planning and design of disaster- and climate-resilient productive infrastructure to stimulate private sector economic activity and support social services provision for a growing urban population, in accordance with the priorities of the Bhutanese government. Resource efficient construction techniques and approaches could be promoted to conserve energy and water resources and foster new technologies and employment opportunities. USAID may provide capacity building for government, institutions, and organizations in development planning and management and in locally led climate change adaptation... .
FY 2015 ASHA Award - United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, Payap University FY 2015 ASHA Award - United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, Payap University
FY 2012 ASHA Award - Vellore Christian College FY 2012 ASHA Award - Vellore Christian College
Nutrition Increase availability and use of proven nutrition interventions to reduce mortality, morbidity, and food insecurity, including nutrition education to improve maternal diets, nutrition during pregnancy, exclusive breastfeeding, and infant and young child feeding practices; fortified or biofortified staple foods, specialized food products, and community gardens to improve consumption of quality food; and delivery of nutrition services including micronutrient supplementation and community management of acute malnutrition. Strengthen host country capacity by advancing supportive nutrition and food security policies and improving nutrition information systems.
Sustainable Landscape Management and Conservation (India):  .India's size, wide range of topography and climates, and breadth of ecosystem types contribute to high levels of biodiversity. It is one of 17 countries identified as the world's most biodiversity-rich countries, known as "megadiverse", particularly for endemic biodiversity. This rich biodiversity is increasingly under threat due to forest degradation, human-wildlife conflict and wildlife trafficking. USAID will invest FY 2023 biodiversity and sustainable landscape funds in the Strengthening Landscape Management and Conservation activity. Through this activity, USAID will support the Government of India to enhance the management of ecological landscapes for biodiversity conservation, human wellbeing and climate benefits, which will contribute to reduced greenhouse gas emissions, improved carbon sequestration, and enhanced environmental benefits. Specific areas of intervention include analyzing the current management practices used in India's protected areas to assess the strengths and weaknesses of such practices, developing action plans to address the identified challenges, strengthening connectivity between protected areas to enhance wildlife habitats and increase carbon sequestration, strengthening systems for monitoring and valuation of carbon, water, and other ecosystems services from ecological landscapes, improve livelihoods and income that forest dependent communities depend on these forest resources and services, and payment for ecosystem services or carbon market projects. USAID will also bolster conditions for institutionalizing landscape conservation for human and climate benefits.. .. .
iDEFEAT TB - Institutional Strengthening to Accelerate Actions for TB and Drug-Resistant TB in India (India):  The goal of the project is to strengthen TB-related institutions, focusing on programmatic and clinical management of patients with TB and drug-resistant TB (DR-TB), to contribute to the National Strategic Plan for the elimination of TB in India. With FY  2023 funds, USAID/India will develop more digital e-training modules to cover all cadres of staff under the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP). The mechanism will aim to transfer the ownership of designing, reviewing, and editing the content to the NTEP staff. Modernized training systems will be further upgraded with newer tools like mobile applications, Virtual Augmented Reality (VAR), decision support, etc. The activity will provide training for District TB program managers. This year, the mechanism endeavors to broaden the corporate sector engagement through the processes integration, staff training, reviewing program managers, advocacy field visits, and documentation of insights. State TB Training and Demonstration Centers efforts will be further intensified, with an increased utilization of feedback tools, program monitoring mentorship, and support for training operations. New DR-TB Centers for Excellence (CoE) will be established at additional sites as identified by the Central TB Division of the Government of India, while improving the efficiency and coverage of the existing CoEs.  ..
Strengthening Forest and Forest-Based Livelihoods in Odisha (India):  .USAID will invest $175,000 in agreement with the Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD).  Unsustainable extraction of forest products by local communities is a major cause of forest degradation in India, and reduces the forest's potential to provide products and services - such as carbon sequestration.  CYSD will develop innovative models to strengthen the livelihoods of forest-dependent communities while ensuring protection and regeneration of forests. It will: build the capacities of local communities in forest protection; build strong producer collectives around Non-Timber Forests Products (NTFPs) and develop value added products; and promote alternative livelihoods.  Women play an important role in conserving India's forests and many depend strongly on forests for NTFPs for their families' well-being.  This initiative will economically empower them while building their capacity in forest protection.  (IM#100318, $175,000, Direct GCC-Sustainable Landscapes)...
Environmental Health and Safety+ Center (India):  USAID/India will support the Institute for Sustainable Communities to implement the Environmental Health and Safety+ Center (EHS) program. This program is working to advance low-carbon sustainable manufacturing practices in India's most energy intensive industries to improve health and safety conditions inside factories, and the impact on communities from the air, water, and carbon emissions from those factories. A key activity is training and workshops for factory personnel to ensure carbon emissions reductions from modernized factory operations that incorporate best practices in energy efficiency and worker safety. Project activities also aim to establish an EHS+ Center that will be locally owned and operated, and financially independent.
Innovation Hub for Urban Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Solutions in India (India):  This mechanism supports local governments in the cities of Mysore, Udaipur, and Faridabad to establish innovative WASH solutions, including the construction of community toilets. The activities will improve urban WASH through the incubation and acceleration of innovative technologies, programs, and service delivery models. It will convene public and private sector stakeholders who will identify and fund private service providers that will develop and test models for scale-up with private sector and the GOI. NIUA will host events jointly with cities to engage stakeholders and leverage corporate social responsibility funds to improve WASH services in the cities. The activity benefits about 150,000 people, including roughly 75,000 females. It will achieve its objectives drawing upon the right mix of government, academics,  community and business expertise to select and scale up effective models, identify financing, develop and implement policy and change WASH-related behavior.
Promoting PPP Stewardship for RMNCH+A (India):  .This Public Private Partnership (PPP) stewardship activity focuses on strengthening the capacity of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) to use technology and private sector partnerships/solutions to improve access to quality healthcare, including MCH and FP...FY 2018 funds will be used to:  1) support MOHFW to establish systems for voluntary engagement of private health care providers to provide antenatal care services to high-risk pregnant women; 2) automate MOHFW's annual budget of $7 billion through an integrated software solution and establish digital monitoring systems to track financial and programmatic progress of health programs including MCH and FP; 3) assist the MOHFW to implement a pan-India scale-up of India's first patient feedback system across public hospitals, and use the feedback to improve quality of MCH and FP programs; 4) support innovative private sector models for child and maternal healthcare services in Assam and Madhya Pradesh. .. .
Private Sector Productivity Improve the capacity of businesses, including the self-employed poor; micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs); and high growth potential entrepreneurs, to start or grow and integrate into domestic and international markets through increases in productivity and improvements in corporate governance and the development and application of modern technology and marketing practices. Enhance the capacity of businesses and business associations in terms of their corporate governance capabilities and their application of best practices and technologies to achieve increased production and marketing of products and services. It includes adoption of efficient production processes, improved labor productivity, environmentally-sound management of natural resources and the development of accounting and management systems that can help the company and industry group implement business, labor, product and process standards that enhance business competitiveness. Business capacity development programs may include activities that help men- and women-owned firms and associations respond to these international markets and create regional alliances.
Knowledge Partner For Health (India):  .Through this implementing mechanism, USAID/India will implement a variety of approaches to foster a culture of monitoring, evaluation and learning, data analysis and utilization, support governments to generate and synthesize evidence and conduct various operational learning and research studies to strengthen programmatic outcomes. Additionally, the mechanism will strengthen USAID/India's monitoring, evaluation and learning capacity to strengthen program outcomes and analyze project data. .. .With FY 2020 funds, the mechanism will collect and compile evidence across activities implemented through the USAID India health portfolio, contributing to local and international implementing partners' global learning agenda as well as USAID's evidence-based programming. Efforts in partnership with Federal and State governments will hone in on scaling achievements, as well as informing course correction and adaptation where needed. Emphasis will be placed on monitoring results and progress by activity; building the evidence required to demonstrate successful models for scale up; and enhancing data analytics to guide integrated program planning.  The COVID19 pandemic poses several challenges to people in accessing health services, as well as for health care providers in service provision.  SWASTI/Health Systems Strengthening Project (Partnership and Programming) will provide a cross-learning forum across implementing partners to problem-solve and adapt, in order to maintain essential care.  Studies on urban health, adolescent health, primary health care, and health-seeking behaviors will further inform programming.  As a convener in the health sector, USAID/India will bring together technical experts, host country counterparts and other stakeholders to problem-solve and contribute to a global evidence-based health agenda... .
Disaster Vulnerability (India):  .Eighty-five percent of India's land area is vulnerable to hazards and socio-economic conditions coupled with climate change have increased the intensity and frequency of these hazards.  India has seen exponential urban growth, with population growing from 23.1 percent in 1980 to 31.1 percent in 2011 (2011 Census) to an expected 40 percent in 2031.  Hence, cities must be risk sensitive and better prepared to withstand the impact of disasters.  USAID will invest $350,000 GCC-Adaptation funds to continue its support to the U.N Development Program to reduce disaster risk in cities by enhancing stakeholder capacity; integrating climate risk reduction measures in development plans, undertaking mitigation activities based on scientific analysis and engaging private sector for risk reduction.  The project will focus on hazard prone states:  Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya and Odisha.  (IM # 57111, $350,000 Direct GCC-Adaptation)....
Young Adults for Accessible, Respectful, and Inclusive Reproductive Health Initiatives (YAARI) Activity This Cooperative Agreement will allow USAID/India to support the Government of India's goal of achieving Universal Health Coverage. The award aims to transform primary health care in India for the provision of equitable, comprehensive and client-centered.
Water Supply and Sanitation - Basic Sanitation Water Supply and Sanitation - Increase access to and use of sanitation services for safe human waste disposal to protect human health and environmental quality. Support innovative approaches to building demand for sanitation-related products and services. Facilitate private sector partici
Narmada Landscape Restoration Narmada Landscape Restoration Project (NLRP) in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh is being supported by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and NTPC Ltd. NLRP will demonstrate the interdependency of upstream sustainable forest and farm practices on downstream water resources. Through demonstration in Barwaha block, Khargone district, the project aims to establish an incentivization mechanism that can continue to support the forest and farm communities around Narmada to maintain sustainable landscape practices that will positively impact the water quality and quantity in Narmada tributaries. The project activities are linked to supply of water to Indore Municipality from Jalud and therefore requires strong working relationship with Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) and Government of Madhya Pradesh. NLRP activities will be implemented in two distinct zones, one dominated by forest and the other by agriculture landscape, and field-level execution will be carried out with support from selected local organizations.
Scaling-up Early Learning - Room to Read India Trust (RTR) (India):  .Using FY 2018 funds, USAID/India will continue to support the ongoing Room to Read activity that is improving the educational outcomes of primary school children in the states of Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh; this activity has come out as the best performing model among all education activities supported by USAID India as evaluated recently through a USAID Washington supported external assessment.  The activity will work closely with government counterparts to build the capacity of education functionaries and provide policy inputs, enabling state governments to implement more effective education interventions.  This will play a very important role in India's journey to self-reliance in education because it includes institutional strengthening as a key focus.  Further, an educated Indian population will drive inclusive and sustainable development, open new markets and support U.S. prosperity and security objectives, which is the second Strategic Objective of the Joint Strategic Plan.  In addition to capacity building of government staff, the activity will continue to train teachers in reading instruction and instill reading habits in students with the effective use of school libraries. The activity will also provide libraries with hundreds of additional books of levels appropriate for early graders. The implementing partner will ensure that all teaching and learning materials developed under the activity will align with state government curriculums.  Finally, the activity will support research in multilingual education for the benefit of tribal areas in project states, as well as undertake cost analyses on the transition from pilot project to a scaled up project. With FY 2018 funds, the project will reach at least 250,000 students directly and about four million indirectly. .
COVID-19 Action Collaboration (CAC) covid19 action collaborative (cac)- to procure health-related services from its existing cac platform, to mitigate impact on vulnerable communities and prevent further transmission of covid-19, as well as provide direct support to those currently inf
Agriculture Innovation Bridge (India):  USAID will invest $500,000 in FY~2014 GCC-Adaptation funds to support the Sustainable Seaweed Cultivation for Livelihoods, Agriculture, and Animal Nutrition program. The program pilots and commercializes an innovative, organic fertilizer produced in India in up to seven African countries. This low-cost organic fertilizer will be produced through ecologically sustainable practices and employ smallholder and landless coastal communities in India. This activity will increase the adaptive capacity and incomes of vulnerable coastal communities involved in seaweed (a raw material used for the production of the fertilizer) production while improving agricultural productivity in Africa. This business venture was originally conceived to increase the climate resilience of the communities in the southern tip of India after multiple storms impacted agricultural production. This project will support the expansion of the business into Africa and thus, increase demand for seaweed. In addition, this project will reduce overall GHG (green-house gas) emissions associated with chemical fertilizer production.  This program intervention will address the USG's GCC priorities of helping countries achieve climate resilient, low emissions development. (IM #49353, $500,000 Direct GCC-AD).
FY 2011 ASHA Award - Vellore Christian College FY 2011 ASHA Award - Vellore Christian College
Baylor University Bangalore Baptist Hospital Baylor University Bangalore Baptist Hospital
HIV/AIDS - Counseling and Testing HIV/AIDS - Provide HIV counseling and testing are provided for those who seek to know their HIV status (as in traditional voluntary counseling and testing) or as indicated in other contexts (e.g., STI clinics). Counseling and testing in the context of preventing mother-to-child transmission is coded under sub-element 1.1.1 PMTCT.
Maternal and Child Health - Household Level Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Environment Maternal and Child Health - Increase household-level actions to prevent disease regardless of the state of public service infrastructure, including point-of-use water treatment, safe water storage and handling, sanitation marketing and promotion, promotion of hand washing with soap, reduction of exposure to indoor smoke from cooking and to local sources of environmental toxins such as lead. (Note that this sub-element addresses behavior, while Element 1.8 addresses other sub-elements to Water and Sanitation.)
Producer - Owned Women Enterprises (POWER) The Producer - Owned Women Enterprises (POWER) project is focused on increased economic opportunity from improved landscape management.
Clean Productive Environment - Climate Change Clean Productive Environment - Climate change includes the modifications to the earths surface temperature, especially global warming, caused by human activities. Activities to address this include: reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, increases in carbon sequestration, and reduction of vulnerability of countries by improving their adaptive capacity to handle the impacts of climate change. Some forestry programs in the Agriculture Area may also contribute to carbon sequestration and should indicate this under Climate Change in the key issues of the Foreign Assistance Coordination and Tracking System.