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Bismack Biyombo Foundation (BBF) Basketball Camp The purpose of the Project is to facilitate institutionalization of the basketball tournament for 500 youth in Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, and Goma as an annual event to inspire students to actively participate in both curricula and co-curricular activities as a platform to inspire them to pursue their goals.
Youlima 2: Samuel CIKALA The project seeks to offer digital marketing, printing, and branding services to businesses in the DRC, using online and offline channels to improve local awareness of the various products and services that businesses offer and help them increase their market share.
YAL - Kaliba Vegetable Cooking Oil Kaliba Corporation seeks to expand their cooking oil production through the construction of a warehouse, expansion of markets to neighboring countries, and processing palm, sesame, and pumpkin oil.
Youlima 1: Esther ASIFIWE KULIMUSHI The project seeks to improve nutrition and incomes of farmers in Mudaka by establishing collection centers and purchasing beans, maize, and other vegetable products from farmers on a regular basis. The project also seeks to reduce post-harvest losses by setting up a vegetable processing center to transform and package raw produce into less perishable products, which will decrease reliance on external producers for these vegetables and increase their local consumption.
Youlima 1: Irne Murhula MWATE This project seeks to expand fishing products to Bukavu through supplying the market by using new breeding techniques.
DRC Partner Option Year 1: 2023-2024 Cooperative Agreement for USADF DRC Partner Action Sociale et d'Organisation Paysanne (ASOP) to carry out the 1st option year year of their cooperative agreement.
Youlima 1: Jean Rmy NDATABAYE The group seeks to expand maize production, processing and marketing in South Kivu. They plan to produce 90 tons of corn grains per year by purchasing working capital and inputs, and equipment.
YAL - Kakel - CAAPJECO Sector: Agribusiness/ Animal Husbandry .Beneficiaries; YALI Youth 99 of which 59 are women. ...The grant will be used to focus on local chicken feed production to facilitate an increase of feed production to 300 bags monthly. The chicken feed bag will be sold at a price that will be 30% less than import feeds, thus lowering the local cost of chicken husbandry making it affordable for consumers in Lubumbashi to have access to chicken. It will improve the living standards of 32 members of CAAPJECO Cooperative, 21 rural farmers, and 11 urban breeders. ..The grant funds will be used to: (a) expand facilitates for chicken feed production; (b) equipment to increase production output and packing; and (c) quality control to ensure the product reaches the standards for safety as well as customer satisfaction. .
Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) - Corporation for Youth Emancipation and Development CYED's main objective is the production, marketing, distribution and sales of soybean oil, Cold-pressed soybean cooking oil and technical training on nutritional value of soyabean and raw materials suppliers. Its social purpose is to carry out import and export operations of all goods to and from the Democratic Republic of Congo. It may also pose any financial, industrial, civil, commercial transaction relating directly or indirectly to its social purpose. As an entrepreneurial initiative of young people, it also provides for the coaching of youth in order to help them become more effective and capable of managing various functions and activities across agricultural value chains.
Echoing Green (EG) COVID-19 - Kadiwaku Family Foundation Th purpose of this project is to provide funding to John Ntonta to develop a mobile app that can function offline and contains a library of educational business articles and podcasts to help current beneficiaries learn from home. Due to the increase fear of contracting COVID-19, many citizens avoid leaving their homes to ensure their health and safety. Through this application, they can receive education while staying within the comfort of their homes. This mobile application will also help maintain regular communication with beneficiaries, stakeholders and staff. In addition, due to the loss of 80% of revenue during the past 2 months, staff did not receive their salary. Therefore, a portion of the fund will be used to cover staff salary.
Citi - Youlima Youth Incubator In Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, USADF and Citi will hold a business plan competition that feeds into an incubator program for at least 20 youth-led business ventures. After completing the Program, these youth entrepreneurs will receive $5,000 in seed capital to start or expand their ventures.
YAL - Access Care Access Care seeks to expand their healthcare system through charging a premium (HMO) to a greater population in order to reduce the price that one individual will pay for access to healthcare, benefiting the underprivileged communities that do not have these funds.
Youth- RLC- Bridge4Future2DRC Agriculture This grant award will go towards initial start up and piloting costs for Bridge4Future2DRC Agriculture, a youth enterprise that seeks to introduce better yielding varieties of potato to farmers in the rural areas of Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Youlima 2: Freddy MATENDA MENIMENI The project seeks to improve the capacity of Kuku Business to produce and market chickens. Through this, the business aims to reduce reliance on imports, promote employment, and improve nutrition by making chickens available to South Kivu Province at an affordable price.
Youlima 1: Emmanuel BUGANDWA The group seeks to expand its vegetable oil production through the construction of a facilities (using their own funds), and the procurement of processing equipment.
Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) - J.Mokoto Expansion J.Mokoto has been able to deliver high quality products at an affordable rate to young professionals whose revenues didnt allow the purchase of quality exported products, but also, has created employment for young people coming from disadvantaged and underserved communities in Kinshasa and helps develop the community through the promotion of youth education.
YALI - Washikala Alt Energy Technologies Millions of households in the DRC are off the main electricity grid. To save people money and provide a more environmentally friendly alternative to kerosene and candles; Washi is selling solar lanterns on credit to customers in the eastern part of the country. He is reaching out particularly to teachers; health workers; and clinics in rural areas.
Youlima 1: Marie-Stella BYAMUNGU The project seeks to buy fruit and manufacture these products into fresh juices and jams. The project seeks to sell it's end product to different hotels, restaurants, catering services, and other organizations in South Kivu.
DRC Partner Cooperative Agreement - Final Option Year Cooperative Agreement for USADF DRC Partner Action Sociale et d'Organisation Paysanne (ASOP) to carry out their final option year of their cooperative agreement.
YALI Ntumba Eco-Propre In Kinshasa, many households cannot afford high-priced retail cleaning products, and are exposed toavoidable containments and bacteria. Allegria is creating affordable, eco-friendly cleaning products to reduce the spread of disease, employ women, and improve living standards.
Youlima 1: Antoine DUNIA WEKA The group seeks to expand turkey and chicken production through the expansion of setting up distribution networks, the procurement of processing equipment and wokring capital, and creating quality poultry to fight against food insecurity.
Youth- RLC - Kivu Paper Bag SARL This grant will be used to expand production for Kivu Paper Bag SARL, a youth enterprise established to help combat the widespread damage that comes from plastic bag use. Using paper bags as a substitute will be better for the environment and provide opportunities for youth employment as well.
Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) - Kelasi Project Kelasi is a web application, also available as an android application aimed to virtualize the whole learning content of high-school program, and make it available to the students on the need., Kelasi is not only about giving student e-learning content, but its aimed to bring our national education system to a new level, where the whole learning environment is designed around the learner, adding to the existing system a self-oriented learning environment.,
COOPAI Onion Capacity Building Project Sector: Onion production and marketing, Beneficiaries: 315 (92 women), Description: The Cooperative will diversify their agro-production by cultivating onions to be sold on the local and neighboring markets. The funding from USADF will provide the cooperative with access to sufficient quantities of quality seeds, improved conservation and storage facilities, and technical assistance and training, as well as improve the financial and administrative management capacity of the Cooperative.
Citi - Youlima Youth Incubator Cohort 2 In Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, USADF and Citi will hold a business plan competition that feeds into an incubator program for at least 30 youth-led business ventures. After completing the Program, 20 of these youth entrepreneurs will receive $5,000 in seed capital to start or expand their ventures.
Youlima 1: Justine RIZIKI BASHIGE Kivu Braille seeks to expand their vocational training center by conducting a training program to teach blind individuals how to read braille and will provide vocational training (e.g., basket-making, weaving) and job placement internships to participants that participate in the full three months of the program.
YALI - Bahati VisionNet Ltd. Most of the DRC's universities do not have libraries or computer labs. Alex is setting upinternet hot spots for students at 5 universities in northeastern DRC. Students can access educational resources online at affordable rates and bring the world to their doorstep--or laptop.
Youlima 1: Victorine Atosha MAGENE The project seeks to establish a butchery to produce and sell pork, pork and beef sausages, and minced meat in an environment respecting national and international hygiene standards, and to sell live pigs for breeding to other producers. The project seeks to sell their products to households, restaurants and hotels using a price per gram model to make pork consumption more accessible to households.
FY 2010 ASHA Award - American University of Beirut. FY 2010 ASHA Award - American University of Beirut.
FY 2011 ASHA Award - American University of Beirut. FY 2011 ASHA Award - American University of Beirut.
START Task Order for Program in Lebanon Development Transformations was recently awarded a multi-year Task Order by USAIDs Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) to support the Lebanon program under the Support that Augments Rapid Transitions (START) Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC). Under the Task Order, DT will advise in the development, implementation, review, monitoring, and evaluation of program activities in support of the OTI Lebanon Program. DT will also provide short-term technical assistance to support a variety of program areas. DT looks forward to working with USAID and our Lebanese counterparts on this important program.
Grant to UNICEF Supporting vulnerable school-aged children affected by the Syria crisis in Lebanon to access learning opportunities Grant to UNICEF Supporting vulnerable school-aged children affected by the Syria crisis in Lebanon to access learning opportunities
FY 2010 ASHA Award to American Community School Beirut FY 2010 ASHA Award to American Community School Beirut
USAID University Scholarship Program USP 4 This program's objective is to support meritorious and financially needy Lebanese public school graduates, irrespective of gender, to access high quality higher education to maximize their potential in supporting Lebanon's democratic and economic development. This scholarship program will offer full scholarship coverage to assist male and female public schools graduates to pursue undergraduate studies at American style universities.
FY 2015 ASHA Award to American Community School Beirut FY 2015 ASHA Award to American Community School Beirut
Lebanon Industry Value Chain Development (LIVCD) (Lebanon):  The Lebanon Industry Value Chain Development (LIVCD) develops functional value chains to increase incomes of the rural.populations, including micro, small, and medium enterprises, increases farmer.and other producer incomes, and enhances enterprises in rural areas, including.those affected by the Syrian crisis. FY 2017 funds will.also help tourism providers in rural areas to upgrade and improve their.services and expand their outreach. The.project is gearing its interventions towards encouraging the private.sector led activities to ensure sustainability. During the last 16 months of.the project, LIVCD will focus its efforts on its exit strategy for each value.chain, ensuring that the legacy of project interventions is embedded with.partner organizations and industry stakeholders across.Lebanon. The project will continue to actively facilitate its partners to.implement the innovative initiatives introduced during its previous five.years.
Wastewater Management Task Order (Lebanon):  .In FY 2019, USAID began implementing its new Wastewater.Management Task Order under the Community Support Program (CSP). Through.this task order, USAID will work with local stakeholders, including regional.water establishments, municipalities, and the private sector, to identify,.implement, and support the sustainability of interventions that mitigate.pollution resulting from untreated domestic and industrial.wastewater. USAID will employ two types of interventions - infrastructure.and investment. Infrastructure interventions will include activities such as.construction or rehabilitation of wastewater treatment facilities based on.appropriate technology and the needs and solutions determined at the community.level. USAID will also identify innovative opportunities for private.sector participation and investment in improved wastewater management..
Emergency food assistance The funding povides emergency food assistance to vulnerable refugees.
FY 2016 ASHA Award - International College Board of Trustees FY 2016 ASHA Award - International College Board of Trustees
Expand Your Horizons World Learning is working in partnership with AMIDEAST and the Lebanese organization BRD/I on a program under USAIDs FORECAST II Participant Training mechanism entitled Expand Your Horizons in Lebanon. Over three years Expand Your Horizons utilizes a full range of trainings to build the technical and professional capacities of 150 local organizations and 400 individuals so that they are better able to carry out necessary improvements and reforms in their organizations and country. Trainings range in length from three days to three months, and take place in Lebanon, the US, and additional countries in the Middle East and Europe.
OFDA Institutional Support Contract IQC - Task Order for Lebanon Transition Advisor OFDA Institutional Support Contract IQC - Task Order for Lebanon Transition Advisor
Middle East and North Africa Investment initiative (MENA II) USAID is introducing the Middle East North Africa Investment Initiative (MENA II), a regional investment initiative that will create an Investment Management Company (Investment Manager or IM) who will then work through incubators, angel funds, and venture capital funds (together these types of entities are Qualified Early Stage Investors or QESIs) to co-fund or partially insure their investment decisions in, or provide other needed technical support to QESBs. In doing so, the initiative will improve investor and business access to equity capital, contribute to the development of the investment eco-system, advance development of the financial system, and encourage increased equity investment in early stage businesses.
INCREASED EFFECTIVENESS OF SELECTED INSTITUTIONS THAT SUPPOR Strengthened Foundations for Governance
FY 2014 ASHA Award - American University of Beirut. FY 2014 ASHA Award - American University of Beirut.
Water Infrastructure Support and Enhancement for Lebanon (WISE-Lebanon) The Water Infrastructure Support and Enhancement for Lebanon program, a task order under USAIDs Water II indefinite quantity contract, aimed to increase Lebanons capacity to deliver water and wastewater services through infrastructure upgrades and related management support. Through the program, USAID and the Chemonics team partnered with regional Lebanese service providers  water establishments  to identify, prioritize, and design, build, implement interventions in areas that included filling potable water and wastewater network infrastructure gaps, delivering new potable water networks or potable water treatment plants, implementing leak detection and reduction and non-revenue water programs, and building water establishment capacity in capital investment planning and asset management.
SWIFT IV Task Order for Lebanon MSI was awarded a significant project in Lebanon to reduce tensions and build community among Lebanese and the Syrian refugees who have entered Lebanon as a result of the continuing civil war in Syria. This is MSIs first win under the USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) mechanism known as SWIFT. Through SWIFT, USAID is able to provide fast, short-term assistance to countries. Partners rapidly deploy initial start-up teams to countries in order to set up offices, hire staff, develop, award and administer small grants, and implement other activities to meet critical short-term needs in political and/or post-conflict transitions.
Lebanon Investment in Microfinance (LIM) The Lebanon Investment in Microfinance program implemented by the International Executive Service Corps (IESC) is administering grants to microfinance organizations operating in rural communities around Lebanon. These organizations then disburse loans to micro-enterprises in the tourism, ICT, and agribusiness sectors. Through increased access to finance and business development services, LIM helps microenterprises increase their incomes and create new jobs. USAID expanded the program in 2013 in order to help serve regions that have been impacted by the Syrian refugee crisis.
Lebanon Investment in Quality (LINQ) (Lebanon):  .With FY 2019 resources, USAID will continue funding the.Lebanon Investment in Quality (LINQ) activity. LINQ partners with high.potential agribusinesses, processors, and growers of fresh produce to improve.productivity, product safety, and quality, while creating market linkages to.promote business growth. LINQ works along the agricultural supply chain.from processors to the farm-level/growers, strengthening the connections.between them. The activity's beneficiaries include processors (jams,.pickles, hummus, etc.), fresh fruit aggregators (cooling/sorting, exporters),.and the growers who supply them. LINQ leverages expertise from Land.O'Lakes' international consultants and volunteers to provide tailored technical.assistance to partners and beneficiaries. The activity focuses its support.on the food processing of Lebanese fruits and vegetables, fresh fruits including.major pome and stones fruits produce, and dairy subsectors..
Lebanon Civic Action Accelerator Program (Leb-CAAP) (Lebanon):  .The Lebanon Civic Action Accelerator Program (Leb-CAAP) represents a continuation of USAID's longstanding support to Lebanon's vibrant civil society and strives to promote democratic inclusiveness, transparency, and accountability through strengthening civil society organizations' (CSOs) capacity and supporting their community advocacy activities. The activity utilizes a combination of small grants and technical advisory services and emphasizes interventions that empower local partners and increase public understanding of the rights-based reforms at the national and local levels. The Mission is exploring how these interventions can address the needs in the south as a result of hostilities between Hizballah and Israel. Leb-CAAP's interventions advance Agency policy priorities to promote greater use of local partners in carrying out assistance work and focus on increased transparency, diversity, and inclusion. Additionally, Leb-CAAP will utilize $500,000 of in HEED direct funds to develop a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Labs at AUB, LAU, and Notre Dame University (NDU), enabling diverse groups to come together to co-create innovative methods and approaches to building knowledge, skills and opportunities for inclusion..
FY 2015 ASHA Award - American University of Beirut. FY 2015 ASHA Award - American University of Beirut.
FY 2013 ASHA Award - American University of Beirut. FY 2013 ASHA Award - American University of Beirut.
Livelihoods and Inclusive Finance Expansion (LIFE) (Lebanon):  .FY 2019 assistance will improve livelihoods, strengthen.small family run businesses, and expand access to financial services that will.ultimately enhance economic opportunities and grow incomes. The.Livelihoods and Inclusive Finance Expansion (LIFE) activity focuses on the.creation of economic opportunities that increase incomes in selected.vulnerable, peri-urban areas of Lebanon for disadvantaged groups, including.women and persons with disabilities. Through partnerships will local banks, the.activity will continue to expand access to financial services to unbanked.individuals and previously excluded microbusinesses, leading to wider access to.checking and savings accounts, debit/ATM cards, mobile banking, credit.availability, and financial literacy. LIFE will also work with the Central.Bank of Lebanon on advancing regulations that will promote financial inclusion.and will continue to provide support for livelihoods through grants and.business training to microenterprises..
Higher Education - Professional Development Higher Education - Broaden and increase access of individuals to higher education opportunities relevant to professional development. Participant training not directly involved in Higher Education is captured under the appropriate and relevant elements in education and other technical areas.
FY 2016 ASHA Award to Lebanese American University Hospital FY 2016 ASHA Award to Lebanese American University Hospital
Emergency Relief Emergency relief to disaster affected population in Lebanon following the port explosions
Community Support Program (Lebanon):  .Using FY 2018 funds, a new seven-year Community Support.Program (CSP) will continue to support local development activities that meet.the needs for underserved and vulnerable communities mainly in the North,.South, and Bekaa valley. CSP will demonstrate that municipalities can deliver.essential services and meet community needs when civil society and the private.sector are engaged to mobilize resources. CSP will support municipalities and.local organizations to promote income generation; livelihood improvement;.skills development; and improved delivery of essential services through a.variety of local interventions targeted to address tensions, promote.stabilization and mitigate conflict in vulnerable communities. CSP support.includes technical assistance, equipment, and construction of facilities..
FY 2013 ASHA Award - International College Board of Trustees FY 2013 ASHA Award - International College Board of Trustees