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USAID Supports 300,000 Orphans and Vulnerable Children and Caregivers in Three Nigerian States

Lagos – Over the last five years, the U.S. Agency for International Development has partnered with the Government of Nigeria to mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS among some of the most vulnerable Nigerians through support for more than 300,000 orphans and vulnerable children in three southern states. Since, 2014, the Local Partners for Orphans and ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 12 December, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: anti-retroviral, Children, Health, HIV/AIDS, USAID

USAID Concludes Activity Supporting 625,000 AIDS Orphans, Vulnerable Children and their Caregivers

Abuja – In a ceremony on November 28, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) concluded a five-year activity that provided support for 500,000 children orphaned or made vulnerable by the AIDS epidemic, and 125,000 of their caregivers. Since 2013, the $45.3 million Sustainable Mechanisms for Improving Livelihoods (SMILE) activity, funded by the U.S. President’s ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 28 November, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Children, HIV/AIDS, SMILE

U.S. Provides $9.5 Million in Assistance to WFP to Ensure Good Health of Pregnant Women, Children under Five

ABUJA –The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has provided an additional $9.5 million to the UN’s World Food Program (WFP) to ensure more than 175,000 mothers and children under five do not suffer from malnutrition during this year’s “lean” season. The grant from USAID’s Health, Population, and Nutrition Office, augments ...

By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 26 May, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Children, Food United Nations, Fundiing, Mothers

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