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2012
October 2012- The Guardian, Turkana pastorialists encouraged to innovate to build resistance to drought
August 2012 - USADF Promotes Clean Energy in Malawi with Low-Pollution Stoves
June 19, 2012 - Malawi Dairy Farmers Receive Major US Grant
May 11, 2012 - USADF Provides Grant to Kongwa Cereal Growers Association
April 2012 - US Ambassador brings positive change to Africa
March 9 2012 - The Rwanda Women's Network, a former USADF grantee, wins the Avon Communication's Award in Washington, D.C.
2011
December 2011 - Audacious Aim to End Poverty Interview with allAfrica.com
October 2011 - Beyond the Trade or Aid Debate in Africa: Advancing Development at the Grassroots Level
October 2011 - USADF featured in Voice of America radio and news story
October 2011 - USADF Employee Constance Berry Newman Honored as One of the Top 20 Best Federal Employees in History
August 2011 - USADF Partners in Ghana Support Four New Groups
August 2011 - US Ambassador to Chad Signs USADF Small Grants
August 2011 - President of Botswana Congratulates USADF Grantees
June 2011 - USADF Grantee Wins "Best Coffee Award" in Tokyo, Japan
May 2011 - Coverage of USADF's Contribution to Emerging Markets in Reuter's Newsmakers
April 2011 - KENYA "K24" COVERAGE OF USADF TURKANA FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM
March 2011 - Remarks from Kenya Prime Minister
Raila
and U.S. Ambassador
Ranneberger
on USADF Turkana Food Security Program
March 2011 - USADF to Spend up to $10 Million to Tackle Food Aid Dependency in Northern Kenya
January 2011 - USADF Grantee Kiru Fadam II Featured in Nigerian Newspaper
2010
September 2010 - USADF Featured in Uganda's My Bank
May 26, 2010 - USADF GRANTEE FROM RWANDA FEATURED IN O MAGAZINE ONLINE
May 18 , 2010 - USADF Chairman Jack Leslie Speaks About Agency at World Economic Forum
May 18 , 2010 - USADF Grantee Featured in Local Ghana Newspaper
April 26, 2010 - USADF Grants Featured in Rwanda's New Times
April 20, 2010 - USADF Featured in US Embassy in Zambia Newsletter, see pages 1 and 6
April 16, 2010 - USADF SIGNS GRANTS TO SUPPORT LIVESTOCK PROJECTS, from Zambia Daily Mail
April 10, 2010 - USADF Grantee to Build Rice Threshing Machine in Rwanda, From Rwanda New Times
MARCH 24, 2010 - USADF GRANTS mZUZU COFFEE GROWERS K70m, from Malawi Daily Times
MARCH 23 , 2010 - COFFEE GROWERS BENEFIT FROM USADF, FROM MALAWI NATION
March 22, 2010 - USADF Grantee in Rwanda Receives Training, from Rwanda New Times
January 22, 2010 - USADF CHAIRMAN JACK LESLIE OP-ED ON HUFFINGTON POST
2008
Washington, D.C. - July 4, 2008 Camel Herders in Mauritania to Receive Support from New US Government Programs
-- The United States African Development Foundation (USADF) has announced the launch of two special programs for Mauritania. The foundation will provide funding for two economic development projects valued at $500,000. CLICK HERE>>
Listen to interview on new Mauritania projects -(WMA) 
BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI - June 24, 2008 Burundi’s flower industry has been given a much needed helping hand in the form of a US$250,000 interest free loan from the United States of America African Development Foundation (USADF). CLICK HERE>>
MAYANGE, RWANDA - April 22, 2008 ... it is quite clear that an investment need not be in the billions to have a very real and potentially far-ranging impact... CLICK HERE>>
(Additional information and photos of this USADF project can be viewed at Rwanda Projects (see project number 1794 - Turwanyubukene Farmers Cooperative -TFC).
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - March 10, 2008 Africa's potential seen lost on U.S. -- "The kind of companies that are experiencing rapid growth, well beyond the possibilities in any other geography, are cell phone companies, regional banks and infrastructure related companies," said Jon Halverson, the Tanzania representative for the U.S. African Development Foundation (ADF), which provides seed grants to growing African entrepreneurs.” CLICK HERE>>
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - March 10, 2008 Tanzania embraces an entrepreneurial, capitalist spirit - Most of ADF's $30 million annual budget goes toward grants and loans for small businesses in Africa. Grants are given to help entrepreneurs with good ideas and marketable products get their business off the ground. CLICK HERE>>
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 26, 2008 President Bush Discusses Trip to Africa at Leon H. Sullivan Foundation and expresses appreciation to Lloyd Pierson, President and CEO of the African Development Foundation. CLICK HERE>>
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - February 18, 2008 "They need to take ownership of these efforts or it's not sustainable," Mr. Brehm said. "You want to create opportunity for people and then that's their springboard to social and financial independence. The only thing they need is capital." CLICK HERE>>
CONAKRY, GUINEA - December 7th, 2007 Linking Local SMEs to Mining Sector Growth -- The Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC) and the United States African Development Foundation (USADF), an independent United States Government agency, announced at a signing ceremony the investment of $1 million USD in six Guinean Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in order to deliver employment and social benefits to the communities affected by the bauxite industry. CLICK HERE>>
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