"I'm thrilled to see what USAID and the Somali people have achieved together," said USAID's Deputy Assistant Administrator for Africa,
HARGEISA, Somaliland - The
U.S. Agency for International Development's Deputy Assistant Administrator for Africa, Rajakumari
Jandhyala,
traveled to Hargeisa to see USAID's work with
Somalis and to learn about progress of USAID programs. The Deputy Assistant
Administrator met with government
representatives, staff members from USAID's Partnership for Economic Growth, Somali Interactive Radio Instruction
Program and the Somali Youth and Livelihood
Program, private sector business people, and visited the USAID-supported Mohamoud Mooge Learning
Center.
"I'm thrilled to see what USAID and the
Somali people have achieved together,"
said USAID's Deputy Assistant Administrator for Africa, Rajakumari Jandhyala. "Supporting economic growth,
education and youth empowerment truly
touches the lives of people, and that is what USAID is all about. I look forward to seeing the results of the
next level of our collaboration on these
programs."
In 2011 USAID has provided over $20 million in
development assistance to Somaliland in the
areas of governance, education, economic growth, youth livelihoods, and stabilization.
USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator visits Somaliland
"I'm thrilled to see what USAID and the Somali people have achieved together," said USAID's Deputy Assistant Administrator for Africa,