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AVSI News and Stories

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OVC Program Wraps Up First Phase

Wednesday, 21 July 2010

Over the past five years, AVSI has been on an incredible journey, expanding the reach and impact of its activities for child development and education in four African countries. The AVSI Distance Support Program paired up with USAID funding for Orphans and Vulnerable Children through an award to AVSI in 2004. In this way, AVSI and her partner organizations and ...

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Innovative Education Approaches in Emergency Settings: DR Congo

Tuesday, 20 July 2010

Life in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been disrupted time and time again by violent conflict, resulting in frequent displacement and high levels of insecurity. The UNHCR launched a new alarm warning about attacks in the region as recently as April.   In the meantime, AVSI, a main partner of UNICEF in the education sector in North and South Kivu, ...

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In Focus

Education, the first challenge

It could seem that on the point of education as the primary element necessary for positive development a people, AVSI and the other main actors and leaders in international development are in agreement.  To a certain extent this is true: AVSI is fully committed to making sure that all children and youth are able to attend school and to complete their basic formation as an absolutely necessary foundation for a ...

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Mission

To support the AVSI network by leveraging resources and contacts in the U.S. in order to enhance and broaden the achievements of member organizations in promoting human dignity in developing countries.

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