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United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
The United States Agency for International Development is an independent government agency, created in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy. USAID works with other governments, international institutions, private voluntary organizations, and businesses to deliver foreign aid in the form of technical expertise, grants and humanitarian relief to some 100 developing countries, including to over half of the countries in which WWF works.
African forest elephants in the Congo Basin
© WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY
USAID works primarily through partnerships and consortia to carry out activities. WWF, for example, participates in USAID's Congo Basin Forest Partnership that seeks to improve management of natural resources in the Congo Basin region of Africa.
In 2003, USAID launched the Global Development Alliance to mobilize the ideas, efforts and resources of governments, businesses and civil society by forging public-private alliances to stimulate economic growth, develop businesses and work forces, address health and environmental issues, and expand access to education and technology.
WWF has developed several public-private alliances with USAID, including the Sustainable Forest Products Global Alliance which works with Metafore, The Home Depot, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to advance a new model for forest conservation and community development in which sustainable forest management is rewarded in the global marketplace.
