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U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam
TANZANIA
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October 26, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USAID Country Director Andy Karas Visits
Programs in Morogoro
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Andy Karas, Country Director of the United
States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Tanzania travelled to
sites throughout Morogoro October 17-20 to observe USAID’s programmatic impact
in the region and to engage with partners and beneficiaries. The visits to
USAID programs in the region reflected the wide reach of U.S. Government-funded
initiatives in Tanzania, covering sectors including agriculture, nutrition,
education, health, women and youth, and good governance.
Morogoro has long been a focus of U.S. Government development assistance
for its agricultural potential, educational institutions, and strategic
proximity to transportation infrastructure. The region is home to one of
USAID’s first assistance programs in Tanzania—the establishment of Sokoine
University of Agriculture—where Country Director Karas toured a new USAID-supported
ICT lab and met with graduate student beneficiaries of the Innovative
Agricultural Research Initiative (iAGRI), a former USAID-funded project.
Further site visits
highlighted USAID assistance to local schools and health facilities; the Dakawa
Irrigation Scheme and 950-member farmer cooperative; community-based nutrition
interventions; and efforts to strengthen service delivery by the public sector
and local institutions. Mission Director
Karas also met with local government officials as well as participants of other
U.S. Government programs, including United States Peace Corps volunteers and
alumni of the Young African Leaders Initiative.
Country Director Andy Karas joined USAID/Tanzania in August 2017. He has
also worked for USAID in Rwanda, Afghanistan, Djibouti, Ghana, and the East
Africa regional mission in Nairobi.
Photos of the trip
are available for media use with photo credit to USAID at: https://flic.kr/s/aHsm7A37YN
To request more
information, please call the U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam Press Office
at Tel: +255 22 229-4000 or email: DPO@state.gov.
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