On Feb. 6, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Türkiye, followed by thousands of aftershocks and another magnitude 7.5 earthquake. USAID immediately deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team and two U.S. urban search and rescue teams to help find survivors. The U.S. has committed $185 million in assistance for the response in Türkiye and Syria. More than 47,000 people have been confirmed dead. Amidst the tragedy, there have been astonishing rescues by U.S. teams and others, and USAID continues to provide support to survivors. Get updates at the link below.

News & Events

Administrator Samantha Power met with civil society leaders and others in both Nepal and Hungary. USAID announced humanitarian aid for El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Burma. And we celebrated Black History Month by asking USAID staffers: “Why choose USAID.”

Digital Feature

Meet the 2022 EatSafe Innovation Challenge winner. This Ethiopian inventor used her STEM background to create an innovation that is set to strengthen food safety in her country—and beyond. “If we’re educated, we can change our communities,” she says.

Collaborating with USAID

Ukraine marks a year of war during which Russia has weaponized winter by destroyed heating, power, and gas infrastructure. USAID and General Electric have supplied Ukraine with a mobile power plant that can power at least 100,000 homes.

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