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  • Girl in a classroom (Shutterstock)

    By better educating girls, developing countries are winning big dividends.

  • Images of various aid projects (Contributed photos)

    Eleven U.S. companies, each helping people prosper around the world, are named finalists.

  • Firefighters in gear (Ken White/State Dept.)

    South Africa, host of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, is one of the latest countries that have received U.S. aid and training to handle disasters.

  • Farmers in China (FAO)

    For the first time in history, there are more than 1 billion undernourished people in the world — increasing the urgency of tackling food insecurity and improving agriculture.

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  • Two women with stacks of food in bags (AP Images)

    The United States is the largest single assistance donor in the world. The United States dramatically increased official development assistance from $8.8 billion in 1998 to $26 billion in 2008.

On the Record

Quote BeginningInvesting in agriculture is one of the most high-impact, cost-effective strategies available for reducing poverty and saving and improving lives.End Quote

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, August 5, Nairobi, Kenya

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    U.S. Assistance for Eastern Europe After 20 Years

    The United States responded to the breakup of the Soviet Union with the Support for Eastern European Democracy Act (SEED). Twenty years later, 12 nations in the region have "graduated" from the program. SEED remains active in some of these nations.

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