OFDA South, West, and North, Africa Program Maps 09/30/2009

The programs focus on several key areas, including agriculture and food security preparedness, disaster preparedness, response, and management, drought preparedness, flood preparedness, forecasting, and management, health preparedness, and hydrometeorological risk reduction. Nutrition capacity building is also a key component of the programs. In West Africa, the programs target countries such as Sierra Leone, Liberia, Angola, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique, Madagascar, Comoros, Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Sudan, Egypt, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, Africa, Namibia, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Chad, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mauritania, Western Sahara, Morocco, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé & Principe, and Gabon. The programs aim to improve the resilience of communities to disasters and promote sustainable development. In Southern Africa, the programs focus on countries such as South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique, Madagascar, Comoros, Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Sudan, Egypt, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. The programs aim to enhance disaster preparedness and response, improve early warning systems, and promote sustainable livelihoods. In North Africa, the programs target countries such as Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Chad, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mauritania, Western Sahara, Morocco, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé & Principe, and Gabon. The programs aim to improve disaster preparedness and response, enhance early warning systems, and promote sustainable development. The programs are ongoing, with the most recent update provided on September 30, 2009. The programs are implemented by USAID/OFDA, with a focus on building the capacity of local governments, communities, and organizations to prepare for and respond to disasters. The programs also aim to promote sustainable development and reduce the vulnerability of communities to disasters.