Democracy and Governance: Africa Regional Program
USAID's regional democracy and good governance (DG) program
advances U.S. national security goals by fighting corruption, strengthening weak civic institutions, and
promoting human rights. USAID’s work involves innovative projects integrating the promotion and
practice of DG principles into other sectors, thus strengthening their work; giving guidance and grants to
African non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for activities to build peace, human rights and
democracy; and a new initiative to combat corruption in Africa, which will test diverse strategies in order to
build replicable models that can guide anti-corruption work continent-wide. USAID will place special
emphasis on encouraging greater accountability in government and promoting respect for the rule of law.
(Excerpted from the 2005 Congressional Budget Justification for the Africa Regional Program)
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