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Democracy and Governance in Guinea
Since the fall of Sekou Toure’s socialist regime in 1984, Guinea has made
only minimal progress in instituting the fundamental reforms needed to boost the economy, expand social
services, and maintain steady inflows of donor resources. Moreover, political will to continue reforms has
severely diminished in recent years, and Guinea continues to rank among the poorest countries in the
world. In the United Nations Human Development Report 2003, Guinea is ranked 157 out of 175
countries, and its per capita gross domestic product is estimated at a mere $1,960. Guinea’s human
development index value of 0.425 is scarcely above that of Sierra Leone, rated last with an index of
0.275. Life expectancy is 48.5 years, and only 38% of the adult population is literate (15% for women).
The infant mortality rate is 169 per 1,000, maternal mortality is 528 per 100,000 live births, and HIV rates
as high as 7% in urban areas of the Forest Region of Guinea, help explain why the quality of life for the
average Guinean is considered among the lowest in the world.
USAID Guinea's four Strategic Objectives include: (1) improving natural resources
management and incomes in rural areas; (2) improving family planning and the health and welfare of
women and children, and preventing the transmission of HIV/AIDS; (3) providing quality basic education
to a larger percentage of Guinean children, with emphasis on girls and rural children; (4) and fostering
continued democratic progress through strengthening of civil society organizations and promoting good
governance. FY 2004 funds will be used to implement the ongoing programs under these four objectives.
FY 2005 funds will be used to fund ongoing efforts, as well as expand activities in trade capacity, anticorruption,
HIV/AIDS, and institutional strengthening of civil society organizations. The specific activities
to be funded by FY 2004 and FY 2005 appropriations are described in more detail in the following Data
Sheets.
(Excerpted from the 2005 Congressional Budget Justification for Guinea)
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