DEVELOPMENT:  AED Leads New Global  Communications Partnership

HEALTH:
Improving Food and Nutrition Responses to HIV
AED's Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance project produced a new guide providing programming tools and promising practices that respond to the needs of people who are both food-insecure and HIV-positive to provide a more comprehensive response to the epidemic. The guide was developed with support from both USAID and the UN World Food Programme.   DOWNLOAD THE PUBLICATION, "FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMING IN THE CONTEXT OF HIV"

AFRICA: Tanzanian President Kikwete Launches African Union & AED Annual African Presidential Lecture Series

His Excellency Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President, United Republic of Tanzania, inaugurated the African Union & AED Annual African Presidential Lecture series by discussing topics ranging from education, technology, trade, capital, research and development, and infrastructure. 

EDUCATION:
School Year Marks Start of New AED Middle-Grades Reform Work in NYC

As children across the country head back to school, AED is heading into 10 schools in New York City to work with principals and teachers on putting new practices and policies for middle grades in place.

Founded in 1961, the Academy for Educational Development is an independent, nonprofit organization committed to solving critical social problems and building the capacity of individuals, communities, and institutions to become more self-sufficient. AED works in all the major areas of human development, with a focus on improving education, health, and economic opportunities for the least advantaged in the United States and developing countries throughout the world.