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Five Swazi High School Students to participate in a U.S. Exchange Program This April, five Swazi high school students and a mentor will take part in the Pan-Africa Youth Leadership Program (PAYLP), a three-week, intensive exchange program in the U.S. that includes leadership training and service, community site visits, oral presentations, conflict resolution guidance, cultural ...

By U.S. Mission Eswatini | 24 March, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases

Solidarity against the exploitation of women and girls: Inyandzaleyo

Last Friday more than 3000 women including the only female elected into Parliament in 2013, MP and Deputy Speaker Esther Dlamini marched in in the streets of Manzini calling for the enactment of the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Bill and an end to gender based violence. The march was organized by Women and Law ...

By U.S. Mission Eswatini | 21 February, 2017 | Topics: News

Remarks by Ambassador Lisa Peterson Delivered by PAO Joia Starks “1 Billion Rising – National Women’s Dialogue”

"Almost two months ago to the day, Ambassador Peterson stood before a similar crowd of concerned citizens, gender activists, chiefs, and politicians and talked about the shocking levels of gender inequality between Swazi men and women."

By U.S. Mission Eswatini | 17 February, 2017 | Topics: Exclude, Speeches

Emergency food assistance, seeds, conservation training help families cope

February 2017—In the Lubombo region of Swaziland, 18-year-old Setsabile* and her baby boy, Njabulo, are experiencing the devastating impacts of the current drought, recorded as the worst in 35 years for Southern Africa. “I am worried because we face a bad situation due to drought,” Setsabile explains. Her husband has found occasional work in nearby sugarcane ...

By U.S. Mission Eswatini | 15 February, 2017 | Topics: News

U.S. Embassy Mbabane earns LEED® Gold

The US Government is proud to be a leader in addressing climate change in environmental sustainability. We continue to celebrate the landmark Climate Agreement that was reached in Paris. Closer to home, the new US Embassy was inaugurated in June as a high performance building. We are extremely proud to share with you that the ...

By U.S. Mission Eswatini | 20 December, 2016 | Topics: News

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