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Remarks by Ambassador Lisa Peterson: World AIDS Day – National Event

Mankayane Sports Grounds Thursday December 1, 2016 – 9h00 Your Excellency the Right Honorable Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Swaziland, Honorable Minister of Health, UN Resident Coordinator, Representatives from SWANNEPA, NERCHA, and IPPF; Ladies and Gentlemen, Good morning. I am pleased to be here today to observe World AIDS Day in Swaziland. This day ...

By U.S. Mission Eswatini | 1 December, 2016 | Topics: Speeches

US Peace Corps Volunteer Creates First Swazi Sign Language Manual

At least 16.8 percent of Swaziland’s population is living with disabilities. Despite considerable progress in terms of legislation over the past few years, people with disabilities still face obstacles in their efforts to lead a meaningful life. U.S. Peace Corps Swaziland volunteer Pamela Keilig, who was working with the School for the Deaf in Siteki, ...

By U.S. Mission Eswatini | 30 November, 2016 | Topics: News

Sports Scholarships in the USA

On November 25, heads of Sports Associations, student athletes, coaches and teachers gathered at the OlympAfrica Center in Lobamba to discuss Sports Scholarships with in the U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission, Michael Lombardo, spoke about the importance of sports in youth development and emphasized the Embassy’s commitment to assisting students pursue their education in the ...

By U.S. Mission Eswatini | 25 November, 2016 | Topics: News

Remarks by Chargé d’Affaires Michael Lombardo: 2016 Elections Breakfast

Good morning. Thank you for joining us for an early-morning breakfast as we watch the live results of our 2016 Presidential election. As the political campaigns have unfolded under the 24-hour news cycle, many words have been used to describe the past eighteen months – from “spectacle” and “divisive” to “unprecedented” and “incredible” – but ...

By U.S. Mission Eswatini | 9 November, 2016 | Topics: Speeches

Girl Rising Event at Waterford

Good Evening, Friends, The film we are about to watch artfully depicts the many challenges still facing girls and women. I’ve spoken at a number of events this year on the need to ensure equal opportunity and safety from gender based violence for girls and women. I have some statistics that I’ve used at each ...

By U.S. Mission Eswatini | 3 November, 2016 | Topics: Speeches

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