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GDA in the News
USAID, Johnson & Johnson Launch Alliance to Educate Russian Street Youth about HIV
A public-private partnership between the USAID, HealthRight International and Johnson & Johnson was announced last month to prevent the spread of HIV and increase access to treatment and care among street children and other vulnerable youth in St. Petersburg, Russia. This newly-launched partnership builds on a previous collaboration between the U.S. Government and Johnson & Johnson, which established the first municipal drop-in center for street children and HIV-positive youth in St. Petersburg.
"We are very pleased to join Johnson & Johnson and HealthRight International in a partnership to reach the most vulnerable youth with critically needed HIV prevention messages and services," said Leon Waskin, USAID Mission Director in Russia. "I also want to thank the government in St. Petersburg for their support for this effort, both in the past and going forward, which is so important for the project's success."
Over the past decade, Russia has experienced one of the fastest growing HIV/AIDS epidemics in the world. There are an estimated 10,000 street children and youth in St. Petersburg, many of whom struggle with substance abuse and other behaviors that increase their risk for HIV/AIDS. Studies have shown that this group in particular has high rates of HIV infection, as well as access to clinical treatment and care.
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In St. Petersburg, Russia, a trainer (green shirt)
and peer educator (at flip chart) lead a group session on HIV
prevention at the first municipal drop-in center for street
children and HIV-positive youth. The drop-in center was
established through a public-private partnership between the
U.S. Government and Johnson & Johnson. Photo by
Tanya Grishanova
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USAID, Johnson & Johnson, HealthRight International and its local partner, Doctors to Children, will reach 500 vulnerable youth in St. Petersburg with HIV prevention messages and a broad continuum of services, including mobile voluntary testing and referrals to treatment and care. The project will also develop a cadre of social workers trained in HIV prevention among street youth, and disseminate a package of HIV prevention best practices to government institutions and non-governmental organizations across the city.
"Partnerships such as this - engaging the local community, non-governmental organizations, private support, and public support from both the Russian and U.S. Governments - is exactly the formula we need to ensure that children and youth in crisis not only get assistance today, but have a real chance at a future," said HealthRight Executive Director Tom Dougherty. "These projects take time and investment, but the pay-off is well worth it."
Naira Adamian, Managing Director for Janssen-Cilag Russia, the pharmaceutical division of Johnson & Johnson in Russia, agreed.
"Investing in children infected or affected by the disease is a key strategy within our HIV/AIDS philanthropy portfolio," Adamian said.
2009 Index of Global Philanthropy Shows Remittance Flows Remain Strong
On April 27, the Hudson Institute released the Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances for 2009. The Index, which provides a measure of global private giving, once again demonstrates that remittance flows continue to make up a larger percentage of resource flows to the developing world than official development assistance and private philanthropy.
In 2008, remittance flows grew by 9 percent from the year before to an estimated $305 billion. And although remittances, or money sent from migrants living in the U.S. back to relatives in their home countries, have declined in the first half of 2009, they are expected to play a critical role in helping developing countries weather the economic storm.
In addition, this year’s Index highlighted important new trends in giving, including the rise of social entrepreneurs and venture philanthropists and their role in helping millions in the developing world start their own companies and create jobs for others. Access the full report on the Hudson Institute website at www.hudson.org.
Kazakhstan’s Dairy Farmers Cash in with help from Alliance
Dairy farmers at two pilot farms in Kazakhstan saw milk production increase by 20-40 percent, and profits at one farm rising by $1100 a day in the last year thanks to a new sustainable dairy alliance.
The alliance, which brings together USAID, Winrock International, Kencove Farm Fence, Fisher & Thompson, the Dairy Union of Kazahkstan, and the University of Vermont, introduced rotational grazing and other sustainable dairy production practices that can increase productivity, profitability, and environmental quality at the two pilot farms.
The farms, which are operating outside Almaty and Ust Kamenogorsk, also saw feed costs fall by 67—70 percent. Greater increases in productivity and profitability are expected as the quality and density of the pastures continue to improve.
In Kazakhstan, where farm profit margins are razor thin, even small increases in profitability provide farmers with significant improvement to their quality of life. News of these dramatic improvements has generated tremendous interest, and project staff have already trained about 200 hundred farmers and agricultural specialists on improved farming techniques.
GDA Recognizes Achievements of Top Alliance Builder
The Global Development Alliance has recognized Dr. Mary Melnyk, a natural resources advisor in the Asia bureau, as this year's recipient of the GDA Leader Award. Dr. Melnyk has demonstrated leadership in promoting public-private partnerships as a means of effective and sustainable environmental management. Dr. Melnyk has helped to design the ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network (WEN) partnership, which is now viewed as a model for the Global Coalition of Wildlife Trafficking. Additionally, she was a catalyst in the creation and subsequent expansion of the Responsible Asia Forest and Trade Alliance (RAFT) and helped develop standards and tracking systems for conflict-free wood. In partnership with Lowe's Xerox, ScanCom, NGOs, and local governments, this alliance works to combat illegal logging, which is one of the Administration's priority environmental objectives. With these alliances and others, Dr. Melnyk has worked to make alliances sustainable by working with private sector at the intersection where business and development challenges overlap.
The Partnership for the Future of Alchevsk Named Alliance of the Year
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Industrial Union of Donbass Director of Corporate Affairs Vasili Arbuzov accepts the Alliance of the Year Award from Doug Menarchik, Assistant Administrator, USAID Europe & Eurasia Bureau. |
The Global Development Alliance awarded the Industrial Union of Donbass Corporation and the City Council of Alchevsk with the 2008 Global Development Alliance of the Year award for its efforts to promote community and economic development through the Partnership for the Future of Alchevsk at a reception at the National Press Club on December 17. The award is given annually by USAID's Global Development Alliance office to recognize outstanding public-private partnerships that development challenges around the world. USAID and the Industrial Union of Donbass Corporation and the City Council of Alchevsk have joined in a unique public-private alliance aimed at stimulating the local social and economic development of the industrial city of Alchevsk.
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Mr. Volodymyr Choob, Alchevsk City Mayor accepts the Alliance of the Year Award from Doug Menarchik, Assistant Administrator, USAID Europe & Eurasia Bureau. |
The USAID Mission in Ukraine and the local partners are working to create jobs, introduce sustainable finance, upgrade water and communal waste management systems, and engage citizens in decisions affecting the building of their own community.
"What is so unique about this partnership is not only the approach but the process of applying a series of successful programs to create a "critical mass" of economic and community activities in support of the Alchevsk’s long-term growth and development," said USAID Mission Director to Ukraine Janina Jaruzelski. "The Partnership for the Future of Alchevsk has already made significant progress in helping the city achieve its two main priorities – to develop communal infrastructure and create favorable conditions for small and medium size businesses."
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On behalf of USAID/Ukraine, Vica Grib accepts the Alliance of the Year Award. Ms. Grib was instrumental in building this alliance. |
Alchevsk with its 116,000 residents is one of Ukraine’s biggest industrial centers. Thanks to this initiative, more than $10 million has been distributed through the Alchevsk Development Fund to support various infrastructure and social programs. As a result of this alliance, water loss from the local water company is down 20 percent and street lighting infrastructure has been improved near schools and a medical facility.
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The winners of the alliance of the year award pose with Assistant Administrator Doug Menarchik. |
"The city of Alchevsk is happy to have played an active role in this partnership, and we are ready to share our experience with every city in Ukraine," said Alchevsk Mayor Volodymyr Choob. "Through this mechanism for cooperation, we can achieve our goal to make Ukraine’s economy resilient, flexible, and transparent by improving the capacity for sustainable development."
To learn more about the Partnership for the Future of Alchevsk, please read the USAID/Ukraine newsletter, view the showcase alliance, or view the Frontlines story.
First-Ever Rock Concert at Angkor Wat Temple Raises Awareness About Human Trafficking
SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA - An international line-up of rock musicians took a stand against human trafficking at a recent concert at the Angkor Wat temple sponsored by the MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) campaign, a project supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This was the first rock concert ever performed at the massive 12th-century temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was bathed in floodlights for the event.
More than 1,200 fans spilled from the bleachers to the edge of the jungle to hear The Click Five from the U.S., Placebo from the U.K., Grammy Award-winner Duncan Sheik, Australian pop star Kate Miller-Heidke, Cambodian hip-hop legend Pou Klaing, and Cambodian pop stars Sokun Nisa, Meas Soksophia and Chorn Sovanrech.
"We're here to call attention to human trafficking, a form of slavery that is as big a problem today as perhaps anytime in history," Placebo lead singer Brian Molko told the invitation-only audience. The concert also featured traditional Khmer dancers and clips from Traffic: An MTV Special, a documentary about human trafficking that was funded by USAID.
USAID is supporting the MTV EXIT campaign in Asia, an on-air, online (www.mtvexit.org) and on-the-ground drive to raise awareness about and prevent human trafficking. The project is run by the MTV Europe Foundation, a London-based charity, with additional support by MTV Networks Asia/Pacific. Local donors are assisting the Cambodian campaign in four major cities throughout the country.
U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Piper A. Campbell told the crowd to be wary of job offers that seemed too good to be true and urged them to report suspected traffickers to authorities, community leaders or non-governmental organizations. Volunteers distributed MTV EXIT anti-trafficking bracelets and wallet-sized leaflets in the Khmer language with hotline numbers to concert goers.
MTV EXIT Director Simon Goff said, "Millions of people are currently living in slavery as a result of being trafficked. This is a grotesque human-rights abuse and we must all act to stop it."
Reality TV Entrepreneur Competition Announces Winner in Afghanistan
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Faizulhaq Moshkani, who owns a plastic-recycling plant in Kandahar, won the top prize of $20,000 on popular reality show "Dream and Achieve." (Jonathon Burch/Reuters) |
On Aug. 14, Faizul Haq Moshkani, a father of nine from Kandahar, and his plastic-recycling business plan went to claim the top prize on Dream and Achieve, a reality TV show competition for entrepreneurs modeled after Donald Trump's The Apprentice.
The show, which is a result of a public-private alliance between USAID Afghanistan, ToloTV, the American University in Afghanistan, and the Export Promotion Agency of Afghanistan (EPAA), followed six finalists over the course of thirteen episodes as they worked with the USAID Afghanistan Small and Medium Enterprise Development (ASMED) program to craft and improve upon small and medium enterprise business plans.
Each week more than a million people tuned in as the competition heated up and competitors worked to a panel of judges that they had the most compelling, innovative, socially responsible, and viable business concept. As the winner of the competition, Mr. Moshkani will receive $20,000 to help make his business dreams a reality.
Bosnian Cities Go Wireless Thanks to Digital Cities Initiative
Srebrenica and Bratunac - Bosnia's two largest cities -- have gone digital thanks to an alliance between USAID Bosnia, Cisco Systems, and local telecom provider BiH Telecom. The Digital Cities Initiative provides local governments with Internet-based communication networks to help facilitate better communication flows between city institutions, the local business community, and citizens. The $1.2 million partnership seeks to strengthen e-government networks and help returning refugees reintegrate back into society by providing easy access to information on healthcare, education, business services, and other social benefits.
USAID Launches $40M Partnership to Protect "Amazon of the Seas"
USAID's Regional Mission in Vietnam launched a $40 million, five-year Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) to better manage the biologically rich marine and coastal area known as the "Amazon of the Seas", in the waters surrounding Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and the Solomon Islands.
The CTI seeks to regulate the management of fisheries, protect threatened species, and help residents adapt to climate change in one of the world's most populated regions. The Coral Triangle, which covers an expanse of ocean of 2.3 million square miles, is home to more than 75 percent of all known coral species and 3,000 fish species.
Other partners on the initiative include the World Wildlife Fund, Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, the U.S. Department of State, the Australian Government, Walton Family Foundation, CTI Secretariat, Asian Development Bank, and the Global Environment Facility.
USAID, Chevron Partner to Support Education in Azerbaijan
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Scott Taylor, Olav Skalmeras, and Bob Dastmalchi and Vusal Khanlarov signed the first public-private partnership MOU. (USAID/Azerbaijan) |
On Sept. 27, USAID, Chevron Khazar Ltd., and StatoilHydro signed an agreement to provide hands-on training in business entrepreneurship and work-readiness skills in 230 high schools across Azerbaijan. The alliance, which is part of Junior Achievement Azerbaijan's School Economics Education (SEE) Program, will benefit some 300 teachers and thousands of students by providing students with the opportunity to learn about international economics, business management practices, and business ethics from leading businesses and practitioners. The program includes a job shadow program to allow students to gain some real-world work experience.
USAID Partners with Biotech Industry to Develop Drought-Tolerant Rice for India
Each year India, home to 1.1 billion people, needs more food than it needed the year before to feed its burgeoning population. To help India meet this growing demand for food, USAID is working with Arcadia Biosciences, a small, California-based biotechnology company, to develop new rice and wheat varieties that are drought and salinity-tolerant and use nitrogen more efficiently. The three-year, $3.5 million partnership is working with local partners such as Mahyco, a leading developer and seller of crops seeds in India, to develop an industry for the seeds with rural farmers.
Coke Features Water GDA in New Marketing Campaign
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Coke's new "Live Positively" marketing campaign highlights $14 million GDA (Shannon Clark) |
The Coca-Cola Company has launched a major new marketing campaign which prominently features the Water and Development Alliance, a $14 million, multi-region Global Development Alliance between USAID and the beverage company. The "Live Positively" campaign highlights efforts at building sustainable communities through initiatives that protect the environment, conserve resources and enhance the economic development of the communities where it operates. Operating in 17 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, WADA seeks to protect and conserve watersheds and has helped more than 250,000 people benefit from increased access to clean water.
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