2006 Speeches

USAID TERTIARY EDUCATION LINKAGES PROJECT (TELP) COMPLETION. Dr. Carleene Dei, Director; USAID South Africa, Remarks August 18, 2006
August 18, 2006:  TELP has also assisted almost all the historically disadvantaged institutions to establish the Quality Assurance units and HIV/AIDS centers. Some of these HIV/AIDS centers actually work with the national health/public health system in addressing the challenges faced by students affected by this pandemic (e.g. University of the Western Cape).

USAID South Africa Certificate Ceremony, RHODES University Investigative Journalism Training. Remarks by Dr. Carleene Dei, USAID Director
August 2, 2006:  Thank you, to Derek Luyt from RHODES University, for bringing this contingent to Pretoria today.  We regret that some of your classmates weren’t able to make the trip [to Pretoria], but we are extremely glad that those of you who are present could join us to celebrate your achievements.

USAID Message of Support for Safer South African Schools
July 29, 2006:  USAID/South Africa has been supporting safer schools in Gauteng and Mpumalanga through Tiisa Thuto since 2003.  Our key partner, Business Against Crime (BAC), and USAID consider this program a phenomenal success within a short period of time.

NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, Consultative Workshop on Health and Wellness Program in Education. Remarks by Carleene Dei, Mission Director
July 24, 2006:  Thank you for inviting me to join you today.  I am proud to be associated with your effort to address the health needs of learners and educators in South Africa’s schools.

USAID'S Health Team Leader, Dr. John Crowley, Uniting to support South Africa’s Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children
July 13, 2006: When I was growing up, my family moved so often, it’s hard to call a single place my childhood home.  I used to watch other children and long for the stable environment they had.  Moving around made it difficult to maintain long friendships, but I gained the opportunity to explore different cultures and ways of living.  The only thing stable during my child hood was my family and I grew to appreciate and cherish the value and importance maintaining stable family relationships and bonds.  For all too many children affected by HIV and AIDS these stable family bonds are either strained or tragically broken.

Anglo Platinum BEE Suppliers Development Program Launch (North West Province, Rustenburg). Remarks by Denise Rollins, Deputy Mission Director United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
March 30, 2006:  Good morning and thank you so much for inviting USAID to participate in today’s ceremony.   Today’s launch is part of the U.S. Government’s commitment to work with South Africa to help accelerate economic progress through small and medium enterprise development.  As many of you know, the U.S. economy is driven by small and medium enterprises which account for more than 70% of the jobs created in our country.  Our approach to generate employment is based on the premise that growing and strengthening small and medium enterprises is critical to stimulating new jobs and reducing poverty and inequality.

Anglo Platinum BEE Suppliers Development Program Launch (Polokwane). Remarks by Carleene Dei , Mission Director United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
March 23, 2006:  It is a great pleasure to be here with you here today to mark the launch of the Anglo Platinum Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Suppliers Development Program.

"A Journey of Partnership" - Municipal Infrastructure Investment Unit Book Launch held on March 23, 2006. Remarks by Ms. Danai Magugumela, CEO, MIIU
March 23, 2006:  Good Evening. The spectacular video screenings that we are viewing tonight tell the story, and the publication to be launched tonight will tell even more. It therefore gives me great pleasure and pride to be tasked with giving a very brief testimony to our proud eight year history, to give a verbal preview of the book, “A Journey of Partnership”, and to make certain acknowledgements.

Remarks Chargé d’Affaires Donald G. Teitelbaum, USAID Private Sector Forum
March 8, 2009:  I’m very pleased to be hosting this reception at the launch of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Private Sector Forum, “Alliances for Economic Growth and Job Creation”.  I appreciate all of you coming out tonight to commemorate this important event.