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A very special day every year. And to help commemorate the occasion, we have two very special guests. I am very pleased to introduce to you Ambassador John Bass – he, of course, is the Acting Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources; and our colleague Paloma Adams-Allen – she is the USAID Deputy Administrator for Management and Resources.

Clean Cities, Blue Ocean is the USAID program to reduce plastic pollution in the oceans, directly at its source. The project develops capacities to improve solid waste management.

I feel personally, indescribably privileged, honestly, to be here today on behalf of President Biden and on behalf of the American people. When the USAID brand appears anywhere – the USAID symbol – it has under it, usually from the American people, and I think this effort that we have embarked upon together, really grows out of that spirit – from the American people.

Young people have led data collection processes, have designed and planned improvement actions, and have empowered and strengthened their leadership.

Community work helps neighborhoods become suitable places to live, with basic services and access to education, work and social life.

The women are trained in disaster risk reduction, in the use of analogous community mapping with which they identify threats, vulnerabilities and community resources to prevent disasters.