It is a great pleasure to be with you today here in Soweto to share in the excitement of the launch of the Knowledge for Action website, which is part of the continued relationship between USAID, the ELMA Foundation, the Department of Basic Education, the Department of Higher Education and Training and the University of Johannesburg.
As former foreign policy and defense leaders have often said, and as was cited in the opening remarks, in a world as complex as ours, with our national security under greater threat than perhaps ever before, we need to be able to deploy the entirety of our statecraft toolbox. This must include our most sophisticated development and humanitarian tools. At USAID we embrace this mission.
We are here to celebrate the extraordinary success of Cambodia Technovation. Over the past four years, Cambodia Technovation has helped assemble 50 teams of around 200 girls to compete in the program using the funding and support from USAID through its Development Innovation project. Today represents an important chance to share experiences and network among all the Cambodian Technovation girls and their mentors. In addition, our hope is that events like these will continue to inspire you to seek out new opportunities for careers in science technology engineering and math fields – or STEM as it is often called -- and make positive contributions to Cambodia’s development
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ក្នុងបរិបទនេះ ខ្ញុំមានមោទនភាពក្នុងការនិយាយថាទីភ្នាក់ងារជំនួយអាមេរិក USAID និងក្រុមហ៊ុន កូកា កូឡាកម្ពុជា បានឯកភាពរួមគ្នាកសាងនូវភាពជាដៃគូសាធាណៈ និងឯកជនមួយ ដើម្បីពង្រីកការងារជួយដោយផ្ទាល់ដល់ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាតាមរយៈការបណ្តុះបណ្តាលផ្នែកធុរកិច្ច ឱកាសការងារ និងការទទួលបាននូវសេវាទឹកស្អាត។ កិច្ចគាំទ្ររបស់ទីភ្នាក់ងារ USAID នឹងជួយធានាថាចំណុចទាំងអស់ខាងលើនឹងផ្តល់អត្ថប្រយោជន៍ដល់ប្រជាជនដែលងាយទទួលរងគ្រោះដោយការជួញដូរមនុស្ស ជាពិសេសស្ត្រី។ ភាពជាដៃគូនេះក៏នឹងជួយផ្តល់នូវរទេះរុញដល់ស្ត្រីចំនួន ២០នាក់នៅតាមទីជនបទ ដើម្បីឲ្យពួកគេអាចលក់ផលិតផលកូកា កូឡា ក៏ដូចជាបង្កើនប្រាក់ចំណូលរបស់ពួកគេផងដែរ។ ប្រសិនបើការងារដំណើរការបានរលូន ក្រុមហ៊ុនកូកាកូឡា និងទីភ្នាក់ងារ USAID នឹងធ្វើការសិក្សាពីលទ្ធភាពពង្រីកចំនួននៃការផ្តល់រទេះរុញបន្ថែមទៀត។
I am pleased to join everyone here today at the formal launch of the Pay Tax Online service, an online electronic payment, or e-payment, facility for internal revenue taxes. This e-payment platform is the product of a strong partnership between the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Development Bank of the Philippines, with support from USAID. The U.S. government, through USAID, is delighted to support the Philippine government’s growth-enhancing tax administration and governance reforms as part of our shared goal of broad-based and inclusive growth for Filipinos.
It’s very clear that Cambodia will remain a country that depends on agriculture for economic growth and poverty alleviation for the foreseeable future. And despite a great deal of progress in Cambodian agriculture, there is still a lot of work to be done and a lot of room for innovation.
Cambodia should feel proud that it has produced enough rice for its people for over 20 years now. That is a very important milestone. But Cambodia still imports a majority – 70 percent – of its fruits and vegetables, so one of the next key challenges is developing the horticulture sector as part of overall agricultural diversification.
The United States government cares deeply about countering trafficking in persons because it affects not just individuals and their families, but also communities and entire countries, regardless of their location or level of economic development. We know from experience around the world that strong coordination among government, civil society, and the private sector is critical to stop human trafficking. The Royal Government of Cambodia shares our concern and the National Committee for Counter Trafficking has provided the leadership and coordination needed to make real progress against human trafficking.
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- Mr. Kea Borann, Chief Executive Officer of AMK
- Mr. Veoun Sok, Chief Executive Officer of LOLC
- Etienne Kettenmeyer, Managing Director of RMA
- Distinguished Guests, implementing partners and Ladies and
Good morning and thank you all for coming here today!
I’m very honored and excited to take part in launching not one, but four USAID activities in cooperation with the Government of Ethiopia’s Health Sector Transformation Plan. These new awards will improve primary health care services in both agrarian and pastoral regions and will expand access to safe water and sanitation.
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Last updated: April 20, 2018
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