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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.
The launch of the DCA, the second one here at the Mission, reaffirms the continued commitment of the U.S. Government to support the development of agriculture, economic growth, and food security in Cambodia. Our new partnership will enhance the access to finance for rural farm businesses and micro, small and medium enterprises in the agriculture sector throughout Pursat, Battambang, Siem Reap and Kampong Thom provinces.
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.
The Plan is fundamental to ensuring Cambodia is ready to access and effectively use climate financing. The Framework and Plan will help Cambodia address climate risks in critical sectors like agriculture, health, and water. They provide a much-needed road map for targeting resources towards the most important adaptation priorities in those sectors. The process of creating the Framework and Plan has strengthened the capacity of key institutions in Cambodia to address these issues.
On behalf of the U.S. Embassy and USAID Cambodia, I am pleased to be here to launch this Program Planning Workshop for the USAID WASH-FIN activity in Cambodia. WASH-FIN – or Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Finance – is a five-year global activity funded by USAID and implemented by Tetra Tech. In Cambodia, WASH-FIN will assist water and sanitation providers to access money to close the financing gaps in expanding piped water supply. We will work closely with WASH-FIN’s in-country team and core collaborators, including the Cambodian Water Supply Association, or CWA, to guide them towards the best private water providers.
តាងនាមឲ្យស្ថានទូតសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក និងទីភ្នាក់សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកសម្រាប់ការអភិវឌ្ឍអន្តរជាតិប្រចាំនៅកម្ពុជា ខ្ញុំមានសេចក្តីរីករាយដែលបានមកកាន់ទីនេះ ដើម្បីបើកសិក្ខាសាលាស្តីពីការរៀបចំផែនការកម្មវិធី WASH-FIN នៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។ គម្រោង WASH-FIN ឬហៅថាគម្រោងហិរញ្ញវត្ថុសម្រាប់ទឹកស្អាត និងអនាម័យដែលជាគម្រោងសកម្មភាពសកលមួយមានរយៈពេលប្រាំឆ្នាំផ្តល់មូលនិធិដោយទីភ្នាក់ងារ USAID និងអនុវត្តគម្រោងដោយអង្គការ Tetra Tech។ នៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា គម្រោង WASH-FIN នឹងជួយដល់អ្នកផ្គត់ផ្គង់ទឹកស្អាត និងអនាម័យអាចទទួលបាននូវទឹកប្រាក់ដើម្បីបញ្ចប់គម្លាតហិរញ្ញប្បទានក្នុងការផ្គត់ផ្គង់ទឹកស្អាត។
At USAID, we are determined to break down the barriers that keep girls from learning and from leading. Today, I would like to talk about two of these specific barriers: first, the challenges that girls encounter in crisis situations, such as conflict and natural disasters; and second, child, early, and forced marriages.
Every dollar we spend, every program we manage, every tool we deploy needs to move us just a little bit closer to that day when African leaders, public sector, private sector, civil society, private business in particular, can take over in a self-reliant way leadership of the challenges that their nations face. And so, that really is what all of our work should be about.
At USAID, we believe that education serves as a driver for development and the elimination of extreme poverty. Education is transformational for individuals and societies. It also creates pathways to better health, economic growth, a sustainable environment, and peaceful, democratic societies.
The private sector plays a critical role in striving for the great potential that Afghanistan and its people have to offer. In the most literal sense, this event is about connecting Afghan businesses with Indian investors. With these connections comes an inherent responsibility. Investment is a two way street. If you – as a business person – see an opportunity to import goods or finance a start-up, naturally you are seeking a return on that investment. What might not always be so evident, however, is that you are investing in the success of that society. You are investing in the health of its workers. You are investing in the education of its children. And you are investing in a nation poised to expand and share its wealth of goods, culture, and pride.
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