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This is a photo of Dr. Rajiv Shah, USAID Administrator. USAID FORWARD

USAID is committed to improving the way the Agency operates.  USAID FORWARD, the Agency’s reform effort to modernize and strengthen operations, calls for significant transformation in approaches to development assistance goals.  Announced nearly a year ago by Dr. Rajiv Shah, USAID Administrator (pictured here), reports show that in this short time significant progress has been made toward achieving these goals.  To read about the progress to date, and for more information on USAID FORWARD, please visit forward.usaid.gov.


U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Kristie A. Kenney gives remarks at the USAID event. Thailand & USAID Partner to Enhance Disaster Preparedness

To demonstrate the continued commitment of the United States to reducing flood risks in Thailand, U.S. Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney gave remarks at the launch of USAID’s new disaster preparedness programs.  Held at Ayutthaya Provincial Hospital, partners from USAID, the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), the Government of Thailand Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Thai Red Cross Society, Ministry of Public Health, Emergency Medical Institute of Thailand, the Governor of Ayutthaya, and directors and healthcare personnel, came together to support advanced disaster resilience training throughout Thailand.

 

With support from USAID and the American Red Cross, ADPC implements the Program for Enhancement of Emergency Response, a disaster preparedness training program spanning across nine countries throughout Asia.  Thailand is now a part of this important program to strengthen the skills of healthcare facilities, first responders, and communities to respond effectively to disasters.


In addition, the Program for Reduction of Vulnerability to Floods in Thailand will develop flood risk management strategies and implement flood mitigation plans in Thai provinces affected by recent flooding.  This program aims to better prepare communities to make them safer, and strengthen the network among first responders.


For more information on these programs, please visit www.adpc.net.


This is a photo of American pop band The Click Five, taken at MTV EXIT Live Phnom Penh.MTV EXIT Live Phnom Penh, Cambodia

The USAID-supported MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) program delivered another awesome concert packed with star-studded artists.  In Phnom Penh, 40,000 Cambodians came out to see Korean girl band After School and American pop band The Click Five (pictured here).  Artists and fans gathered at MTV EXIT Live Phnom Penh to join the anti-trafficking movement to put an end to modern-day slavery.  For more photos and video of the concert, and for information on how you can help, please visit mtvexit.org. 


This is a photo of Santi, the first female wildlife enforcement ranger in Thailand. First Female Wildlife Enforcement Ranger

Santi, Indonesia’s Investigator of the Year in 2010, recently became the first woman ever to pass through the RDMA-funded Freeland Foundation’s wildlife enforcement ranger training.  Freeland Foundation runs the USAID-funded ARREST program to end illegal wildlife trafficking in Asia.  The rigorous training course was designed and taught by Freeland Foundation instructors in Thailand’s Khao Yai National Park.  Santi said she was “very happy” with the training.  For more information on Freeland Foundation and their work to save wildlife please visit freeland.org

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This is a photo of an anti-trafficking banner placed througout airports in Asia.

Public awareness banners are placed at airports, custom offices and ports along China’s borders of Vietnam, Laos and China-Burma in effort to inform passersby about the damaging practice of wildlife trafficking.
This page last updated on July 13, 2011
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