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WATER AND SANITATION ASSISTANCE: USAID Has Increased Strategic Focus but Should Improve Monitoring
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WATER AND SANITATION ASSISTANCE: USAID Has Increased Strategic Focus but Should Improve Monitoring
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www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-81
WATER AND SANITATION ASSISTANCE: USAID Has Increased Strategic Focus but Should Improve Monitoring
Note: According to USAID, Tier 1 countries are those where the agency found an opportunity to have a transformative impact on national-level policies and to leverage host country resources for the development and implementation of assistance. Tier 2 countries are those where USAID determined that relatively small investment levels were likely to generate a significant impact in at least one dimension of WASH. USAID includes the Sahel region—consisting of parts of Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, the Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal—in its list of tier 2 priority countries, in addition to the countries shown above.
Afro-Colombian cocoa growers along the Munguidó river in rural Chocó secure livelihoods through cocoa value chains—a dignified means of generating income in a region notorious for coca cultivation. The cocoa farmer pictured above is a member of the Pacifico Productivo cooperative which is benefiting from USAID technical assistance in planting, grafting, harvesting and post harvesting techniques as well as assistance to improve commercial relationships with potential buyers.
Ethnic minority populations are among the most marginalized groups in Colombia and suffer from challenges including exclusion, inequality, poverty, discrimination and displacement, among others. To address these issues, USAID created the five-year Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Program (ACIP). Implemented by ACDI/VOCA, it is the first stand-alone program designed with the sole purpose of improving the lives of Afro-Colombian and indigenous persons.
Credit: ACDI VOCA / David Osorio
This Afro-Colombian smallholder rice farmer is part of a USAID food security initiative carried out with 675 Afro-Colombian families of the Río Naya Community Council. As a result of the technical assistance, the rice-growing families are no longer dependent on rice produced and brought in from other regions. Previously, families of the Río Naya paid up to 50 percent more for rice since food not produced within the community must be transported by boat from Buenaventura, the nearest city. A typical household of seven family members consumes an average of two pounds of rice per day, spending approximately US $45 per month on rice. In addition to freeing up a significant portion of their income from savings on rice, community leaders estimate that for each five-month harvest cycle rice producers will earn an additional US$ 720 for surplus rice.
Credit: ACDI VOCA/ Katherin Ko
U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Harry Oldland gets a close look at Milking Shorthorn steers Chip and Dale at Service to Stewardship a two-day workshop in Remington, Va., on Saturday, May 21, 2016. The Livestock Conservancy, Virginia Cooperative Extension, and Lakota Ranch, are holding this workshop to help educate military service veterans about rare breed animal and poultry options for farming enterprises.
Some of the topics include, getting started, networking, marketing, poultry processing, breeding, husbandry, scything, rotational grazing and pasture management, tractor selections, milking and oxen, and electric fence building.
In 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the availability of more than $9 million in outreach and technical assistance for minority farmers and ranchers and military veterans that are new to farming and ranching. The funding, provided through the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program, also known as the 2501 Program, will enable community-based organizations and other partners to work directly with these groups to successfully acquire, own and operate farms and ranches and equitably participate in all USDA programs. The 2014 Farm Bill reauthorized the program and expanded targeted communities.
For more information please see: www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdamediafb?contentid=2014/0... USDA Media by Lance Cheung.
U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Harry Oldland gets a close look at Milking Shorthorn steers Chip and Dale at Service to Stewardship a two-day workshop in Remington, Va., on Saturday, May 21, 2016. The Livestock Conservancy, Virginia Cooperative Extension, and Lakota Ranch, are holding this workshop to help educate military service veterans about rare breed animal and poultry options for farming enterprises.
Some of the topics include, getting started, networking, marketing, poultry processing, breeding, husbandry, scything, rotational grazing and pasture management, tractor selections, milking and oxen, and electric fence building.
In 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the availability of more than $9 million in outreach and technical assistance for minority farmers and ranchers and military veterans that are new to farming and ranching. The funding, provided through the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program, also known as the 2501 Program, will enable community-based organizations and other partners to work directly with these groups to successfully acquire, own and operate farms and ranches and equitably participate in all USDA programs. The 2014 Farm Bill reauthorized the program and expanded targeted communities.
For more information please see: www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdamediafb?contentid=2014/0... USDA Media by Lance Cheung.
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February 17, 2012 - Rooftop PV installation on the Forest County Potawatomi Tribe administration building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. | Photo courtesy of Forest County Potawatomi Tribe.
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SCHOOL LUNCH: Implementing Nutrition Changes Was Challenging and Clarification of Oversight Requirements Is Needed
a) Paid lunch equity requirements, as well as the milk and water lunch content requirements, were required to be implemented by SFAs in school year 2011-2012.
b) In order to assist state efforts to certify SFA compliance in school year 2012-2013, USDA issued multiple tools through a guidance memo in May 2012 and then made additions and changes to those tools several times throughout the school year. Because the figure includes all versions of guidance memos by the date they were issued, and these updated tools were not provided with a revised guidance memo, these revised tools are not included in the figure.
c) “Other” guidance memos include those that address procurement of foods by SFAs for school lunches and state administrative funds. USDA provides states with administrative funds annually to assist their efforts to administer and oversee the National School Lunch Program, and the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 provided additional funds for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 intended to provide states with additional resources to assist SFAs efforts to improve the quality of school meals provided to children and come into compliance with the new requirements.
Founder and CEO of the Cold Climate Housing Research Center Jack Hébert (right) meets with a community in Quinhagak, Alaska, to plan a demonstration energy-efficient home. Photo from Molly Rettig, CCHRC
December 19, 2012 - During an Office of Indian Energy Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team (START) site visit on the Campo Indian Reservation in San Diego County, NREL's Bob Springer (right) and Robi Robichaud review a site map with Laura Quaha of the Campo Kumeyaay Nation (center) and Melissa Estes with the Campo Environmental Protection Agency. | Photo courtesy of Alex Dane, NREL.
Founder and CEO of the Cold Climate Housing Research Center Jack Hébert (center) during a site visit in Quinhagak, Alaska, on the western coast of the state. Photo from Molly Rettig, CCHRC
April 23, 2012 - START team member Paul Dearhouse of Dearhouse Consulting and Kevin Davidson of the Hualapai Tribe Planning and Economic Development Department discuss utility scale solar and wind project potential during a START site visit in Arizona. | Photo courtesy of Bob Springer, NREL.
Natalie Hanson (center) and other representatives from eight intertribal technical assistance provider networks selected through a 2016 Office of Indian Energy grant toured the National Wind Technology Center in Colorado. Photo from Devonie McCamey, NREL
During an Office of Indian Energy Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team (START) site visit of the Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico, NREL's Otto VanGeet (right) discusses the layout of the site's water well with Strallie Edaakie Sr. of the Zuni Utility Department. | Photo courtesy of Colton Heaps, NREL.
BONNERS FERRY, Idaho — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Seattle District emergency management staff provide technical assistance to local responders here, June 27, 2012 as record rainfall brings the Kootenai river flow up above flood stage - Kootenai River Inn Casino & Spa, Bonners Ferry, Boundary County, Idaho. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Charlie Comer)
Limited fuel storage capacity, extreme cold, and increased demand for heating fuel during the winter of 2012 resulted in fuel supply running short. To obtain heating fuel, villagers were making daily trips to Brevig Mission (a village six miles away) on snow machines over a frozen inlet of the Bering Sea, to tow small amounts of heating oil back to Teller. | Photo courtesy of Alexander Dane, NREL.
December 19, 2012 During an Office of Indian Energy Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team (START) site visit on the Campo Indian Reservation in San Diego County, NREL's Alex Dane reviews a site map. | Photo courtesy of Alex Dane, NREL.
BONNERS FERRY, Idaho — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Seattle District emergency management staff provide technical assistance to local responders here, June 27, 2012 as record rainfall brings the Kootenai river flow up above flood stage - Kootenai River Inn Casino & Spa, Bonners Ferry, Boundary County, Idaho. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Charlie Comer)
Laura Quaha of the Campo Kumeyaay Nation and Melissa Estes with the Campo Environmental Protection Agency accompany START team members (Bob Springer and Robi Robichaud) from NREL at a September 2012 wind site assessment on the Campo Indian Reservation in San Diego County, California. | Photo courtesy of Alexander Dane, NREL.
Laura Quaha of the Campo Kumeyaay Nation and Melissa Estes with the Campo Envrionmental Protection Agency accompany START team members (Bob Springer and Robi Robichaud from NREL) at a September 2012 wind site assessment on the Campo Indian Reservation in San Diego County, California. | Photo courtesy of Alexander Dane, NREL.
In June 2016, the Blue Lake Rancheria began construction of its 500-kilowatt (kW) solar array. The solar system is a cornerstone of the tribe’s low-carbon community microgrid project. When complete, the project will incorporate more than 950 kilowatt-hours of battery storage with the tribe’s solar energy system and back-up generators. Pictured from left to right: David Carter, Senior Managing Engineer, Schatz Energy Research Center; Nate McKeever, Founder/President, McKeever Energy & Electric; Randy Cox, Senior Electrician, Colburn Electric. Photo from Blue Lake Rancheria
Workers installing the racking for the Blue Lake Rancheria’s 500-kilowatt (kW) solar system in June 2016. The solar system is a cornerstone of the tribe’s low-carbon community microgrid project, scheduled to be online by year-end. When complete, the project will incorporate more than 950 kilowatt-hours of battery storage with the tribe’s solar energy system and back-up generators. Photo from Blue Lake Rancheria
Six photovoltaic arrays generate 32 kilowatts of energy to power 20 units at the Akwesasne Housing Authority’s (AHA) Sunrise Acres housing complex on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation. Pictured from left to right are Paul Kabotie of Indigenous Collaboration, Inc., Rachel Sullivan of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Cecil Ransom of AHA, Sandra Begay-Campbell of Sandia National Laboratories, and Sheila Loran of AHA. Photo from Lesley Kabotie, Indigenous Collaboration, Inc.
The combination of the Native Village of Teller's limited fuel storage capacity and a harsh winter led to a supply shortage in 2012. | Photo courtesy of Alexander Dane, NREL.
May 23, 2012 - Alex Dane of NREL repairs a Solar PV array in the native village of Venetie, Alaska, as part of the Office of Indian Energy Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team (START) Program. | Photo courtesy of Brian Hirsch, NREL.
UUSC members also provide technical assistance to help partners further their goals and assert their rights. Rob Robinson of Golden, Colo., an expert in reclaiming the environment from degradation caused by mining, is helping the Commission for Peace and Ecology (COPAE) of the diocese of San Marcos in Guatemala to hold GoldCorp accountable for contaminating water resources and damaging homes. COPAE wanted to establish a community-controlled water-quality monitoring project because neither the government nor GoldCorp would take their contamination claims seriously, even though community members were showing skin-related disease normally associated with toxic chemicals in water. Recently retired, Robinson offered his skills in helping UUSC set up water-quality monitoring with COPAE. Robinson raised funds, put together a team of highly expert technical and support staff, and traveled to Guatemala to deliver water-test kits, train COPAE staff, and assist in reporting to the communities, government ministries, and elected officials. As a result of the project, the Ministry of the Environment has requested that the Ministry of Mines and GoldCorp establish a water-quality monitoring program to track toxic chemicals. Most recently, the team reported to the Congress of Guatemala, affected communities, and the press on damage to homes caused by the mine.
February 21, 2013 - Renewable energy development has the potential to reduce Kake's dependence on costly imported fossil fuel while preserving the pristine environment that is so vital to the community's way of life. | Photo courtesy of Gary Williams.
UUSC members also provide technical assistance to help partners further their goals and assert their rights. Rob Robinson of Golden, Colo., an expert in reclaiming the environment from degradation caused by mining, is helping the Commission for Peace and Ecology (COPAE) of the diocese of San Marcos in Guatemala to hold GoldCorp accountable for contaminating water resources and damaging homes. COPAE wanted to establish a community-controlled water-quality monitoring project because neither the government nor GoldCorp would take their contamination claims seriously, even though community members were showing skin-related disease normally associated with toxic chemicals in water. Recently retired, Robinson offered his skills in helping UUSC set up water-quality monitoring with COPAE. Robinson raised funds, put together a team of highly expert technical and support staff, and traveled to Guatemala to deliver water-test kits, train COPAE staff, and assist in reporting to the communities, government ministries, and elected officials. As a result of the project, the Ministry of the Environment has requested that the Ministry of Mines and GoldCorp establish a water-quality monitoring program to track toxic chemicals. Most recently, the team reported to the Congress of Guatemala, affected communities, and the press on damage to homes caused by the mine.
Native village of Shishmaref completed a 2.4-kilowatt wind project funded by DOE Tribal Energy Program grant. Photo by Jared Temanson, NREL.
NREL's Levi Kilcher advises Skyler Copsey at the Youth Energy Training during the Kake Culture Camp in Kake, Alaska. | Photo courtesy of Connie Fredenberg, Marsh Creek.
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www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-832
INTERNATIONAL LABOR GRANTS: DOL's Use of Financial and Performance Monitoring Tools Needs to Be Strengthened
UUSC members also provide technical assistance to help partners further their goals and assert their rights. Rob Robinson of Golden, Colo., an expert in reclaiming the environment from degradation caused by mining, is helping the Commission for Peace and Ecology (COPAE) of the diocese of San Marcos in Guatemala to hold GoldCorp accountable for contaminating water resources and damaging homes. COPAE wanted to establish a community-controlled water-quality monitoring project because neither the government nor GoldCorp would take their contamination claims seriously, even though community members were showing skin-related disease normally associated with toxic chemicals in water. Recently retired, Robinson offered his skills in helping UUSC set up water-quality monitoring with COPAE. Robinson raised funds, put together a team of highly expert technical and support staff, and traveled to Guatemala to deliver water-test kits, train COPAE staff, and assist in reporting to the communities, government ministries, and elected officials. As a result of the project, the Ministry of the Environment has requested that the Ministry of Mines and GoldCorp establish a water-quality monitoring program to track toxic chemicals. Most recently, the team reported to the Congress of Guatemala, affected communities, and the press on damage to homes caused by the mine.
Kokhanok is one of five villages selected to receive DOE Office of Indian Energy START Program technical assistance from May 2015 through May 2018. Photo from Alaska Center for Energy and Power, NREL 33699.
UUSC members also provide technical assistance to help partners further their goals and assert their rights. Rob Robinson of Golden, Colo., an expert in reclaiming the environment from degradation caused by mining, is helping the Commission for Peace and Ecology (COPAE) of the diocese of San Marcos in Guatemala to hold GoldCorp accountable for contaminating water resources and damaging homes. COPAE wanted to establish a community-controlled water-quality monitoring project because neither the government nor GoldCorp would take their contamination claims seriously, even though community members were showing skin-related disease normally associated with toxic chemicals in water. Recently retired, Robinson offered his skills in helping UUSC set up water-quality monitoring with COPAE. Robinson raised funds, put together a team of highly expert technical and support staff, and traveled to Guatemala to deliver water-test kits, train COPAE staff, and assist in reporting to the communities, government ministries, and elected officials. As a result of the project, the Ministry of the Environment has requested that the Ministry of Mines and GoldCorp establish a water-quality monitoring program to track toxic chemicals. Most recently, the team reported to the Congress of Guatemala, affected communities, and the press on damage to homes caused by the mine.
NREL Project Leader Megan Day facilitating the Muscogee Creek Nation Strategic Energy Planning workshop in Oklahoma. Photo by Rachel Sullivan, NREL. August 2015