Diplomatic Correspondent :
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller on Friday said, the US government has been working closely with the Government of Bangladesh and other development partners to improve economic opportunities for local communities.
The US government are also operating its activities to promote conservation of the unique natural resources in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, he said.
The Ambassador said this at Rangamati Sadar Hospital while visiting a USAID training programme, said the US Embassy in Dhaka on Friday.
The Ambassador reviewed USAID’s work with local communities building resilient livelihoods and forest management systems that sustain biodiversity, the region’s water supply, and improved incomes.
He accompanied by USAID Mission Director Derrick Brown met residents and local government and community leaders.
USAID has helped 24,000 local community members improve their livelihood through vegetables, poultry, pig, and goat farming.
As part of improving water security, USAID programs have increased access to safe drinking water while reducing community dependence on timber and other forest resources.
USAID has also partnered with the Bangladesh Forest Department and local communities to plant trees on 625 hectares of land in reserve forests. Another 920 hectares will be reforested this year.
Ambassador Miller also saw first-hand the changing climate risks facing the region and efforts underway to improve responsiveness to natural disasters.
Ambassador Miller and Mission Director Derrick Brown visited the Rangamati Sadar Hospital to
observe a USAID training for emergency response personnel.
These training sessions aim at enhancing the capacity of healthcare personnel-throughout the Chittagong Hill Tracts-for emergency preparedness for mass casualty and disaster management.
The site visits were undertaken in collaboration with the Government of Bangladesh and the United Nations Development Programme.
The US government through USAID has provided more than $7 billion in development assistance to Bangladesh since 1971.
In 2018, USAID provided nearly $219 million in development assistance to improve the lives of people in Bangladesh through programs that, expands food security and economic opportunity, improve health and education, promote democratic institutions and practices, protect the environment, and increase resilience to climate change.
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller on Friday said, the US government has been working closely with the Government of Bangladesh and other development partners to improve economic opportunities for local communities.
The US government are also operating its activities to promote conservation of the unique natural resources in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, he said.
The Ambassador said this at Rangamati Sadar Hospital while visiting a USAID training programme, said the US Embassy in Dhaka on Friday.
The Ambassador reviewed USAID’s work with local communities building resilient livelihoods and forest management systems that sustain biodiversity, the region’s water supply, and improved incomes.
He accompanied by USAID Mission Director Derrick Brown met residents and local government and community leaders.
USAID has helped 24,000 local community members improve their livelihood through vegetables, poultry, pig, and goat farming.
As part of improving water security, USAID programs have increased access to safe drinking water while reducing community dependence on timber and other forest resources.
USAID has also partnered with the Bangladesh Forest Department and local communities to plant trees on 625 hectares of land in reserve forests. Another 920 hectares will be reforested this year.
Ambassador Miller also saw first-hand the changing climate risks facing the region and efforts underway to improve responsiveness to natural disasters.
Ambassador Miller and Mission Director Derrick Brown visited the Rangamati Sadar Hospital to
observe a USAID training for emergency response personnel.
These training sessions aim at enhancing the capacity of healthcare personnel-throughout the Chittagong Hill Tracts-for emergency preparedness for mass casualty and disaster management.
The site visits were undertaken in collaboration with the Government of Bangladesh and the United Nations Development Programme.
The US government through USAID has provided more than $7 billion in development assistance to Bangladesh since 1971.
In 2018, USAID provided nearly $219 million in development assistance to improve the lives of people in Bangladesh through programs that, expands food security and economic opportunity, improve health and education, promote democratic institutions and practices, protect the environment, and increase resilience to climate change.
