WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Henrietta Fore,
Administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),
participated in a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signing ceremony with
American Charities for Palestine, launching a public-private partnership aimed
at expanding U.S. private donor assistance to Palestinians in the West Bank
and Gaza.
The American Charities for Palestine (ACP) is a nonprofit organization
that seeks to offer a secure and efficient means of transferring charitable
donations from individuals and entities in the U.S. to USAID-managed programs
for the Palestinians. USAID and ACP will work closely together in order to
achieve this goal.
"In a world with ever increasing demands on resources, and with new and
ongoing humanitarian crises and development needs, it is vital that USAID
reach out to, and work with, the nongovernmental sector in order to advance
change," Administrator Fore said.
The MOU signing marks the first step for ACP and USAID to create a
mechanism to facilitate American donations for charitable causes in the West
Bank and Gaza. Under this MOU, ACP will mobilize private donations from the
American community and then will collaborate with USAID to jointly program the
funds in direct support of mutually agreed upon projects and activities in the
West Bank and Gaza, particularly in the areas of health and education.
These efforts will support USAID's ongoing commitment to improve the
livelihoods and provide humanitarian and development assistance to the
Palestinian people.
For more information about USAID and its programs in the West Bank and
Gaza, please visit www.usaid.gov.
The American people, through the U.S. Agency for International
Development, have provided economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for
nearly 50 years.
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