COOPERATION IN ACTION
OAS-SEDI: Forging New Partnerships for Development
Washington, DC. April 28,
2014
OAS
– China Scholarship Program Selects 2014 Candidates. A
total of 15 citizens from OAS Member States will receive
scholarships covering registration, tuition, books and study
materials, accommodation, subsistence, medical insurance and local
transportation for the duration of their program in China. The OAS
and the Government of China partnered in 2009 to offer scholarships
opportunities to citizens of the Americas under the Partnerships
Program for Education and Training (PAEC)
OAS-China
Scholarship Program, which has already benefited 41 students of
the Hemisphere. The list of the selected scholarship recipients has
been announced and studies will begin in September 2014.
Washington, DC. April 30, 2014
OAS
- Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFE) partner to promote
financial inclusion. The agreement signed between both
institutions sets the stage for working together in supporting and
promoting financial inclusion programming in Latin America and the
Caribbean. Specifically, the OAS and CFE will work with Member
States to conduct an assessment and analysis of existing programs
and institutional support provided in the area of financial
empowerment. Technical assistance offered by the CFE includes the
design of financial training programs and an assessment of their
impact in peoples’ livelihoods.
Washington, DC. May 05,
2014
OAS
- PADF to work together to prevent and reduce the impact of natural
disasters. The OAS will strengthen its collaboration with
the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) to create mechanisms
that prevent and reduce the impact of natural disasters in
populations in situations of vulnerability in Latin America and the
Caribbean. Available tools include the
Inter-American
Network for Disaster Mitigation (INDM) and the
Inter-American
Plan for Disaster Prevention and Response and the Coordination of
Humanitarian Assistance. The agreement will promote
community-centered and local government-driven solutions and
facilitate a stronger and more coordinated participation of civil
society, the local private sector and citizens.
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