USAID grants P42-M to projects on solving ocean plastics pollution

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The United States government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Clean Cities, Blue Ocean (CCBO) program, has awarded grants worth around P42 million ($890,000) to five organizations in support of local solutions that address ocean plastics pollution.

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U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires John Law, USAID Philippines Mission Director Lawrence Hardy II, Puerto Princesa City Vice Mayor Nancy Socrates, Manila Department of Public Services Head Kenneth Amurao, Pasig City Environment and Natural Resources Officer Allen Angeles, Clean Cities, Blue Ocean Chief of Party Jon Angin, and CCBO Moderator and Grants Manager Amy Kirk at the virtual CCBO program launch and grant award ceremony on January 14.

According to a 2015 McKinsey and Company study, a staggering 2.7 million tons of plastic are generated in the Philippines each year, 20 percent of which is estimated to end up in the ocean. “The United States is a committed ally and partner of the Filipino people in protecting the country’s rich marine ecosystems and resources for the benefit of present and future generations,” U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires John Law said.

Program grantees are: Communities Organized for Resource Allocation for its project in Parañaque City; Catholic Relief Services for its Manila City project; Green Antz Builders, Inc. for a project in Pasig City; The Plastics Credit Exchange for its project operating in the City of Manila; and Project Zacchaeus, undertaking an effort in Puerto Princesa, Palawan

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Take care of mother nature. Safer place to live.

I'm really curious what tangible result will that amount of money produce.

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