Nozibele Stemela, a seamstress at Sakhulwazi Women's Hub in Philippi, Cape Town, South Africa assembles a non-medical, 3-ply fabric face mask to international standards funded in part by a partnership between USAID and the British High Commission in South Africa to spark local production of personal protective equipment.

Partnership Sparks Local Production of COVID-19 Protective Equipment

South Africa, 8 October 2020  – Over a hundred thousand locally produced COVID-19 masks are helping to save lives in a high need area in the Western Cape, thanks to an innovative partnership between the U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the British High Commission in Pretoria to support ...
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By | 9 October, 2020 | Categories: Cape Town, Commercial Affairs, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: , , , , , ,

Nazrene Mannie, Fund Manager: Beyond Advocacy Fund, John Groarke USAID Mission Director, Jessye Lapenn Chargé d’Affaires US Embassy South Africa Bonang Mohale, CEO of Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) Busisiwe Mavuso, COO of Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA)

USAID and BLSA Extend Groundbreaking Development Partnership 

News Release | 15 June 2018 (Johannesburg) The U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and Business leadership South Africa (BLSA) announced a three-year extension of their ground-breaking development partnership, the Beyond Advocacy Fund, with an infusion of an additional $3.6 million in funding.  This partnership tackles some of the ...
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By | 15 June, 2018 | Categories: Chargé D’Affaires, Commercial Affairs, News, Press Releases, U.S. & South Africa, U.S. Agencies | Tags: , , ,

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