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Samantha Power: “[I]n addition to a 25 percent target of our assistance going to local partners, today I'm announcing that by the end of…”

On the recordNovember 4, 2021
[I]n addition to a 25 percent target of our assistance going to local partners, today I'm announcing that by the end of the decade, 50 percent of our programming, at least half of every dollar we spend, will need to place local communities in the lead to either co-design a project, set priorities, drive implementation, or evaluate the impact of our programs.
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Samantha Power emphasizes increasing local partner involvement in USAID programming.

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