{"id":1211,"date":"2024-10-21T13:11:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T13:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zampenjournal.news\/?p=1211"},"modified":"2024-11-15T21:03:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T21:03:09","slug":"usaid-mission-director-visits-117-year-old-city-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zampenjournal.news\/?p=1211","title":{"rendered":"USAID MISSION DIRECTOR VISITS 117-YEAR OLD CITY HALL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
City Government of Zamboanga<\/p>\n\n\n\n
USAID Mission Director Ryan Washburn pays a courtesy visit to Mayor John Dalipe in City Hall Thursday, October 17, as he arrives in Zamboanga City for a series of engagements including the signing of the MOU with the city government and gracing the 24th National PESO Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the courtesy visit, the USAID official had the opportunity to interact with Yakan weavers, who were then exhibiting their products at the <\/a>City Hall lobby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The courtesy call was followed by the forging of the Memorandum of Understanding for the effective implementation of USAID initiatives in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Zamboanga City, being one of the 8 cities under USAID’s Cities Development Initiatives (CDI) has been a beneficiary of various programs implemented through technical assistance and consultancy, trainings, mentorship, and other capability building activities; cross visits, study missions, learning exchanges; conferences, fora, workshops, and similar activities\/ events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Joining the Mission Director Washburn were key officials of USAID -Urban Connect. (CMO-PIO) (photo credits: Kathy Wee Sit)<\/p>\n\n\n\n