Clean Cities

Six Ridiculous Examples Illustrating Why USAID Should be Shuttered

PLEASE NOTE: This is not meant to be a humorous post.

In 2023, its own words, USAID stated, “through the Agency’s flagship ‘Clean Cities, Blue Ocean’ program under the ‘Save our Seas Initiative,’ is responding to the ocean plastic pollution crisis by working with its partner countries in Asia, the Pacific Islands, Latin America and the Caribbean to address these challenges to provide the tools and resources so that women can successfully participate in and advance local circular economies.”

Note the last twelve words: “so that women can successfully participate in and advance local circular economies.”

So how is USAID making way for Clean Cities, Blue Oceans, and Saving our Seas?

These are six word-for-word examples, according to USAID:

  1. Creating opportunities for women to establish and expand their waste businesses.
  2.  Including gender in the local government planning processes.
  3. Promoting the safety of women in waste.
  4. Strengthening women’s agency and confidence to be recycling champions.
  5. Designing waste system solutions based on gender-inclusive research.
  6. Rightsizing technology and facilities for women

For fiscal year 2024 alone, the Biden Administration budgeted $53 million for this project.