Vicente Catudio Jr.

Chief of Party at USAID SPEED

Vicente “Vice” Catudio is a digital economy expert with 27 years of professional experience, including nine years in consulting in the financial services industry. He focuses on e-payments and e-commerce solutions and has helped transition the…

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Elisha John Soni

Deputy Chief of Party

Elisha John Soni is a water utility operations expert with three decades of experience leading water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) projects in Nigeria. Elisha has proven expertise in the management and implementation of WASH intervention projects,…

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James Racicot

Chief of Party

James Racicot is a water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) engineer with more than 25 years of experience managing capacity building efforts for water utilities in Canada and over a dozen developing countries in Asia, the Middle…

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Vietnam Action Against Plastic Pollution

The VAAPP activity supports the government of Vietnam's commitment to reducing plastic pollution at its source, improving solid waste management, implementing single-use plastic reduction models, and supporting collective action.
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Lagos Urban Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene

The USAID-funded Lagos Urban WASH Activity (LUWASH) will implement activities focused on strengthening governance, increasing accountability, and improving financial and technical capabilities of public water utilities and private sector providers
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Engaging the Private Sector in Green Infrastructure Development and Financing

The following report details, via case study analysis, recommended steps that municipal policymakers and the donor community can enact to engage private sector partners in green infrastructure development.
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Securing our Future: Partnerships for Youth

How can we use the resources of public-private partnerships to solve youth unemployment and position young people to tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges – in agriculture, natural resources, tourism, and more?
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