Hillary Clinton’s List of Deliverables
None of the projects Clinton announced during her trip involve new money from the U.S. They will be funded from the already announced $7.5 billion Kerry-Lugar-Berman aid package. However, Clinton’s announcements shed light on the priorities and shape of the U.S. aid program.- A $270 million water program, which includes construction and repair of municipal water infrastructure, a program to improve local water services (including safe water and sanitation), several dam irrigation projects, introduction of improved irrigation technology, the creation of a series of water storage damns, and expert support for water management.
- $120 million in humanitarian and post-conflict assistance
- A $60 million energy program (phase II), including finishing two dams, assistance for natural gas development, and financing for feasibility studies that will explore the development of a smart grid, biomass fuel conversion, a wind power pilot project, and a solar photovoltaic power system.
- A $40 million gender equity program, aimed at advancing women’s rights and empowerment.
- $28 million for a Signature Health Program to finance construction and renovations of three hospitals.
- $21 million for two agricultural programs, including training for women in agriculture and an infrastructure program to support the export of Pakistani mangoes to the United States.
- Partnership for communications and historic preservation.
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