Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Open Letter To The President of the United States

 How to do right by the world’s poor?

By Eric Stradford, U.S. Marine Corps, Retired

AMWS, October 1, 2024, Atlanta – According to the United Nations, nearly half of the world’s population lives in poverty, with over 800 million people in extreme poverty.  Extreme poverty is defined as surviving on less than $1.25 a day.  The goal of the U.N. and its partners is to eradicate poverty everywhere by 2030, as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The United States of America is one of 193 member states of the U.N. today.

Howard Buffett, 69 is Warren Buffett’s son.  According to Fortune Magazine, Howard will be trusted with his dad’s $144 billion fortune.   He says its ‘not so easy to give away money’ if you want to do it right.  Original trustees for Buffet’s 68 billion trust might agree.   I believe Howard is wrong.  On any given day, any two of 2.4 billion followers might simply draw on the endowment, “all things are possible.”  I am one of them.

Community Reinvestment is as easy as declaring #NoPoverty2030 #MissionPossible in the name of #BlackJesus if y’all ain’t scared.  It requires believing in the mission, speaking (or writing the vision) and putting a plan in action.  In other words, what are you going to do about it?  So, what is it that frightens Warren, Donald, Diddy, and the top two-percent account holders of the world’s Money-n-the-Bank?  Debt Forgiveness!

As Americans count the days to vote for the next U.S. president, the current president, is also one of 2.4 billion followers of Jesus The Christ through whom ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE.  President Joe Biden is pressed to make good on a campaign promise for Healing The Soul of America.  On October 13-15, President Biden travels to Luanda, Angola, where he will meet with President João Lourenço of Angola.  The agenda is likely to include infrastructure investment given Biden’s affection for trains. It will be the 46th president’s first visit to Sub-Saharan Africa since taking office. 

Candidate Donald Trump did not travel to Africa.  Vice President Kamala Harris has already visited Sub-Saharan Africa and pledged $100 million during a week-long three nation tour.

An Invitation to One Nation Under God

Generation Alpha is the term used to describe the generation of people born (or who will be born) between 2010 and 2025. They are the demographic cohort succeeding Generation Z. They are the first generation born entirely in the 21st century and the third millennium.

Their parents are mostly Millennials, and their older siblings are Gen Zs. These tech-savvy digital natives and are already proving themselves worthy of global investment.  They are the bridge between dreaming the impossible and getting things done.

In Sub-Saharan Africa, two or more Generation Alpha believers are on a mission to engage 2.4 billion followers in declaring UNSDG Goal 1 of 17, #NoPoverty2030 #MissionPossible.  The United Nations believes $3.3-4.5 trillion USD per year is needed to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  A bottoms-up needs assessment might support the belief, "Ending poverty is not a gesture of charity, but an act of justice."

The President of the United States is Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces.  On his way to Africa, President Biden is invited to partner with Generation Alpha Secret Millionaires.  As such, a sole source defense contract through AFRICOM might signal immediate support for declaring #NoPoverty2030 #MissionPossible.

Mr. Buffett or any responsible citizen might simply invest $1 to $144 billion in the established crowd-funding campaign.

An Invitation To #InGodWeTrust

#BlackJesus is a faith-based spiritual value common to a family of Free Africans. The spirit of the original Free African Society, an American Value or (Common Vision), is undervalued in the U.S. Federal Debt as Stolen Peoples’ Equity.   

The number of Christians around the world has nearly quadrupled in the last 100 years, from about 600 million in 1910 to more than 2 billion in 2010. But the world’s overall population also has risen rapidly, from an estimated 1.8 billion in 1910 to 6.9 billion in 2010. As a result, Christians make up about the same portion of the world’s population today (32%) as they did a century ago (35%).  Debt-forgiveness and caring for the poor are among the key deliverables in a single command to “love one another.”  

534 million of the 1.1 billion poor people live in Sub-Saharan Africa. In contrast to the Middle East, religion is not so much a source of conflict as a source of hope. Religious leaders and movements are a major force in civil society and a key provider of relief and development for the needy, particularly given the widespread reality of failed states and collapsing government services. The number of Muslims living between the Sahara Desert and the Cape of Good Hope has increased more than 20-fold, rising from an estimated 11 million in 1900 to approximately 234 million in 2010. The number of Christians has grown even faster, soaring almost 70-fold from about 7 million to 470 million. Sub-Saharan Africa now is home to about one-in-five of all the Christians in the world (21%) and more than one-in-seven of the world’s Muslims (15%).  Depending on an institution’s religious doctrine, a vast majority of Free Africans, be they Christian or Muslim, relate or are related to God living within them.  Translation of the word FAITH to some 2100 indigenous languages begins to measure the loss due to European colonization.

But, if there is a will, there is a way.

World Bank Trust Funds

Consultative Group to Assist the Poor

Healing The Soul of America – The Biden Administration negotiated a strategy with the U.S. Congress concerning an increase in the U.S. debt ceiling.  The two branches agreed to decide later. This action demonstrates the aphorism, Time is Money as an historic American value.

United States Africa Command (africom.mil)  General Langley briefs U.S. Congress on Whole of Government Security.  The concept is perhaps more realistic from an African perspective rather than American.  General Langley’s “Learning Journey  may have revealed a path toward healing America’s soul and securing world peace.

Veterans | TheEnterpriZe – TheEnterpriZe LLC is an SBA Certified Veteran-owned Small Business It seeks to sustain a 1985-day mission (January 1, 2025-June 9, 2030) to engage faith and government partners in declaring #NoPoverty2030 #MissionPossible.

Youth Achievers USA Institute (youthusa.net) – Qualifies Gen Alpha “believers” as Secret Millionaires committed to “Cheerful Giving” to achieve #NoPoverty2030.  

Free African Society (FAS2) – The YouthUSA grant-making strategy develops FAITH FAMILY TRUSTS as the sustaining foundation for a youth-led joint venture.



Since World War II, the US has provided more foreign aid to Israel than to any other country. Israel received the second-largest amount of US aid in 2022 after Ukraine, where the US committed $12.4 billion. The two countries received 4.8% and 18.1%, respectively, of all foreign aid granted that year.

A $1 billion commitment to Ubuntu development would signal a shift in America’s foreign policy priorities from war to peace.  Components for a replicable 5-year $100-m Whole of Government Security demonstration begins with a sole-source federal contract to a U.S. SBA certified veteran-owned small business for small trust development.

A total of 10 FAITH FAMILY TRUSTS over a 5-year timeline models intergenerational capacity building across Sub-Saharan Africa.  Each of 10 FAITH FAMILY TRUST translates the word FAITH into an indigenous African language.

IMMEDIATE ACTION: President Joe Biden’s Staff for Africa Mission – Declare #NoPoverty2030 #MissionPossible in the name of #BlackJesus.

Timeline:  #ThePentecostProject Countdown to #NoPoverty2030 TODAY –  Pentecost Sunday June 9, 2030

·         Warren Buffett’s Secret Millionaires

·         Remnant of the Historic Black Church in America (HBCUs)

·         World Bank Black Jesus Card or Charity Charge

·         World Bank Consultative Group to Assist the Poor

·         General Michael Langley, AFRICOM

·         Lesotho FAITH FAMILY TRUST (Sesotho - Tumelo)  

·         Cote D’Ivoire FAITH FAMILY TRUST (Baoule - Soulafilai)

·         Angola FAITH FAMILY TRUST

·         Ghana FAITH FAMILY TRUST

 Managing Unit: GGEVP

VPU: GGEVP

Program Type: Umbrella

Umbrella Program Manager: Tutnjevic, Igor

CGAP is a global partnership of more than 30 leading development organizations that works to advance the lives of the poor, especially women, through financial inclusion. Using action-oriented research, CGAP tests and shares knowledge to help build inclusive and responsible financial systems. These will enable the poor to access economic opportunities and essential services. It will help them build resilience, including in the context of climate change.

CGAP researches and experiments to establish proofs of concept and extract actionable insights that help partners implement solutions in the marketplace and take them to scale. By doing so, CGAP hopes to advance broader development goals and contribute to more prosperous, equal, resilient, sustainable economies and societies.

Monday, July 15, 2024

The Presidents’ Call on #BlackJesus

 “Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party generally.” 

President George Washington

Vice President Kamala Harris was inside the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters when a pipe bomb was found outside the building on January 6, 2021, the same day Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol.  According to NBC News, people familiar with the matter confirmed the news about Harris' experience on January 6, claiming that the vice president was then evacuated. Source: Latin Post

By Eric Stradford, U.S. Marine Corps, Retired

AMWS July 11, 2024 – The United States Senate, including at least one follower of #BlackJesus, is leveraging its influence over the 2024 United States presidential election. 

President Joe Biden said only one thing could persuade him to drop out of the 2024 presidential race. "Look, I mean, if the Lord Almighty came down and said, ‘Joe, get outta the race,’ I’d get outta the race,” he said, adding, “The Lord Almighty’s not comin’ down.”  

Two days after this nationally significant anniversary of July 11, 1798, the president's political opponent, predecessor, convicted felon, alleged insurrectionist, and now miraculous survivor of a botched assassination attempt confessed, “I’M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.”   A “Whole of Government” investigation and security review into "God's grace on thee" may never solve the “where are my shoes?” mystery. But proven prosecutorial proficiency and transparent fact-finding into competitive two-party politics will perhaps get We The People to ask relevant questions.  

According to the U.S. Constitution, and not the Constitution of the Confederate States, Vice President Kamela Harris pulls double duty as President of the United States Senate.  On any given day, she is unofficially the co-president with Joe Biden as well as a running mate for the Democratic Party. Harris is potentially the country’s greatest influencer when POTUS runs amuck. 

Her predecessor, Mike Pence might have saved time, money, even American lives by examining his own faith along with the history of the office.   "I do not believe that such a course of action is in the best interest of our Nation or consistent with our Constitution," Pence wrote. He said the XXV amendment is "not a means of punishment or usurpation," and that invoking it would "set a terrible precedent."

But the “terrible precedent “was set long before Pence survived domestic terror on January 6, 2021.   And, based on the latest ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, the co-president now shares an executive responsibility to “lower the temperature in our politics” once and for all.   Kamela Harris, together with Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia might partner on the possibility that “God Almighty” has sovereign authority over One Nation Under God. 

Like a “Fresh Wind,” an unprecedented intervention can, in the interest of national security, HEAL THE SOUL OF AMERICA.  On this date, 226 years ago, The United States of America put collective faith to work through the establishment of a unique force in readiness. 

11 July 1798

SEC 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That in addition to the present military establishment, there shall be raised and organized a corps of marines, which shall consist of one major, four captains, sixteen first lieutenants, twelve second lieutenants, forty-eight sergeants, forty-eight corporals, thirty-two drums and fifes, and seven hundred and twenty privates, including the marines who have been enlisted, or are authorized to be raised, for the naval armament, and the said corps may be formed into as many companies, or detachments, as the President of the United States shall direct, with a proper distribution of the commissioned and non-commissioned officers and musicians to each company or detachment.

The Founding Fathers, most of whom were of English descent, include those who signed the United States Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the United States Constitution and others. Seven figures are distinguished among key founders, based on the "triple tests" of leadership, longevity, and statesmanship: John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington.

In every generation since, seven stars of democracy have compromised on the America value, “all men are created equal.” As such, compromise stands as the enduring threat known as The Triple Evils.   In his farewell address on September 19, 1796, President George Washington articulated a future for divisive politics based bad habits forming during his own temporal reality. 

After defeating the British in the American Revolutionary War, Washington stepped in to lead 13 colonies to form a more perfect union. Political factions or parties began to form during the struggle over ratification of the federal Constitution of 1787.

Friction between them increased as attention shifted from the creation of a new federal government to the question of how powerful that federal government would be.

The Federalists, led by Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton, wanted a strong central government, while the Anti-Federalists, led by Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, advocated states’ rights instead of centralized power.  Federalists coalesced around the commercial sector of the country while their opponents drew their strength from those favoring an “agrarian” society. The ensuing partisan battles led George Washington to warn of “the baneful effects of the spirit of party” in his Farewell Address as president of United States.

“Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party generally.”

The same political dog-whistles of George Washington’s era call on the next president of the United States to either pay attention to a word from God, or anticipate a thump upside the head from one of His fingers.

Whether Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, or even Jesse Jackson, Jr. is the next Commander-in-Chief, dogs of war respond to authority.  According to military training sources, “Command voice refers to the way a command is given to affect the way the movement is executed.” A correctly delivered command is loud and distinct enough for everyone in the element to hear. It is given in a tone, cadence, and snap that demand a willing, correct, and immediate response.”

Depending on one’s narrative, Biblical Moses lead Israelites out of Africa.  Like #BlackJesus, Moses was reportedly an African prince, perhaps born to sensitize the slave master to the needs of the enslaved.  After 40 years at the Egyptian court, Moses learned that he was special. He spent the next 40 years in the desert of Midian learning that God is special. Moses had to learn not to have himself and his position as the focus. He had to learn how to care for sheep in order to be a shepherd of God to the people.

God’s plan is not likely to be found in the political party platforms of either the Democratics or the Republicans.  Historically, His plan has called on leadership to do His will.  Out of seven founding fathers from U.S. History, one ended up getting shot by the Vice President of the United States. 

The latest ruling by The U.S. Supreme Court theoretically supports Affirmative Engagement for eliminating a threat to American lives.  If Barack Obama could deploy U.S. Special Forces to take out Osama Bin Laden, why would Joe Biden debate a convicted felon over his perceived right to govern? “There’s no place in America for this kind of violence, for any violence, ever. Period. No exceptions,” said President Biden.   “We can’t allow this violence to be normalized,” Biden said during his remarks.

Pew Research:  A reckoning over racial inequality

Racial tensions were a constant undercurrent during Trump’s presidency, often intensified by the public statements he made in response to high-profile incidents.

The death of George Floyd, in particular, brought race to the surface in a way that few other recent events have. The videotaped killing of the unarmed, 46-year-old Black man by a White police officer in Minneapolis was among several police killings that sparked national and international protests in 2020 and led to an outpouring of public support for the Black Lives Matter movement, including from corporations, universities and other institutions. In a survey shortly after Floyd’s death in May, two-thirds of U.S. adults – including majorities across all major racial and ethnic groups – voiced support for the movement, and use of the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag surged to a record high on Twitter.

Attitudes began to change as the protests wore on and sometimes turned violent, drawing sharp condemnation from Trump. By September, support for the Black Lives Matter movement had slipped to 55% – largely due to decreases among White adults – and many Americans questioned whether the nation’s renewed focus on race would lead to changes to address racial inequality or improve the lives of Black people.

Race-related tensions erupted into public view earlier in Trump’s tenure, too. In 2017, White nationalists rallied in Charlottesville, Virginia, to protest the removal of a Confederate statue amid a broader push to eliminate such memorials from public spaces across the country. The rally led to violent clashes in the city’s streets and the death of a 32-year-old woman when a White nationalist deliberately drove a car into a crowd of people. Tensions also arose in the National Football League as some players protested racial injustices in the U.S. by kneeling during the national anthem. The display prompted a backlash among some who saw it as disrespectful to the American flag.

In all of these controversies and others, Trump weighed in from the White House, but typically not in a way that most Americans saw as helpful. In a summer 2020 survey, for example, six-in-ten U.S. adults said Trump had delivered the wrong message in response to the protests over Floyd’s killing. That included around four-in-ten adults (39%) who said Trump had delivered the completely wrong message.

More broadly, Americans viewed Trump’s impact on race relations as far more negative than positive. In an early 2019 poll, 56% of adults said Trump had made race relations worse since taking office, compared with only 15% who said he had made progress toward improving relations. In the same survey, around two-thirds of adults (65%) said it had become more common for people in the U.S. to express racist or racially insensitive views since his election.

 

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Who Best Plays The #BlackJesus Card?

By Stephanie A. Walker Stradford and Eric Stradford, U.S. Marine Corps, Retired

The World Bank #BlackJesus Card transforms global digital development into local community needs.

AMWS June 26, 2024, Atlanta – Not all U.S. presidential candidates pursuing “a more perfect union” are expected for the SECOND NATIONAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE.  But viewers from any political party can begin leveling the playing field by engaging the youngest generations as stakeholders. 

The second debate will be hosted by CNN from its Atlanta studios starting at 9 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday (June 27, 2024).  Neither candidates nor moderator are expected to address the cost of the Black vote. The FIRST JUNETEENTH NATIONAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE consumed less than fifty thousand dollars of the $100 million investment toward HEALING THE SOUL OF AMERICA.

Howard University Alum, Elana Williams Jenkins, introduced three valued assets for achieving United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 1 of 17.  Jenkins is counting on Peace, Justice and Love to partner Generation Alpha Secret Millionaires with the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement to declare #NoPoverty2030 #MissionPossible. 

The Right Reverend Silvester Beaman has been entrusted to chair the advisory committee for the Biden-Harris version of African engagement. Bishop Beaman is the 139th elected and consecrated Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Common vision for him and Generation Alpha economic leaders, to “carry out the spirit of the original Free African Society” predates the 1816 election of Richard Allen at the church’s first quadrennial meeting.  Beaman has been serving the church as the Presiding Prelate of the Fifteenth Episcopal District serving in South Africa, Namibia, and Angola. However, his global church, reeling from a $100 million pension fund scandal, will need increased community faith and trust to connect Black voters to their #BlackJesus Trust Fund.  

In his address to the African Union (AU) in February 2021, President Biden reiterated how interconnected our world is—and how our fates are bound up together. “Africa’s peace and prosperity are prerequisites to bolstering Africa’s ability to solve global problems. We recognize that we have vital interests in common, and our path toward progress rests on a commitment to working together and elevating African leadership to advance our shared agenda.”

Biden noted that “none of this is going to be easy” but affirmed “there is no doubt that our nations, our people, the African Union – we’re up to this task.”

 

U.S. - FREE AFRICAN 21ST CENTURY UN SDG 17 PARTNERSHIP

Campaign promises must show tangible returns on the way to the polls.  If the United Nations can envision #NoPoverty2030, the President of the United States should reasonably expect to discover #BlackJesus in Africa.

The United States must reset its relations with African counterparts, listen to diverse local voices, and widen the circle of engagement to advance its strategic objectives to the benefit of both Africans and Americans.

• Elevate the U.S.- Free African Partnership. We will collaborate with and engage our Free African partners on global priorities, in addition to those issues impacting their own security and development. We will share our priorities, discuss their agendas, and identify mutual interests. We will broaden our vision of and expectations for senior level engagements, treating meetings with African counterparts as opportunities to advance outcomes favorable to U.S., regional, and global interests. Even when we have disagreements, we will lean in, agree to meet, and address differences head-on.

• Engage More African States. We will broaden our engagements, continuing to invest in the largest states while also deepening our relations with small and medium African states to advance our shared priorities, including the AU’s Agenda 2063. Safeguarding U.S. national security interests requires as much engagement with the small countries as it does with the larger ones. We will engage with emerging African democracies, surging assistance and seizing opportunities to support promising democratic openings. We will develop a deeper bench of partners by increasing our interactions and deploying higher level U.S. interlocutors to promote greater policy alignment based on shared values, including at multinational forums and international courts.

• Bolster Civil Society. We are more likely to advance U.S. objectives if the region’s civil society, including journalists and activists, as well as multilateral bodies and democratic institutions, stand up for shared democratic values, such as transparency, accountability, diversity, equality and equity, women’s rights, and inclusion. By ensuring our assistance, engagement, and public statements are informed by diverse local voices, we will more effectively support reformers, prodemocracy movements, state institutions, and the region’s youth and female leaders. This also entails recognizing the historical and ongoing connections between addressing racial justice and equality in sub-Saharan Africa and the United States.

• Transcend Geographic Seams. We will facilitate and support new geographic groupings, deepen our engagement with multilateral institutions, including the AU and Regional Economic Communities, and expand our foreign partnerships to advanced shared goals. We will integrate African states in Indian Ocean and Indo-Pacific forums; deepen cooperation with other coastal Atlantic countries across Africa, Europe, and the Western Hemisphere; and address the artificial bureaucratic division between North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. Moreover, we will work with African, European, and multilateral institutions to review the current regional architecture, seizing opportunities to address redundancies and rationalize mandates, priorities, and funding.

• Engage America’s African Diaspora. Our African Diaspora is a source of strength. It includes African Americans, descendants of formerly enslaved Africans, and nearly two million African immigrants who maintain close familial, social, and economic connections to the continent. The African immigrant population is among the most educated and prosperous communities in the United States. The AU has included the global African Diaspora—i.e., people of native African origin living outside the continent—as a sixth region. We will elevate our diaspora engagement to strengthen the dialogue between U.S. officials and the diaspora in the United States. We will also support the UN’s Permanent Forum for People of African Descent. Through these efforts, we will seek to better highlight U.S. policies, combat misinformation, foster partnerships, and deepen mutual understanding.

• Leverage U.S. Private Sector and Domestic Leadership. The U.S. Government will increase its partnership with the U.S. private sector, as well as work with states, cities, and communities to showcase how U.S. foreign policy delivers for the middle class. The U.S. private sector plays an important role in advancing U.S. relations and goals in the region across a number of areas—such as health, infrastructure, finance, defense, clean energy, climate change, and education. States and cities also contribute to U.S. foreign policy objectives. In 2017, the City and County of San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System, for example, approved a $100 million investment into power projects in Africa and other emerging markets. To cite another example, the Michigan National Guard, as part of its State Partnership Program, provided training for a military hospital in Liberia. In addition, we will facilitate more African leader travel beyond New York and Washington, D.C., reviving a tradition of U.S.-supported trips to boost trade and investment, reinvigorate cultural ties, and forge new connections to advance our priorities.


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This new strategy will spur us to refocus, renew, and strengthen existing programs, as well as recommend and develop new initiatives. The United States will prioritize innovation and partner with Africans to tackle shared global challenges and thrive in a more connected, urban, and youthful region.

• Revamp Public Diplomacy Efforts. We will modernize our public diplomacy tools, and we will empower our ambassadors and officials to engage with African publics, especially youth and women, in more accessible and creative ways. We will also encourage more cultural exchanges, such as Ghana’s Year of Return festivities. Finally, we will redouble efforts to ensure we have sufficient human and financial resources to plan, organize, and execute these critical programs.

• Support Sustainable Development and Resilience. The speed and the depth of the economic and sociopolitical fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic points to the need for accelerated and dedicated attention to reducing risk and improving state and institutional resilience. We will deepen our work with governments and regional bodies, including the AU, to support sustainable development “accelerators”: digital transformation, particularly in financial services and records; investments in health system core capacities, including workforce and infrastructure; improvements in supply chains for critical commodities; access to electricity; and sustainable job creation. The United States is the largest bilateral overseas development assistance donor to the continent, and we will continue to innovate, adopting tailored approaches, encouraging U.S. companies to increase their investments and partnerships, and tapping a range of tools from departments and agencies beyond the core “development” institutions. We will support development approaches that are environmentally sustainable, enhance food security, build social inclusion and gender equity that reduces fragility and mitigates conflict, and practice fiscal responsibility.

Finally, The United States will continue to play a leadership role in coordinating and sequencing donor humanitarian and economic development activities.

Refine and Reinvest in U.S. Defense Tools. Effective, legitimate, and accountable militaries and other security forces are essential to support open, democratic, and resilient societies and to counter destabilizing threats, including in Africa. We will review and reinvest in tools for engaging with African militaries, especially programs that support necessary institutional capacity-building, combat corruption, and advance security sector reforms. We will condemn human rights violations and coups by security forces, as well as the recruitment and use of child soldiers, and integrate these issues in bilateral and multilateral security dialogues. We will continue to develop and enhance our African partners’ capacity to lead and promote regional peace and security; counter terrorism and other forms of violent extremism; contribute to African-led maritime awareness; and deliver the security necessary for democracies and societies to thrive. In line with the 2022 National Defense Strategy, the Department of Defense will engage with African partners to expose and highlight the risks of negative PRC and Russian activities in Africa. We will leverage civil defense institutions and expand defense cooperation with strategic partners that share our values and our will to foster global peace and stability. We will work with African security partners to build capacity in measuring climate risk exposure, implementing early warning systems, and improving resilience planning. In addition, we will engage the U.S. defense private sector via Prosper Africa to support sustainable technology and energy solutions for African militaries.

TASK: Promote a Replicable Whole of Government National Security Demonstration.

• Strengthen Trade and Commercial Relations. We will build on existing programs and policies to increase U.S. investment and trade with Africa. Through our Presidential initiatives, such as Power Africa, Prosper Africa, PGII, and an initiative on digital transformation, we will focus on sectors that both align with U.S. priorities and meet our African partners’ needs, such as agribusiness, energy, entertainment, healthcare, and technology, while facilitating transactions in sectors that will be critical to African economic growth. We will engage with our African partners to facilitate legitimate trade and travel, while exchanging information to secure the borders of African nations. We will work with willing African partners to deepen and broaden our trade relationship, including through trade negotiations, to deliver equitable and inclusive prosperity.

We will promote customs-to-business partnerships, increase the use of U.S. Government trade transit cargo security measures, and expand data sharing with African partners. We will work with the Congress on the future of AGOA, which expires in 2025, and will support the AfCFTA’s implementation.

TASK: Promote Veteran-Owned Small Business model at an HBCU SBDC.

• Drive Digital Transformation. We will foster a digital ecosystem built on open, reliable, interoperable, and secure internet and information and communication technology across sub-Saharan Africa. U.S. companies and venture capital firms are bullish about the opportunities on the continent, building undersea cables, expanding the number of data centers, and investing in dynamic African businesses. We will work to ensure affordable access to the internet, increasing data rates, and lowering costs, while advocating for open technology platforms like Open RAN to advance secure and cost-competitive telecommunications infrastructure and cloud computing. We will expand digital democracy programming, defend against digital authoritarianism, fight back against disinformation, combat gender-based online harassment and abuse, and establish standards for responsible conduct in cyberspace. Finally, as part of our increased focus on ensuring African youth have improved access to a broader range of skills and knowledge, the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development will seek to leverage U.S. academic institutions as well as the private sector, to facilitate the provision of online undergraduate and certificate-level courses in science, technology, engineering, and math fields.

TASK: Establish FAS2.net wide area network supporting virtual CDFI/CDE

• Rebalance Toward Urban Hubs. Consistent with President Biden’s commitment to invest in urban renewal and infrastructure at home, the United States will help African cities plan for their growth in critical sectors like energy access, climate change, adaptation, transportation, and water and waste management. We will demonstrate a renewed commitment to subnational capacity building and harness existing interagency tools and capabilities to unlock the region’s urban potential and foster thriving, green, and resilient cities and infrastructure. Borrowing from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact investment model, these partnerships will work directly with municipal governments; conduct joint analysis to identify constraints and a work plan to address their causes; and establish time-bound municipal compacts and joint progress indicators.

A forthcoming MCC threshold program within one major African city will test and refine some key elements of this approach before establishing a more formal structure, articulating roles and responsibilities, and working with the Congress to address any outstanding legislative issues.

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7.             Our records indicate there is not an active exclusion for YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE . Are any of YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE , or any of its principals, currently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal Agency? (FAR 52.209-5, FAR 52.212-3)

No

8.             In the past three-year period, has YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE , or any of its principals, been convicted or had a civil judgment rendered against it for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, state, or local) contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or state antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property? (FAR 52.209-5, FAR 52.212-3)

No

In the past three years, has YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE been notified of any delinquent Federal Taxes in an amount that exceeds $3,500 for which liability remains unsatisfied? (FAR 52.209-5, FAR 52.212-3)

No

9.             Is YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE , or any of its principals, presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity with, commission of any of the offenses enumerated in Question 8? (FAR 52.209-5, FAR 52.212-3)

No

10.          Within the past three years, has YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE been terminated for cause (default)? (FAR 52.209-5, FAR 52.212-3)

No

11.          Please provide the name and unique entity identifier of each party participating in the HUBZone Joint Venture. (FAR 52.219-1, FAR 52.212-3)

None

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12.          Reserved.

13.          Our records indicate that YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE is not participating in a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Joint Venture eligible under the WOSB Program. (FAR 52.212-3, FAR 52.219-1)

14.          Our records indicate that YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE is not participating in a Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) Joint Venture. (FAR 52.212-3, FAR 52.219-1)

15.          Our records indicate that YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE is not participating in a Small Business Joint Venture. (FAR 52.212-3, FAR 52.219-1)

16.          Our records indicate that YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE is not participating in a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Joint Venture. (FAR 52.212-3, FAR 52.219-1)

17.          Does YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE provide any data to the Government that qualifies as limited rights data or restricted computer software? (FAR 52.227-15)

No

If yes, please list limited rights data or restricted computer software below: (FAR 52.227-15)

18.          Our records indicate that YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE has selected the Entity Structure type of Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt) . (FAR 52.204-3, FAR 52.212-3)

19.          Our records indicate that YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE is not a small disadvantaged business concern. (FAR 52.212-3)

20.          Reserved.

21.          Does YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE deliver any end products (from the corresponding country of origin) that are listed on the List of Products Requiring Federal Contractor Certification as to Forced or Indentured Child Labor under Executive Order No. 13126 (link provided to current list)? (FAR 52.222-18, FAR 52.212-3)

 

No

If Yes, has YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE based on a good faith effort to determine whether forced or indentured child labor was used to mine, produce, or manufacture any such end product, determined that it is not aware of any such use of child labor. (FAR 52.222-18, FAR 52.212-3)

Yes

22.          Has YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE held previous contracts/subcontracts subject to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.222-26 (Equal Opportunity)? (FAR 52.222-22, FAR 52.212-3)

No

23.          Are any end products delivered to the Government by YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE foreign (nondomestic) end products? (FAR 52.212-3, FAR 52.225-2, FAR 52.225-4, FAR 52.225-6, DFARS 252.225-7000, DFARS 252.225-7020, DFARS 252.225-7035)

No

If yes, please list these products and their corresponding country of origin.

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CATEGORIES

HEALING

FEEDING

HOUSING

LEARNING

EARNING

LIVING

GIVING

24.          Has YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE filed all required Equal Employment Opportunity compliance reports? (FAR 52.222-22, FAR 52.212-3)

No

25.          Please choose one of the following statements that applies to YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE (FAR 52.222-25, FAR 52.212-3)

 YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE has developed and has on file affirmative action programs required by Secretary of Labor regulations.

 YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE does not have developed and does not have on file affirmative action programs required by Secretary of Labor regulations.

 YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE has not had previous contracts subject to written affirmative action programs requirements from Secretary of Labor regulations.

26.          Does YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE provide maintenance, calibration, and/or repair of information technology, scientific and medical and/or office and business equipment? (FAR 52.212-3, FAR 52.222-48)

No

If yes, please answer the following questions: Are the items of equipment serviced by YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE commercial items which are used regularly for other than Government purposes, and are sold or traded by YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE in substantial quantities to the general public in the course of normal business operations? (FAR 52.212-3, FAR 52.222-48)

Not Applicable

Are the services furnished at prices which are, or are based on, established catalog or market prices? (FAR 52.212-3, FAR 52.222-48)

Not Applicable

Does YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE utilize the same compensation (wage and fringe benefits) plan for all service employees performing work under Government contracts as YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE uses for equivalent employees servicing the same equipment of commercial customers. (FAR 52.222-48)

27.          Does YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE provide services as described in FAR 22.1003-4(d)(1)? (FAR 52.212-3, FAR 52.222-52)

Vendor will provide information with specific offers to the Government

If yes, please answer the following questions: Are the services described in FAR 22.1003-4(d)(1) by YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE offered and sold regularly to non-Governmental customers, and are provided by the offeror (or subcontractor in the case of an exempt subcontract) to the general public in substantial quantities in the course of normal business operations? (FAR 52.212-3, FAR 52.222-52)

Not Applicable

Are the services furnished at prices which are, or are based on, established catalog or market prices? (FAR 52.212-3, FAR 52.222-52)

Not Applicable

Does YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE ensure that each service employee who will perform the services described in FAR 22.1003-4(d)(1) spend only a small portion of his/her time (a monthly average of less than 20% of the available hours on an annualized basis, or less than 20% of available hours during the contract period if the contract period is less than a month) servicing the Government contract? (FAR 52.212-3, FAR 52.222-52)

Not Applicable

Does YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE have the same compensation (wage and fringe benefits) plan for all service employees performing work for Government and commercial customers? (FAR 52.212-3, FAR 52.222-52)

Not Applicable

28.          You have not entered any federal supply class for manufactured end products in the PSC list in assertions, so you are not required to answer this question. (FAR 52.212-3)

29.          Is YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE an inverted domestic corporation? (FAR 52.209-2, FAR 52.212-3)

No

30.          Is YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation? (FAR 52.209-2, FAR 52.212-3)

No

31.          Reserved.

32.          Does your entity have any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability? (FAR 52.209-11)

No

33.          Has your entity been convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months? (FAR 52.209-11)

No

34.          Did YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE either receive $7.5 million or more in Federal contract awards during the prior Federal fiscal year requiring it to represent whether it does or does not publicly disclose greenhouse gas emissions and a quantitative reduction goal, or receive less than $7.5 million in Federal contract awards during the prior Federal fiscal year but still want to represent whether it does or does not publicly disclose greenhouse gas emissions and a quantitative reduction goal? (FAR 52.223-22)

No

Does YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE , itself or through its immediate owner or highest-level owner, publicly disclose greenhouse gas emissions?

Not Applicable

If yes, select Add New URL to list the publicly accessible web site where the results of a greenhouse gas inventory, performed in accordance with an accounting standard with publicly available and consistently applied criteria, such as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard, are available.

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Does YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE , itself or through its immediate owner or highest-level owner, publicly disclose a quantitative greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal?

Not Applicable

If yes, select Add New URL to list the publicly accessible web site where a target to reduce absolute emissions or emissions intensity by a specific quantity or percentage is available.

Add New URL

35.          Does YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument? (FAR 52.204.26, FAR 52.212-3, DFARS 252.204-7016)

No

Does YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services?

No

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If you selected a NAICS Code in the Assertions section connected to architect and engineering activities (NAICS 541310, 541320, 541330, 541360, 541370, 541410 or 541620), you must provide additional information used to complete the Standard Form (SF) 330 Part II. If you didn't select one of the relevant NAICS Codes, this page will contain pre-filled text stating the SF 330 Part II does not apply, and you may select Save and Continue.

36.          Our records indicate that YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE have not selected NAICS 541310, 541320, 541330, 541360, 541370, 541410 or 541620. SF 330 part II information is not applicable.

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Please answer the following question related to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). If you indicate you have, or are pursuing, Department of Defense (DoD) issued or funded contracts, the additional questions will complete a specific DFARS provision. The direct link to each provision follows the question. Selecting the DFARS reference will open a new window and take you to the full text of the provision. You will review your answers in the context of the DFARS provisions at the end of this section.

37.          Does YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE wish to bid on, or currently hold any DoD-issued or DoD-funded contracts?

Yes

38.          Does YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE anticipate that supplies will be transported by sea in the performance of any contract or subcontract resulting from this solicitation? (DFARS 252.247-7022)

No

39.          Does YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE represent that the prices set forth in this contract are based on the wage rate(s) or material price(s) established and controlled by a foreign government and do not include contingency allowances to pay for possible increases in wage rates or material prices? (DFARS 252.216-7008)

No

If yes, please select the name of the host Country: (DFARS 252.216-7008)

Country :               

Please select a value

40.          Is YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE effectively owned or controlled by a foreign government? (DFARS 252.209-7002)

No

If yes, please provide a disclosure point of contact and information about the entity(ies) controlled by a foreign government. (DFARS 252.209-7002)

First Name :          

Middle Initial :     

Last Name :          

Telephone Number :          

Extension :           

International Code :           

Entity(ies) controlled by Foreign Government: (DFARS 252.209-7002)

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41.          Is YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE a foreign entity in which the government of a covered foreign country has an ownership interest that enables the government to affect satellite operations? (DFARS 252.225-7049)

No

42.          Is YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE a foreign entity that plans to provide or use launch or other satellite services under the contract from a covered foreign country? (DFARS 252.225-7049)

No

43.          Is YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE offering commercial satellite services provided by a foreign entity in which the government of a covered foreign country has an ownership interest that enables the government to affect satellite operations? (DFARS 252.225-7049)

No

44.          Is YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE offering commercial satellite services provided by a foreign entity that plans to or is expected to provide or use launch or other satellite services under the contract from a covered foreign country? (DFARS 252.225-7049)

No

45.          Is YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE employing severely disabled individuals? (DFARS 252.226-7002)

No

46.          Are YOUTH ACHIEVERS USA INSTITUTE financial statements in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles? (DFARS 252.232-7015)

No

Page Description

The applicable FAR provisions, Architect and Engineering responses, and DFARS provisions shown on this page have been populated based on data you provided earlier in your registration. Please review the content of each provision, including the Read Only ones, before you leave this page. If you need to correct any data, select Edit within that provision to be returned to the correct page to change your input.

Pay special attention to FAR provisions 52.212-3 and 52.219-1. The NAICS Codes you selected on the Assertions' Goods and Services page appear in table form within these provisions. The table shows the NAICS Code, Name, Exceptions (if any), Size Standard, and a Y or N indicating whether your entity meets the SBA Size Standard as small for that industry based on the worldwide size metrics you entered on the Assertions' Size Metrics page. There is also a View More link to the entire NAICS table which shows your size status for every NAICS Code. These serve to complete the representation.

Before you can select Save and Continue on this page, you must check the box to indicate you have read each of the FAR provisions, Architect and Engineering responses, and DFARS provisions, attest to the accuracy of the representations and certifications by submitting the certification, and understand you may be subject to penalties if you misrepresent your entity in any of their representations or certifications to the government.

READ ONLY PROVISIONS - The following FAR and DFARS provisions are provided for you to read. They do not require completion of any data. Select the provision number to expand and review the full text. When certifying to the information on this page, you are also certifying that you have read each one of these provisions.

                FAR 52.203-11: Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions

                FAR 52.203-18: Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation

                FAR 52.222-38: Compliance with Veterans' Employment Reporting Requirements

                FAR 52.222-56: Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan.

                FAR 52.223-1: Biobased Product Certification

                FAR 52.225-20 Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan-Certification

                FAR 52.225-25: Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran - Representation and Certifications

                FAR 52.227-6: Royalty Information

                DFARS 252.225-7031: Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel

                DFARS 252.225-7042: Authorization to Perform

                DFARS 252.225-7050: Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism.

                DFARS 252.229-7012: Tax Exemptions (Italy)-Representation.

                DFARS 252.229-7013: Tax Exemptions (Spain)-Representation.

USER COMPLETED PROVISIONS - The FAR and DFARS provisions shown below have been populated based on data you provided earlier in your registration. Please open and review each provision before you proceed from this page. If you need to correct any data, a link will be provided to the relevant page for editing.

By maintaining an active entity registration in SAM, the entity complied with requirements to report proceedings data in accordance with FAR 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters and with requirements to report executive compensation data in accordance with FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.

                FAR 52.203-2: Certificate of Independent Price Determination.

                FAR 52.204-3: Taxpayer Identification

                FAR 52.204-5: Women-Owned Business (Other Than Small Business)

                FAR 52.204-17: Ownership or Control of Offeror

                FAR 52.204-20: Predecessor of Offeror

                FAR 52.204-26: Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services - Representation

                FAR 52.209-2: Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations-Representation

                FAR 52.209-5: Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters

 

                FAR 52.209-11: Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law

                FAR 52.212-3:Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Dec 2022)

If no NAICS table is displayed, this registrant may not be considered a small business.

                FAR 52.214-14: Place of Performance-Sealed Bidding

                FAR 52.215-6: Place of Performance

                FAR 52.219-1: Small Business Program Representations (Alternate I)

If no NAICS table is displayed, this registrant may not be considered a small business.

                FAR 52.219-2: Equal Low Bids

                FAR 52.222-18: Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products

                FAR 52.222-22: Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports

                FAR 52.222-25: Affirmative Action Compliance

                FAR 52.222-48: Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Certification.

                FAR 52.222-52: Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Certification.

                FAR 52.223-4: Recovered Material Certification

                FAR 52.223-9: Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items (Alternate I)

                FAR 52.223-22: Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals-Representation.

                FAR 52.225-2: Buy American Certificate

                FAR 52.225-4: Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate

                FAR 52.225-6: Trade Agreements Certificate

                FAR 52.226-2: Historically Black College or University and Minority Institution Representation

                FAR 52.227-15: Representation of Limited Rights Data and Restricted Computer Software

                DFARS 252.204-7016: Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation

                DFARS 252.209-7002: Disclosure of Ownership or Control by a Foreign Government

                DFARS 252.216-7008: Economic Price Adjustment-Wage Rates or Material Prices Controlled by a Foreign Government-Representation.

                DFARS 252.225-7000: Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate.

                DFARS 252.225-7020: Trade Agreements Certificate.

 

                DFARS 252.225-7035: Buy American Act--Free Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments Program Certificate

                DFARS 252.225-7049: Prohibition on Acquisition of Commercial Satellite Services from Certain Foreign Entities--Representations.

                DFARS 252.226-7002: Representation for Demonstration Project for Contractors Employing Persons with Disabilities.

                DFARS 252.232-7015: Performance-Based Payments—Representation.

                DFARS 252.247-7022: Representation of Extent of Transportation by Sea