USAID Foreign Service Officer- Tweets are my own
Joined September 2013
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Mark Carrato retweeted
It’s #PrideMonth 🎉🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️! USAID is proud of our commitment to LGBTQI+ #InclusiveDevelopment. usaid.gov/LGBTQI
ALT Diagonal pride flag stripes. Text reads: USAID Celebrates Pride Month
Mark Carrato retweeted
NEWS: Today, USAID and @SkollFoundation signed a memorandum of understanding that builds upon our commitments to locally led development and expand coordination to advance global health, address climate issues, and promote gender equality. usaid.gov/news-information/p…
ALT Six individuals in a conference room pose for a photo. Two are seated at a large desk and are showcasing MOU binders with USAID's logo.
Mark Carrato retweeted
My hearty congratulations to @ngangaj on his appointment by H.E. @WilliamsRuto to be the CEO of the Africa Climate Summit to be held in September in Nairobi. @SEforALLorg and I look forward to working with him to make this Summit a success.
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Mark Carrato retweeted
The #CleanEnergy transition must prioritize the most vulnerable. 600 million await first-time #EnergyAccess in SSA. REACH will work to bridge this gap, activating markets in the most challenging regions.
🔗 ow.ly/w8XH50OAsW8
#REACHforEnergyAccess #ESMAP @lightingafrica
Mark Carrato retweeted
📢 Introducing the Renewable Energy Access Challenge (REACH) partnership launched today at #USCAfrica! We're joining forces to accelerate access to #OffGridSolar in the hardest to serve areas across sub-Saharan Africa.
lightingglobal.org/activitie…
#REACHforEnergyAccess #ESMAP #SDG7
Mark Carrato retweeted
Let's take a moment to recognize all the #SuperMoms out there! Moms, you turn #LightsOn 💡 in our lives in so many ways. Thank you for all that you do 🙏
Happy #MothersDay!
#MomsRock #CelebrateMoms
Mark Carrato retweeted
In 2022, @PowerAfrica avoided ~7.7M tons of CO2 emissions– the equivalent of burning 8.5M pounds of coal. Check out the 2022 Annual Report and @markcarrato’s message on how Power Africa is supporting the transition to #CleanEnergy.
"Power Africa is here to help people & businesses in sub-Saharan Africa not merely keep pace but to thrive & power the immense potential to have access to clean, reliable energy," @markcarrato
Our🆕annual report shows how we're #PoweringPotential: ow.ly/aB5250N6JwH #PA22AR
Mark Carrato retweeted
.@ashdamsolar participated in our signature Energy Sector Women’s Leadership Initiative in Nigeria. W/ @GWTEOng they are now paying it forward through the Tech Girls Summer Bootcamp, having already trained over 3,000 girls in #RenewableEnergy.
@USAIDNigeria @USinNigeria @USAID
Mark Carrato retweeted
2023 Resolutions:
☐ Find a sustainable path to bring clean & reliable power to 3bn+ people
☐ Take urgent steps to reduce carbon emissions & wean the world off fossil fuels
We can AND must do both✅
Here's how: buff.ly/3XhKr7L #LetsChangeEnergy
Mark Carrato retweeted
Fantastic training session w/ @GhGRIDCo, market operator for the Ghana #WholesaleElectricity Market! We trained 20+ potential market participants, regulators & policymakers to prepare them for the competitive market.
@USAIDWestAfrica @USEmbassyGhana @USAIDAfrica @EnergyMinGhana
Mark Carrato retweeted
#COP27 REPLAY | At the @US_Center at #COP27, @markcarrato unpacked why #EnergyAccess is essential to improve health outcomes, how #Health, #Energy & #DigitalConnectivity are related, and how it can provide #ClimateResilience.
▶ ICYMI watch: ow.ly/ICn750LKu6q
@USAIDGH
Mark Carrato retweeted
"#DesertToPower is an essential initiative for us, because it does exactly what @PowerAfricaUS was created to do: dramatically increase #EnergyAccess in some of the countries that need it most, while supporting the transition to #RenewableEnergy," @markcarrato, #COP27 @AfDB_Group
Mark Carrato retweeted
Mobilizing local financial services, properly allocating risks, modernizing payment systems, forming partnerships with governments, and alliance between institutions are some key elements pointed out on how to successfully power underserved markets. #COP27
Mark Carrato retweeted
Okay! We are certainly going to take you up on this @markcarrato. We look forward to partnering with you and @PowerAfricaUS.
We appreciate your commitment.
#EnergyTransition
#COP27
Mark Carrato retweeted
At the forefront of #COP27 is the urgency to reduce emissions to meet our global climate goals. Through @USAID’s @PowerAfricaUS initiative, we work with countries to mobilize investment and capacity for #CleanEnergy and reduce energy poverty. ow.ly/2uSP50Lzj7n
Mark Carrato retweeted
Yesterday at #COP27 I announced a suite of programs and targets to increase private investment in climate solutions and make progress on @USAID’s commitment to mobilize $150 billion in climate finance by 2030. Read them all in our press release: usaid.gov/news-information/p…
Mark Carrato retweeted
Looking forward to having @MikeBloomberg @BloombergDotOrg, @rajshah @RockefellerFdn, Simon Harford @EnergyAlliance and @markcarrato @PowerAfricaUS speak the launch of 🇳🇬 @NigeriaGov's #EnergyTransition Plan this week.
📅 24 August, 2022
⏲️ 2:00 pm WAT
Join us!
Mark Carrato retweeted
Start of Day 02: Mr. Obaïd Amrane (Ithmar Capital), Alain Ebobissé (@Africa50Infra), and @markcarrato (@PowerAfricaUS) speak of opportunities to strengthen and facilitate collaboration and partnership among #SovereignWealthFunds in Africa.
ALT Mr. Obaïd Amrane, Chief Executive Officer, Ithmar Capital (Morocco)
ALT Mr. Obaïd Amrane, Chief Executive Officer, Ithmar Capital (Morocco) Mr. Alain Ebobissé, Chief Executive Officer, Africa50 Mr. Mark Carrato, Coordinator, Power Africa, USAID (United States)
ALT Mr. Mark Carrato, Coordinator, Power Africa, USAID (United States)
ALT Mr. Obaïd Amrane, Chief Executive Officer, Ithmar Capital (Morocco) Mr. Alain Ebobissé, Chief Executive Officer, Africa50 Mr. Mark Carrato, Coordinator, Power Africa, USAID (United States)
Mark Carrato retweeted
Somalia’s #ActivateHer is steadily growing its membership base through youth engagement activities pairing energy experts with Somali women looking to create a sustainable future.
#InternationalYouthDay #WomenInEnergy #EnergyCareer @USAIDSomalia
Mark Carrato retweeted
That's a wrap for the #SEForALLForum in #Kigali! Thank you @SEforALLorg, @DamilolaSDG7 & @RwandaGov for hosting & bringing us together, and for providing a platform to accelerate realizing #SDG7 & a global #CleanEnergy transition. Looking forward to the next one!
#SDG7BeBold
