Success Stories
- Afghanistan – Afghan Almonds Offer Farmers High-Value Market Opportunity
- Afghanistan – Clean Energy Technology Brings Electrification to Rural Afghanistan
- Afghanistan – Revitalizing the Silk Sector in Afghanistan and Developing the Rural Economy
- Afghanistan – IDEA-NEW Strengthens the Dairy Value Chain, Supporting Rural Afghan Women
- Afghanistan – IDEA-NEW Veterinarian Training Helps Farmers Increase Yields
- Angola – Angolan Widow Taps New Riches
- Angola – Traditional Chief Reaping Dollar Harvests in Cabinda
- Armenia – Successful Experience, Successful Adoption
- Armenia – Volunteer Shares Expertise in Plastic Greenhouse Construction and Management
- Armenia – Volunteer Helps Armenian Dairy Increase Revenue and Penetrate Russian Market
- Armenia – Progress with New Technologies
- Armenia – New Skills and Technologies Create Opportunity
- Azerbaijan – Former Scientist Launches Successful Apiary Business with Guidance from FtF Volunteers
- Azerbaijan – IDP Community in Azerbaijan Learns New Skill Set and Launches Successful Business
- Azerbaijan – Poultry Feed Company Initiates Sector-Wide Growth in Ganja
- Azerbaijan – ACDI/VOCA Helps to Attract Investments to Azerbaijan’s Microfinance Sector
- Azerbaijan – ACDI/VOCA Business Consulting Enables Entry into the Global Economy
- Azerbaijan – Strawberry Farming Increases Incomes in Azerbaijan
- Azerbaijan – World Bank Recognizes Azerbaijan was Leading Reformer
- Bolivia – APROLAB: One Link in a Robust Value Chain
- Bolivia – ACDI/VOCA Gives New Life to Rural Bolivian Kindergarten School
- Bolivia – Pig Heaven in Bolivia
- Bolivia – New Bolivian Constitution Guarantees More Rights to Indigenous People
- Bolivia – Young Bolivians Expand their Vision for the Future
- Bolivia – Red Gold in the Town of Villa Exaltación
- Bolivia – A Rebuilt School Reinvigorates a Community
- Bolivia – Clean Water Improves Life in Remote Region of Bolivia
- Bulgaria – ACDI/VOCA Builds International Trade
- Cape Verde – Food Aid Program Promotes Sound Environmental Management
- Colombia – Beneficiaries of Specialty Coffee Program Triumph in 2006 Cup of Excellence®
- Colombia – ACDI/VOCA Helps Coffee Growers Enter Specialty Coffee Market
- Colombia – Behind a Great Coffee, a Great Leader
- Colombia – ACDI/VOCA Co-Sponsors 1st National Barista Championship of Colombia
- Colombia – Colombian Widow and Mother Rebuilds Life After Struggles, Becomes National Barista Champion
- Colombia – Women Seize Opportunities in Specialty Coffee Market
- Colombia – Ethnic Minorities Find Jobs in the Formal Sector
- Colombia – Ethnically Diverse Quibdó Announces First-ever Gender Equity Policy
- Ecuador – Ancient Crop Presents New Opportunities
- Ecuador – ACDI/VOCA Conducts First-Ever Ecuadorian Cocoa Trainings in Indigenous Language
- Ecuador – Ecuadorian Farmer Revitalizes Cocoa Farm through SUCCESS Alliance Trainings
- Ecuador – Women Working for Their Future
- Egypt – ACDI/VOCA Facilitates Trade with Egypt
- Egypt – An Egyptian Village Gets a Second Chance
- Egypt – Developing Agribusiness in Aswan, Egypt
- Egypt – Developing the Tomato Processing Sector in Egypt
- Egypt – Egypt Office Receives ISO Certifications
- Egypt – Grocery Store Rings Up Big Profits With MicroStart Assistance
- Egypt – Improved Practices Tame the ‘Crazy Tomato’
- Egypt – MicroStart Increases Access to Financial Services for Working Poor
- Egypt – MicroStart Loan Helps Mother of Eight Launch Business
- Egypt – Skilled MicroStart Beneficiary Starts Home Business with Loan
- Egypt – Smallholder Dairy Farmers Improve Milk Quality and Profits in Egypt
- Egypt – Water Buffalo Producers Launch a New Association with ACDI/VOCA Help
- Egypt – Widow Uses AERI Trainings to Better Provide for Her Family
- Egypt – Widowed Mother Weaves Her Way to a Better Life with MicroStart Support
- Ethiopia – Ethiopian Coffee Smallholder Farmers Taste Higher Prices
- Ethiopia – Farmer-to-Farmer Program Bolsters Cooperative Development
- Ethiopia – Cooperative Leaders Participate in Historic G8 Summit
- Ethiopia – Cooperatives Fight Food Insecurity with Business Investments
- Ethiopia – High Hopes, Expectations to Expand Ethiopia’s Honey Exports
- Ethiopia – Cooperatives Hold Economic Promise for Women in Ethiopia
- Ethiopia – A Value Chain Approach to Coffee Production: Linking Ethiopian Coffee Producers to International Markets (PDF, 304 KB)
- Georgia – Bay Leaf Industry Re-establishment Starts in Samegrelo Region
- Georgia – ACDI/VOCA Introduces High-Value Blueberries to Increase Smallholder Incomes
- Georgia – Strengthened Fresh Herbs Value Chain Leads to Increased Exports
- Georgia – Georgian President Commends Work of ACDI/VOCA’s AgVANTAGE Project
- Georgia – Georgia Moves into the Premium Tea Market
- Georgia – Georgian Wines to Be in U.S. Supermarkets Soon
- Georgia – Volunteer Helps Grow Christmas Tree Industry
- Georgia – Better Market Chains Give Georgians the AgVANTAGE (PDF, 355 KB)
- Ghana – ACDI/VOCA Links Isolated Farming Community to Input Dealers in Ghana
- Ghana – Electricity Made from Organic Material Cuts Costs, Lowers Diesel Consumption
- Ghana – Ghanaian Agriculture Association Attracts Significant Bank Loan
- Ghana – Ghanaians Treat Farms as Businesses, Reap Rewards
- Ghana – Ghanian Farmers Benefit from Foreign Investments
- Ghana – In Northern Ghana, a Paradigm Shift in Women’s Roles
- Ghana – Kukunansor Women’s Association: Engaging Men to Boost Resources for Female Farmers
- Ghana – Local Ghana NGO Builds Capacity to Better Support Smallholder Farmers
- Ghana – With Access to Plowing Services, Farmers in Ghana Grow More Maize
- Haiti – Dispensary Helps Families Fight Malnutrition
- Haiti – Food Aid Nourishes Haiti’s Young and Hungry
- Haiti – Haitian Mothers Find It Pays to Recycle
- Haiti – Hill of Beans Adds Up for Haitian Farmers
- Haiti – Hurricane Recovery in the Cabbage Patch
- Haiti – Nutrition and Health Care for Haiti’s Neediest
- Haiti – On the Ground, Speedy Assistance to Earthquake Victims
- Haiti – Sweet Potato Helps Families Through Hurricane Season in Southeast Haiti
- Honduras – FINACOOP Speeds Agricultural Recovery After Devastating Hurricane
- India – Using Technology to Connect Smallholder Indian Farmers to Markets
- Indonesia – Calling all Chocolate Lovers!
Building Trade Capacity
- Indonesia – Women’s Cocoa Cooperative Flourishes in Indonesia
- Iraq – Iraq’s Al-Thiqa Recognized for High Transparency and Disclosure Standards
- Iraq – Marla Fund Brings Hope to Devastated Iraqi Family
- Iraq – New Ultrasound Machine, Other Equipment Helps Save Lives in Iraq
- Iraq – USAID Marla Ruzicka War Victims Fund Helps One Family Rebuild their Lives
- Iraq – Youth Summer Camp Empowers Iraq’s Future Leaders
- Kazakhstan – Community Action Investment Program (CAIP) Leads to Rehabilitation of Irrigation Systems in Turkistan
- Kazakhstan – Kazakhstan Community Loan Fund Offers New Opportunities to Entrepreneurs
- Kenya – A Private Warehouse Benefits a Kenyan Community
- Kenya – Cooperative Development Program Strengthens Kenyan Farmer Groups
- Kenya – Kenyan Brokers’ Association is Changing Impressions and Transforming Business Relations
- Kenya – Kenya Maize Development Program Assists Kimitu Farmers' Association
- Kenya – Kenya’s Road to Recovery
- Kenya – Spinning Maize into Gold: ACDI/VOCA Strengthens the Maize Value Chain in Kenya (PDF, 553 KB)
- Kenya – Volunteer James Thibeault Brings Marketing Expertise to Kenyan Handicrafts Group
- Kyrgyzstan – Access to Credit Allows One Woman to Turn Her Life Around
- Lebanon – Lebanese Food Companies Make Major Business Connections at 2011 Fancy Food Show
- Lebanon – Lebanese Food Company Penetrates New Markets
- Lebanon – Analysis Improves Lebanese Tomato Value Chain From Seed to Shelf
- Lebanon – Lebanese Food Firms Gain Foothold in U.S. Mainstream, Specialty Food Markets
- Lebanon – ACDI/VOCA Helps Farmers Access Credit in Lebanon
- Lebanon – Lebanese Smallholder Farmers Invest in Quality
- Lebanon – Women’s Association in Lebanon Gains Entry to Leading Food Company
- Lebanon – Ain Arish Women Processing Cooperative Enters Global Markets
- Lebanon – Born to Succeed
- Lebanon – ACDI/VOCA Helps Herder Family Recover from Impact of Israeli-Hezbollah Conflict
- Lebanon – ACDI/VOCA Provides Relief to Conflict-Affected Rural Herders
- Lebanon – Lebanese Pickle Pioneer Expands Reach in Agricultural Value Chain
- Lebanon – Inauguration of Newly Renovated Lebanese Agro-Food Laboratory
- Liberia – SUCCESS Alliance Helps Liberian Farmer Protect His Trees, Plan Future
- Liberia – Liberian Farmer Begins Anew with Help from ACDI/VOCA’s LIFE Project
- Liberia – Farmer-to-Farmer Program Fights Hunger, Poverty in Liberia
- Liberia – Organic Pest Management Boosts Production, Lowers Costs
- Malawi – Chilies: Hot Stuff! Building Trade Capacity
- Malawi – ICT Helps Woman Farmer Quintuple Income in Malawi
- Malawi – Joka Smallholder Farmers’ Association
- Malawi – Lilongwe East Smallholder Farmers’ Chapter
- Malawi – Mchinji Smallholder Farmers’ Association
- Malawi – Smallholder Famers in Malawi Benefit from Cooperative Development
- Malawi – Women Farmers in Malawi Apply ICT Skills to Earn Premium Prices
- Mali – A New Beginning for a Malian Mango Company
- Mali – Creating ‘Sweet’ Success in Mali’s Mango Sector
- Mali – First Harvest: Irrigation Rice Project Reaches a Milestone in Mali
- Mozambique – Improved Apiary Practices in Mozambique Improve Quality, Increase Yields and Result in Greater Profits
- Mozambique – Fruit Producers in Mozambique Benefit from Training and Technical Assistance
- Mozambique – EMPRENDA Beira Corridor: Diversifying to Increase Wealth
- Mozambique – EMPRENDA Beneficiary Gains Knowledge, Increase Income
- Mozambique – Association Helps Smallholder Vegetable Farmer Boost Productivity and Increase Profits
- Panama – Short-term Volunteer Assignment Leads to Long-term Commitment
- Paraguay – Cooperative Development Program in Paraguay: Helping Women Become Agricultural Leaders
- Paraguay – Cooperative Multiplies its Worth
- Paraguay – Paraguay Dairy Association Scales Up, Doubles Income
- Paraguay – Carpentry Association in Paraguay Offers Youth a Brighter Future
- Paraguay – Women’s ‘Green’ Business Turns Greater Profit
- Paraguay – Youth Dormitory Provides Safe, Convenient Housing for Paraguayan Students
- Philippines – Environmental Monitoring Preserves Water Sources
- Romania – ACDI/VOCA Volunteer Shares U.S. Baking Expertise
- Russia – ACDI/VOCA Volunteer Helps Russian Farmer Innovate Swine Production
- Russia – Increased Profits at Novy Edem Cheese Company
- Russia – The Guild of Bakers of Leningrad Oblast
- Russia – Volunteer Guides Bakery in Development of New Products
- Russia – Volunteer Helps Food-Processing Enterprise to Develop New Products
- Rwanda – Rural Road Rehabilitation Increases Farmers’ Profits through Better Access to Markets
- Serbia – ACDI/VOCA Helps Boost Filip Filipovic Primary School Into the Modern Age
- Serbia – Professional U.S. Football Coaches Teach Fundamentals to Young Players
- South Africa – CEBI Loan Helps a Launch the Dreams of One Woman
- Sri Lanka – Cage Culture Fish Farming Offers Promise in Sri Lanka
- Sudan – A Contagious Charm from American Friends
- Tajikistan – CAMFA-Supported Microfinance Institution Changes Rural Clients’ Lives
- Tajikistan & Uzbekistan – Intensive Microfinance Training Successful For Ferghana Valley MFIs
- Tajikistan – ACDI/VOCA’s MicroInvest Receives EBRD Loan
- Tanzania – How Mixed Farming Groups Empower Women
- Tanzania – A Bountiful Harvest from the Sea: Seaweed Farming Brings One Woman a World of Benefits
- Tanzania – Seaweed Sales Help Tanzanian Man to Rebuild Home, Send Children to School
- Tanzania – Seaweed Farming Enables Woman to Better Provide for Her Family
- Uganda – ACDI/VOCA Helps to Dramatically Increase Cassava Production after Devastating Blow from Crop Disease
- Uganda – ACDI/VOCA Promotes Sound Environmental Stewardship
- Uganda – ACDI/VOCA Helps Veterans Rejoin Their Communities
- Uganda – Emphasis on Improved Nutrition Helps Woman Reclaim Her Life
- Uganda – Formerly Overwhelmed by Poverty, Ugandan Refugee Farmer Group Now Overwhelmed by Success
- Uganda – Food for Peace Program Improves Food Security and Household Nutrition
- Uganda – Farmers' Group Creates Opportunity for Success
- Uganda – Food Gives New Life in Uganda
- Uganda – Farmer Training Increases Productivity & Income in Uganda
- Uganda – Global Food for Education Initiative Impact
- Uganda – Potato Farmers Fight Poverty in Uganda
- Ukraine – Vinnytsya Associations Bolster Farmer Incomes
- Uzbekistan – MFI Daulet Receives Assistance from CAMFA
- Vietnam – Female Facilitator is Successful Training Facilitator, Successful Single Mother
- Vietnam – Family Expects Income to Triple with First Cocoa Harvest
- Vietnam – After a Lifetime of Hardship, a Woman Finds Sweet Rewards in Cocoa
- Vietnam – Smallholder Cocoa Farmer Increases Income with SUCCESS Alliance
- West Bank & Gaza – ACDI/VOCA Helps Gaza Farmers Earn EurepGAP Certification
- West Bank & Gaza – Feed Subsidy Program and Drought Mitigation Activities Improve Circumstances