Timeline

Since 1971, we’ve mobilized over 12,000 volunteers to more than 130 countries in the developing world. VOCA’s first volunteers, W. Gordon Leith and …

ACDI/VOCA celebrates 50 years of activity in Ethiopia with the conclusion of the USDA-funded Feed Enhancement for Ethiopian Development (FEED) …

Humentum, a global nonprofit membership organization, awarded ACDI/VOCA staff of the USAID Honduras Transforming Market Systems Activity an Operational Excellence …

In March 2020, ACDI/VOCA launched the Central Asian Impact Fund to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the food, …

AV Ventures, ACDI/VOCA’s impact investor subsidiary that provides catalytic financing to SMEs in West Africa and Central Asia, partnered with …

ACDI/VOCA’s affiliate, Tanager, launched a new name and refreshed brand. Since 1993, Tanager (formerly ASI) has allowed ACDI/VOCA to expand the reach …

The Feed the Future Ghana Agricultural Development and Value Chain Enhancement (ADVANCE) project, implemented by ACDI/VOCA in Ghana, was one …

The INGO Impact Investing Network released a report about the critical role international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) play in impact investing. …

FOUR ACDI/VOCA STAFF PRESENT CLA APPROACHES AT LEARNING EVENT Case studies from USAID/Bangladesh and ACDI/VOCA’s AflaSTOP project in Kenya were …

Early November marked a milestone for the USAID Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program: the first-ever volunteer assignment in the Democratic Republic of …

On Monday, January 13, ACDI/VOCA’s board of directors expressed their gratitude to Carl Leonard for his leadership as president and …

ACDI/VOCA joins the Better Than Cash Alliance and commits to transition its worldwide operational and programmatic payments from cash to …

President Obama praises ACDI/VOCA’s work with Afro-Colombians as part of a USAID project. Obama and Colombian President Santos handed over …

ACDI/VOCA is one of the top 15 nonprofits nationwide to work for, according to Opportunity Knocks’ 4th annual People’s Choice …

USAID selects ACDI/VOCA to implement its Support for Food Security Activities (SFSA) indefinite quantity contract (IQC), a pillar of the …

“At the beginning, my husband did not want me to work in the [cocoa] nursery; he thought it was a …

The MV Maersk Alabama, carrying ACDI/VOCA food aid meant for a USAID project in Rwanda, is hijacked by Somali pirates. …

“This is the one program that is in fact working in Iraq. No one disputes it. We can dispute everything …

The Serbian Association of Media Advertisers awarded “best radio spot” to an ACDI/VOCA radio campaign funded by USAID that focused …

“Uganda was never on my radar, but when ACDI/VOCA called about this volunteer opportunity, I felt it was a good …

Through a series of USAID contracts, ACDI/VOCA helps develop the value chain approach to creating wealth and promoting growth by …

ACDI/VOCA, the World Cocoa Foundation and Mars, Inc., team up to form the Sustainable Cocoa Enterprise Solutions for Smallholders (SUCCESS) …

ACDI/VOCA helps found the African Fine Coffees Association to improve quality and boost returns to coffee growers in Africa. As …

ACDI/VOCA produced a TV series named Serr El Ard (Secrets of the Land), which was named most popular program by …

National Smallholder Farmers’ Association of Malawi (NASFAM) is formed with the help of ACDI/VOCA. Today, NASFAM represents over 100,000 farmers …

As a result of ACDI/VOCA’s work with Ethiopian cooperatives, the first patronage dividends in the country’s history are paid to …

“I never thought a huge country like the United States would care about me. In the face of a VOCA …

Future Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman serves as VOCA volunteer in Belarus, conducting seminars on the appropriate role of government …

ACDI and VOCA launch a program to privatize Poland’s 1,665 rural cooperative banks. It helps Poland establish regional banks in …

With the fall of the Berlin Wall and the subsequent dissolution of the USSR, new economic development initiatives are launched …

Peace Corps Director Loret Ruppe presents VOCA President Don Cohen with the Leadership for Peace Award.

ACDI launches its first Women in Development project. It provided training to develop women’s cooperatives in Uganda for income generation …

AIDS emerges as a global health threat. In subsequent years ACDI/VOCA helps those living with HIV/AIDS improve their health and …

Fifteen members of ACDI’s board of directors visit a cooperative project in Guatemala’s Indian Highlands, the first board visit to …

U.S. cooperative leaders found the Volunteer Development Corps, VOCA’s predecessor. “A strong, stable economic base for free societies in developing …

ICDA plays an instrumental role in establishing Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO). IFFCO’s role in preventing food shortages was a …

The Humphrey Amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 emphasizes cooperatives— “to encourage the development and use of cooperatives, …