ACDI/VOCA Announces $38 million Agriculture and Food Systems Activity in Myanmar
ACDI/VOCA is pleased to announce a new five-year, $38 million activity funded by the United States Agency for International Development …
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Official Development Assistance & Impact Investing Can Work Together to Make the World a Better Place
This article originally appeared on the SOCAP (Social Capital Markets) website prior to SOCAP19, an annual conference focused on market-based …
Fundación ACDI/VOCA Latin America Marks First Year of Empowering Communities
Despite strides to reduce poverty in recent years, 29.6 percent of the population in Latin America and the Caribbean still …
Volunteer to Tajikistan Shares How to Advocate to End World Hunger
Food truly unites us all. It is a cultural experience and being immersed in another culture opened my eyes to …
Are Kenya’s Mobile Lending Apps Solving or Perpetuating Debt?
A recent article published by Boston Review explored the pitfalls of digital finance and mobile lending apps in Kenya, a …
A Day in the Life of a Rural Woman Farmer in Tanzania
To celebrate the United Nations’ International Day of Rural Women, we proudly share photos from photographer Nevil Jackson who volunteered …
Cash Transfers Help Ultra-Poor Women Become Entrepreneurs in Northern Kenya
Paulina Adapal Paen never thought she could be a businesswoman. Raising five children on her own, she was struggling just …
Program Supports Community Integration & Spurs Ecotourism of Colombia Amazon
Up until a few years ago, the rich biodiversity around Florencia, Caquetá, remained largely untouched by tourism. As in many …
Beekeeping Heals Sting of the Past, Fostering Reconciliation in Colombia
Bees have become unusual teachers in the municipality of San Carlos (Antioquia), where violent conflict left weak social structures in …
The Feed the Future, Farmer-to-Farmer Connection
Do you know the important connection that exists between USAID’s global Feed the Future initiative and the volunteer program Farmer-to-Farmer …
