Engaging Jamaican Youth in Agriculture through Farming as a Business
Oliver Creightney, 29, arrived at a church in Morant Bay in Jamaica’s St. Thomas Parish to mark his graduation from …
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Mitigating Water Scarcity in Jamaica
In Colouden, a rural community located in Jamaica’s Clarendon Parish, hundreds of residents are not connected to running water through …
Keeping Girls in School in Northern Kenya
Dressed in her new uniform, Fardosa Boya, 12, walked toward the entrance of the school. It was the beginning of …
Gender Equality Is Gaining Momentum – As It Should!
We often hear that the future of a globalized economy is female. To me, that means that not only is …
Healthy, Happy Goats: A Volunteer’s Story from Ghana
Following an extremely rewarding career with the United States Agency for International Development, I decided to focus my time on …
Amazonian Seed Stars in Reconciliation Efforts in Colombia
Sacha inchi, known as the Inca peanut, was first cultivated by the Incas more than 3,000 years ago in the …
Preparedness Training and Flood Warning Systems Bolster Disaster Readiness in Jamaica
Icema and Vincent Swire’s home in the Fellowship community of Portland, Jamaica, sits where the Sandy River meets the larger …
Bangladesh Project Shares Science of Livestock Production with Women Farmers to Great Success
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated annually on February 11, recognizes the need to support women …
Congress Mandates USAID to Broaden Gender Approach
On January 9, 2019, the President signed into law the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act (S. 3247). The act …
