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The Importance of Intersectionality: Applying an Intersectional Lens to Gender, Youth, and Social Inclusion Analyses – Lessons Learned from Jamaica and Colombia

About this series Intersectionality is the idea that multiple or overlapping identity factors shape a person’s power and privilege and …

Resilience in Action: Financial Inclusion and Market Strengthening in Kenya and Myanmar

In this final post in this series, we take a look at how ACDI/VOCA fosters resilience by identifying and addressing …

Resilience in Action: Advancing Market Access and Women’s Empowerment in Bangladesh and Laos

In this post we continue to provide examples of the many ways that ACDI/VOCA fosters resilience in projects around the …

Resilience in Action: Empowering Livelihoods and Social Networks in Honduras and Burkina Faso

When disaster strikes—whether natural or man-made—our response reflects our preparedness. At ACDI/VOCA, we foster resilience so households, communities, and institutions …

Investing in A Culture of Collaboration & Building CLA/MEL Capacities

ACDI/VOCA is deeply committed to creating a learning culture for our project teams around the world.  We promote Collaborating, Learning, …

Thinking and Working Politically in Market Systems Development Case Study Series: Adaptive Partnerships in Mozambique

About this Series ACDI/VOCA integrates thinking and working politically (TWP) into our inclusive market systems (IMS) approach to development in a …

Thinking and Working Politically in Market Systems Development Case Study Series: Processes of Policy Change in Ghana

About this series ACDI/VOCA integrates thinking and working politically (TWP) into our inclusive market systems (IMS) approach to development in a …

“CLA Is Our Heartbeat”: Lessons from Kenya on Aligning Partner Efforts

At ACDI/VOCA, each of our projects includes a Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) plan. We have processes in place to …

Thinking and Working Politically in Market Systems Development Case Study Series: Afro-Colombian Empowerment

About this series ACDI/VOCA integrates thinking and working politically (TWP) into our inclusive market systems (IMS) approach to development in a …

Integrating an Inclusive Lens into CLA Events: Lessons from Burkina Faso

Knowledge sharing events are a key tool of Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) approaches. These events are an opportunity for …

Replicating Adaptive Partnerships Across Your Organization

This blog was authored by Mike Klassen, an independent consultant and a part-time member of the BEAM Exchange core team, …

Sharing Knowledge at the Nexus of Humanitarian-Development-Peace Coherence

The West African country of Burkina Faso has faced a number of shocks and stresses in recent years, from drought …

The Importance of Intersectionality: Applying an Intersectional Lens to Gender, Youth, and Social Inclusion Analyses – Lessons Learned from Jamaica and Colombia

About this series Intersectionality is the idea that multiple or overlapping identity factors shape a person’s power and privilege and …