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How Development Programs Can Help Prevent Gender-Based Violence
Gender-based violence is often associated with the disproportionate risk that women face globally. In the United States, one in four …
Q&A with Bangladesh-Based Volunteer Supporting Entrepreneurs in Zambia
Ahmed Towsif is an entrepreneur based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and a first-time volunteer with ACDI/VOCA. We talked to Ahmed about …
ACDI/VOCA to Lead the USAID-Funded Food Security, Agriculture and Resilient Market Systems (FARMS) Activity in Honduras
ACDI/VOCA is pleased to announce USAID has selected the organization to lead the Food Security, Agriculture and Resilient Market Systems …
Q&A With U.S.-Based, Remote Volunteer Supporting Zambian Business Owners
Zhuoting Xie is a recent graduate of the Brandeis University International Business School, where she earned a master’s degree in …
Q&A with U.S.-Based Volunteer Supporting Impact Investing in West Africa
Camille Accad is a financial expert who works with several subsidiaries and assists with capital markets transactions. Read about Camille’s …
Resilience Learning Activity Facilitates Dialogue on Resilience in the Horn of Africa
For the last seven years, USAID/Kenya and East Africa has held annual resilience events that converge stakeholders in the resilience …
PhilCAFE and Coffee Mentors Train 1,000 Filipino Coffee Farmers
Philippine Coffee Advancement and Farm Enterprise (PhilCAFE), an activity funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and implemented by …
ACDI/VOCA to Lead USAID’s Cooperative Development Program in Guinea and the Philippines
ACDI/VOCA is pleased to announce USAID has selected ACDI/VOCA to lead the Cooperative Development Program (CDP) in Guinea and the …
‘Champions of Change’ share COVID-19 safety and vaccine information in Northern Kenya’s Turkana County
Many communities in Northern Kenya are susceptible to environmental shocks and calamities, such as drought. Now, these communities face the …
Shaping Arts, Entrepreneurship, & Safe Spaces for Colombian Youth
Over the last eight months, the Youth Resilience Activity (YRA) has been working with local partners to implement small pilot …
Adolescent GIRL Group Builds Community Resilience in Northern Kenya
Twenty-two-year-old Diana Camilla is the chairperson of the Shiners Girls Improving Resilience through Livelihoods (GIRL) group in the Ngaremara area …
ACDI/VOCA to Lead the Feed the Future Ethiopia Alliance to Accelerate Agricultural Growth Activity
ACDI/VOCA is pleased to announce USAID has selected the organization to lead the Feed the Future Ethiopia Alliance to Accelerate …
