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ACDI/VOCA Names Sabrina Amburgey as Vice President of Business Development
ACDI/VOCA is pleased to announce Sabrina Amburgey as the organization’s new Vice President of Business Development, beginning in August 2021. …
USAID/Honduras Activity Offers Small Grants in Response to Migrant Crisis
In early 2021, the USAID/Honduras Transforming Market Systems (TMS) Activity established two new grant mechanisms to support small business owners …
Q&A with U.S.-Based Volunteer Supporting Small Business Development in Her Native Kyrgyzstan
Altynai Hur is a business development specialist based in Michigan and a native of Kyrgyzstan. She recently completed a virtual …
Feed the Future Activity Promotes New Rice Seed Variety in Bangladesh
Improved seed development and breeding remains a major constraint to introducing commercial productive seed varieties in Bangladesh. A new rice …
Colombia-Based INclusiónES Initiative Makes Inclusion a Workplace Priority
Building on the success of the DecidoSer social change program, ACDI/VOCA and its affiliate organization Fundación ACDI/VOCA Latin America (FAVLA), …
U.S.-Based Volunteer Supports Honduran Businesses As They Recover from COVID-19
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the USAID Transforming Market Systems (TMS) Activity in Honduras has been …
Feed the Future Activity Sets in Motion a Bangladesh Commodity Trade Portal
The Feed the Future Bangladesh Rice and Diversified Crops Activity, funded by USAID and implemented by ACDI/VOCA, signed an agreement …
Investing in a Hub for Digital Nomads in Kyrgyzstan
An important step has been taken toward the emergence of a hub for digital nomads, or independent remote workers, in …
Volunteers Support Eco-Friendly Agritourism
What is tourism going to look like in the future? That is the question on many people’s minds as vaccine …
Ghana Poultry Project Holds Poultry Mentorship and Business Bootcamp for Young Entrepreneurs
Now more than ever, the development of economic sustainable agriculture must be prioritized to achieve Ghana’s, as well as Africa-wide, …
April 18-24 is National Volunteer Week
National Volunteer Week was established in 1974 to recognize the lasting impact of volunteer service on our communities, local and …
130 Young Colombian Leaders Build Skills through Accelerator Program
In recognition of the United Nations’ World Creativity and Innovation Day on April 21, we’re celebrating youth in Colombia who …
