Updated CEO Statement: Phases of Transition
Like many around the world, we at ACDI/VOCA Group (ACDI/VOCA and its affiliates Tanager and AV Ventures) have been thinking …
Addressing the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Women and Girls
Because women and girls are already socioeconomically marginalized in many societies, they are especially vulnerable in emergencies. As a result …
COVID-19 Response: We Are Resilient
The health and safety of ACDI/VOCA staff, volunteers, partners and beneficiaries around the world is our top priority. ACDI/VOCA leadership …
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 …
What Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency Can Do for International Development
Last week, Facebook announced the launch of a new cryptocurrency, Libra. Libra will be managed by a consortium of firms known as the Libra Association and will fully …
Do Behavior Change & Market Systems Development Belong Together? Colleagues Sound Off on Tensions & Synergies
In April, a number of ACDI/VOCA staff members had the great pleasure of participating in the 2019 Market System Symposium …
Key Takeaways from ACDI/VOCA’s Pivot to a Market Systems Approach
At ACDI/VOCA, our mission is to empower people to succeed in the global economy. To achieve our mission on the …
Date Reference Automation Part 1: Multiple Reporting Periods
Let’s say you are starting a new five-year project on July 1, but your client is going to expect performance …
A Family Affair: Father and Son Volunteer for Farmer-to-Farmer
In the past three years, I have completed 17 volunteer assignments in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. With 20 years …
Introducing the Monitoring and Evaluation Bullet Chart
This edition of Data Digest is for the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) people out there, or monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL), …
Data 101 Part 3: Taking Your Data to the Next Level
If you missed the first and second posts in the Data Digest series, I recommend you start there. In these …
Balancing the Systems: Making Food and Market Systems Work for Nutrition
If you work in international development, you have probably heard a lot about food systems lately. The buzz about food …
