International Women’s Day Q&A: How Can Leadership “Choose to Challenge”?
This International Women’s Day, we’re examining the ways in which our leadership “Choose to Challenge” gender biases and inequalities within …
Making Markets Inclusive: How Market Systems Development Programs Can Boost the Inclusion of Women, Youth, & Other Marginalized Groups
Many agricultural market systems development (MSD) programs have been turning their attention toward the inclusion of women, youth, and other …
Why Inclusive Language Matters to Global Development
In the new year, we’re shifting our attention to the words we use and their power to underpin dangerous power dynamics in the industry. Words are what …
Calling for Greater Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
Some years ago, a colleague and I were in Monrovia, the capital city of the West African country of Liberia, …
World Food Programme Wins Nobel at Crucial Time
Last week the World Food Programme (WFP) won the Nobel Peace Prize for their “efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace …
Putting Positive Youth Development into Practice
Half of the global population is made up of people under the age of 30, and nearly 90 percent of them live in low- and middle-income …
“We Have Entered a New Norm”: 19 Years Serving ACDI/VOCA’s Board of Directors
A Q&A with Mort Neufville, newly named director emeritus of ACDI/VOCA’s Board of Directors Dr. Mortimer Neufville (2nd from left …
