Data 101 Part 2: Quality
If you missed the first post in the Data Digest series, I recommend you start here, with the beginning of …
Data 101 Part 1: Management
Data management can be tough, especially for those who are less numbers-oriented. I’ve been working with data for 15 years, …
ACDI/VOCA’s Data Platform Streamlines Project Management
Data science is changing business around the world. Can it also transform development? ACDI/VOCA is developing a technology stack, or …
Using a Theory of Change for Collaboration, Learning, and Adaptation: Guidance and Methodology
This document presents guidance, tools and other resources to help an organization implement a ToC based project including: Reviewing and …
“Facilitating Behavior Change” Virtual Conference Delves into Social Behavior Change and Market Systems
Changing behaviors—especially multiple behaviors across market actors—can be challenging. Predictably, this means complex market systems are also difficult to transform. …
Development Works
I recently passed my 40th anniversary of joining the Peace Corps and going off to discover Africa. Ever since, I’ve …
Why Signature Tools?
International development is often criticized because organizations took a “one size fits all” approach to their work, ignoring local history, …
Innovations in Portable Drying: Overview Brief
Drying grain is an essential post-harvest handling step in much of Africa: it reduces post-harvest losses due to mold, affects …
Hermetic Storage: Overview Brief
In the fight against aflatoxin contamination and its devastating effects on human health and food security, storage is a critical …
Field Notes from Ghana: Looking Back
As my volunteering assignment came to an end, I couldn’t help but reflect on the entire experience. Working with members …
ACDI/VOCA Supports Launch of Minimum Standards for Mainstreaming Gender Equality
Today ACDI/VOCA will join 10 other international development and humanitarian organizations in launching a set of minimum standards for mainstreaming gender …
