Five Market Systems Strategies to Revive Food & Agricultural Systems During COVID-19
Published by MarketLinks, June 4, 2020, and by the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs, June 1, 2020
Five Market Systems Strategies to Revive Food & Agricultural Systems During COVID-19
COVID-19 is challenging the world to adapt, and, in doing so, creating two distinct problems in our food and agricultural …
Volunteers Build A Better World
April 19th marks the beginning of the National Volunteer Week. Today, more than ever, we are reminded of the importance …
ACDI/VOCA Launches Central Asia Impact Fund for Small and Growing Businesses
Central Asia’s economic growth is accelerating. But many of its small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) struggle to access finance. Big …
Volunteer Reflects on 100+ Assignments
Meet Ross Penhallegon, a volunteer heading out this month on his 109th assignment. He and his wife Kate are dedicated …
Hiqmet Demiraj
Chief of Party of the USAID Enterprise Competitiveness Project in the Kyrgyz Republic
One Year of Increasing Enterprise Competitiveness in the Kyrgyz Republic
This August, the USAID Enterprise Competitiveness Project celebrated its first-year anniversary since launching in 2018 in a high-profile event that …
Kyrgyzstani Orchard Farmer Shares What She Learned From Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer
Fruit production employs more than 35,000 people in the Kyrgyz Republic’s Issyk-Kul Oblast, where more than 1,000 hectares of land …
Kyrgyz Tourism, A Woman’s Entrepreneurial Journey
“Being a woman entrepreneur is hard,” said Aisha Mambetalieva, a 36-year-old mother of two, who lives in the small village …
USAID Enterprise Competitiveness Project Supports Charter Flights to Promote Kyrgyz Republic Tourism
On June 27, 140 tourists from Tashkent to Tamchy, Uzbekistan, arrived at Issyk-Kul International Airport in the Kyrgyz Republic on …
Coping with COVID-19 Six Months Later
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, ACDI/VOCA programs around the world have shifted their approach to cope with …
