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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 …

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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 …

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Balancing Act: Protecting Forests & Improving Livelihoods in Liberia

The world’s forests are a key factor in sustainable development. They provide food, water, and medicine. They help stabilize the …

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Mark Sevier

Technical Director of Market Systems and Partnerships

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Video Celebrates Empowered Women Coffee Producers in the Philippines

Our USDA-funded Philippine Coffee Advancement and Farm Enterprise (PhilCAFE) Activity produced a video celebrating the women of BACOFA. The women …

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Marketlinks Publishes Staff-Authored Blog on Asset-Based Finance

Marketlinks recently published a blog on asset-based finance written by ACDI/VOCA staff members Paul Newall, Associate Director of Partnerships and …

Tanzania NAFAKA – Corteva Collaboration Video Released

We’re pleased to announce the release of “Farming for the Future.” It will air on the BBC as part of …

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Could Asset-Based Finance Be a New Solution for Financing SMEs?

Published by Marketlinks, March 10, 2020

New Tractor, New Life For Outgrower Business Owner in Ghana

Alhassan Mumuni Baba had a tractor that he used to farm his 30 acres of maize, soybeans, and rice in …

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Feed the Future Kenya Activity Provides Grants to Young Women to Expand STEM Studies

Over the last several years, Kenyan universities and institutions of higher learning have seen a decline in students taking Science, …

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Daring to Stay

How Young Honduran Entrepreneurs Are Transforming Their Hometowns

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Hiqmet Demiraj

Hiqmet Demiraj is the chief of party of our USAID-funded Employment and Enterprise Development Activity in Tajikistan. Prior to working on EEDA, …