ACIP Support Attracts Colombian Clothier to Invest in Quibdó
In partnership with the magazine Semana, the USAID-funded Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Program (ACIP) supported the Quibdó Festival Detonante, a three-day …
Profit Planner Featured in IFC Lending Guide
Profit Planner, a Signature Tool from ACDI/VOCA, was highlighted as part of a “robust lending methodology” within the recently published …
Agribusiness Systems International Awarded Grant to Expand Mobile Money Technology in Ghana
An affiliate of ACDI/VOCA, Agribusiness Systems International, is partnering with Tigo Cash, a mobile money provider, and OpenRevolution, an international …
Kyrgyzstan’s Bai Tushum Bank Turns 15
With USDA Food For Progress funding, ACDI/VOCA merged three credit cooperatives to establish the nonprofit financial fund Bai Tushum in …
ATONU Launch Highlights Need for Optimizing Agriculture to Improve Nutrition
The ATONU: Improving Nutrition Outcomes through Optimized Agricultural Investments initiative kicks off at the Africa Day for Food and Nutrition …
Affiliated Financial Institution Summit Explores Private Sector Approach to Development
ACDI/VOCA hosted the third annual Affiliated Financial Institution (AFI) Network Senior Manager Summit in Amsterdam in mid-August 2015. The AFI …
U.S. Congressional Delegation Visits ACDI/VOCA-Supported Coffee Co-op
A U.S. Congressional Delegation toured the Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative Union’s (YCFCU) processing plant in Addis Ababa during Obama’s state …
Ethiopian Coffee Cooperative to Double Exports
Over the last several years, the Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperatives Union (YCFCU) had to turn away buyers due to an …
Photo Contest 2015
And the 2015 Annual Photo Contest grand prize winner is … Lauren Bell! Our 2015 contest has been a tremendous …
Women Farmers in Ghana Gain Greater Access to Land
Although women do most of the agricultural work worldwide, they own very little of the land they farm. In Africa, …
