Q&A with Volunteer Who Virtually Trained Tajikistani Women in Food Canning
Ogechukwu Tasie is a post doctoral research fellow at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University and a member of the Institute …
USAID Supports Local Entrepreneurs in Zambia to Advise Other Business-Owners and Create Outgrower Scheme
The USAID Zambia Enterprise Development and Growth Enhanced (EDGE) Activity believes that training farmers — combined with extensive one-on-one coaching …
Supporting Sustainable Livelihoods in Northern Kenya
After losing his job, Emmanuel Ibei decided to take on the humbling position of helping his wife run her kiosk …
USAID Laos Microenterprise Training Helps Family Double Their Income
Bounyord Hakpanya (above) is a construction worker from Ban Sarm, a village located in the Kham District in the Xiengkhoung …
Q&A with Bangladesh-Based Volunteer Supporting Entrepreneurs in Zambia
Ahmed Towsif is an entrepreneur based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and a first-time volunteer with ACDI/VOCA. We talked to Ahmed about …
Q&A With U.S.-Based, Remote Volunteer Supporting Zambian Business Owners
Zhuoting Xie is a recent graduate of the Brandeis University International Business School, where she earned a master’s degree in …
Q&A with U.S.-Based Volunteer Supporting Impact Investing in West Africa
Camille Accad is a financial expert who works with several subsidiaries and assists with capital markets transactions. Read about Camille’s …
ACDI/VOCA to Lead USAID’s Cooperative Development Program in Guinea and the Philippines
ACDI/VOCA is pleased to announce USAID has selected ACDI/VOCA to lead the Cooperative Development Program (CDP) in Guinea and the …
Shaping Arts, Entrepreneurship, & Safe Spaces for Colombian Youth
Over the last eight months, the Youth Resilience Activity (YRA) has been working with local partners to implement small pilot …
Adolescent GIRL Group Builds Community Resilience in Northern Kenya
Twenty-two-year-old Diana Camilla is the chairperson of the Shiners Girls Improving Resilience through Livelihoods (GIRL) group in the Ngaremara area …
Feed the Future Bangladesh Activity Expands Export-Led Sesame Sector and Improves Local Livelihoods
In 2018, the Feed the Future Bangladesh Rice and Diversified Crops Activity identified sesame as a marginal crop with a …
