Colombia Program of Alliances for Reconciliation Officially Launches in Bogotá
ACDI/VOCA’s newest project in Colombia, the Program of Alliances for Reconciliation (PAR), officially launched last week in Bogotá. The four-year …
New LEO Cultivating Women’s Empowerment in Feed the Future Projects Report Released
Two ACDI/VOCA Projects Highlighted in Staff-Authored Report Released at the start of Feed the Future Week, the “Cultivating Women’s Empowerment: …
Cultivating Women’s Empowerment: Stories from Feed the Future 2011–2015
Women contribute significantly to agriculture and food security around the globe, and gender equality and women’s empowerment are critical to ensuring sustainable …
Colombia ACIP Trains Indigenous Community in GIS Technology
Wiwa Community Uses Google Earth to Establish Demo Plots and Protect Ancestral Land Our USAID-funded Afro-Colombian and Indigenous …
ACDI/VOCA Celebrates International Youth Day as Youth Population Nears Two Billion
Jamaica Ja REEACH II Project Provides Example of Effective Youth Engagement The United Nations designated August 12 International Youth Day …
ADVANCE Boosts Yields and Smallholders’ Incomes through Agricultural Radio Programming
Through radio programming, USAID ADVANCE is introducing some 25,000 smallholder farmers to innovative technologies and agricultural best practices, including row …
Serbia Competitiveness Assessment & Political Economy Analysis: LEO Report #29
OBJECTIVE This assessment seeks to identify the key factors constraining Serbia’s private MSME sector, and its ability to grow and …
Kenya REGAL-AG Project Encourages Entrepreneurship and Business Development
The Feed the Future Resilience and Economic Growth in the Arid Lands—Accelerated Growth (REGAL-AG) project has been busy of late opening livestock markets …
Colombia ACIP Participants Showcase Traditional Songs at International Theater Festival
In March, Afro-Colombian singers from the northwestern Chocó region captivated audiences with their alabaos, or sacred burial songs, at the Ibero-American …
Philippines MinPACT Supports Coconut, Cocoa, and Coffee Sectors
The four-year USDA Food for Progress Mindanao Productivity in Agricultural Commerce and Trade (MinPACT) project increases the incomes of smallholder …
World Coffee Conference in Ethiopia Explores Culture and Diversity in Coffee
Some 1,200 coffee stakeholders from around the world attended the International Coffee Organization’s (ICO) World Coffee Conference in Addis Ababa, …
Center for Global Development Hosts Private Sector and Gender Equality Discussion
Pulitzer-prize winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristoff joined Unilever’s Tom Langan and CGD’s Mayra Buvinic for a lively and …
