ACDI/VOCA Celebrates 20 Years of Success in Ethiopia
ACDI/VOCA is proud to commemorate 20 years of successful work and collaboration in Ethiopia. Our activities have focused on cooperative …
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 …
Soccer as Catalyst for Social Change for Youth in Colombia
In Timbiquí, Cauca, in Colombia’s Pacific region, the Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Program (ACIP) and Fundación Tiempo de Juego harness soccer, …
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 …
ACDI/VOCA F2F Volunteer Empowers Woman Kyrgyz Entrepreneur to Expand Food Product Business
The small town of Aravan, tucked into Kyrgyzstan's remote Fergana Valley, rarely sees visitors. Its 27,000 residents face bleak economic …
ACDI/VOCA F2F Volunteer Helps Ghana Farmers’ Group Build Capacity to Increase Incomes
In central Ghana’s Brong Ahafo region, the Busunya Cashew Farmers’ Group exemplifies how capacity development can positively impact farming communities. …
Colombia ACIP Project Employs Innovative Technologies to Teach Children about Race and Ethnicity
Because racial discrimination and negative perceptions about ethnicity are often deep-seated, Colombia’s Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Program (ACIP) shares positive messaging …
Colombia ACIP Program Debuts Augmented Reality App
The USAID Afro-Colombian Indigenous Program (ACIP) launched an interactive augmented reality app to complement and transcend its traditional briefing materials …
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 …
ACIP Collaborates with Colombian Chef to Publish Cookbook Featuring Ancestral Cuisine
Over the past two years, ACDI/VOCA’s Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Program partnered with renowned Colombian Chef Leonor Espinosa to bring “gastronomic …
Liberian Women’s Co-op Increases Income and Food Security
The Gbehlay Geh Rural Women Farmers’ Multipurpose Cooperative Society (GRWFMCS) is a women-managed cooperative in east-central Liberia. The cooperative has …
