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FEED THE FUTURE ACTIVITY IN KENYA BOOSTS LOCAL BAKERY

Abshira Ahmed, an entrepreneur bakery owner, strengthened her business thanks to a grant for much-needed new equipment.   Ever since she …

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Struggles and Successes of Testing a Business Accelerator Model for Women in Bangladesh’s Agricultural Market

Access the article by Bidowra Khan and Nathalie Me-Nsope, published by Agrilinks, July 2022 here.

Projekat Velika Mala Privreda

Projekat Velika Mala Privreda (Big Small Businesses Project) is a five-year activity that will enable Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to …

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How Do We Reconcile a Post-Conflict Colombia? Boosting Economic Inclusion

By Katherine Ko, Daniel Sumner, and Melissa Matlock Decades of conflict may have divided Colombian communities, but a 2016 peace deal between …

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How Do We Reconcile a Post-Conflict Colombia? Changing Perceptions, Attitudes, and Beliefs 

By Katherine Ko, Daniel Sumner, and Melissa Matlock  A 2016 peace deal between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed …

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Feed the Future Ghana Market Systems and Resilience

Background Narrative The USAID-funded Ghana Market Systems and Resilience Activity (MSR) is a five-year, $35.9M follow-on project to USAID/Ghana ADVANCE …

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How ACDI/VOCA and Tanager #BreakTheBias of Gender Discrimination

This International Women’s Day, on March 8, we envision a world where all genders are treated equally. Learn more below …

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Young Women Contribute to Food Security & Nutrition in Northern Kenya

Talaso Bonaya lives in Toricha village in the North Horr sub-county of Northern Kenya’s Marsabit County. Growing up in a …

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Daniel Sumner

Associate Director, Gender and Youth

Colombian Youth Leaders Hit the Ground Running in 2022 with Youth Resilience Activity’s Support

At the end of last year, a record 1.2 million Colombian youth voted to elect 10,824 of their peers to …

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Indigenous Peoples and Afro-Colombian Empowerment

ACDI/VOCA’s approach to the Indigenous Peoples and Afro-Colombian Empowerment (IPACE) Activity champions local ownership and leadership to ensure programming is …

Feed the Future Ethiopia Alliance to Accelerate Agricultural Growth

Ethiopian grain farmers are locked into a vicious poverty cycle driven by low productivity due to low-quality seed, manual cultivation, …