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Decided to be Part of Colombia’s Reconciliation

PAR: Program of Alliances for Reconciliation

Paraguay PREP

Promoting Risk and Emergency Preparedness (PREP)

Building the capacity of communities to prepare for climate shocks RELATED NEWS SUMMARY Severe climate variances have demonstrated their impact …

uganda rwanu maize fields

Changing Mindsets and Livelihoods for Enhanced Food Security

Traditionally, men in Karamoja in northeastern Uganda are herdsmen, looking after livestock while women are left to farming. But with …

ACDI/VOCA Bangladesh PROSHAR Gender Impact Assessment cover

PROSHAR Gender Impact Assessment

This study examines the Program for Strengthening Household Access to Resources (PROSHAR)’s impact on gender issues in southwestern Bangladesh. PROSHAR …

ACDI/VOCA Famer to Farmer project participant in DRC

Moving Energy from Pastures to Cattle to You—and Back

Everyone should be good at something, right? Everyone should have one skill they practice their whole lives that their bodies …

ACDI/VOCA Uganda RWANU handwashing

RWANU Empowers Northern Ugandan Villages to Build Latrines

In May, Uganda’s Ministry of Water and Environment declared three villages in the Karamoja region of northeastern Uganda open-defecation free. …

ICT

“Can You Hear Me Now?” Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Developing Markets 

Globe-trotting international development professionals know mobile phones have become common tools in the countries where we work, in bustling metropolises …

Ethiopia Advanced Maize Seed Adoption Program (AMSAP)

Improving the Maize Value Chain Through Public-Private Partnerships Background ACDI/VOCA implemented USAID’s three-year Feed the Future Ethiopia Advanced Maize Seed …

ACDI/VOCA Facilitating Behavior Change

“Facilitating Behavior Change” Virtual Conference Delves into Social Behavior Change and Market Systems

Changing behaviors—especially multiple behaviors across market actors—can be challenging. Predictably, this means complex market systems are also difficult to transform. …

ACDI/VOCA Ugandan family

RWANU Helps Ugandan Women Grab Life by the Horns

Research shows that empowering women is smart economics. But in many parts of the world, tradition dictates the lives of …

ACDI/VOCA Ethiopia FEED II project participant Yegnanesh

Helping Entrepreneurs Dream Big and Expand Their Businesses in Ethiopia

In 2013, Yegnanesh Aschale, who lives in northwestern Ethiopia, bought 10 chickens to feed herself and her family. As the …