Sierra Leone SNAP-Established VSLAs Empower
Adama Kamara is used to not having much privacy. She and her husband used to sleep in a single room …
Colombia Program of Alliances for Reconciliation Continues Launch in Conflict-Affected Region
Fundación Mambe Director Jesús García speaks at the inauguration of the photography exhibition, “Women, Conflict, and Land.” On November 17 …
Equip Jamaican Youth to Fight Climate Change
We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. –Native American proverb This year’s Friends …
Liberia FIFES Receives Grant to Expand Programming and Impact
ACDI/VOCA implements the USAID-funded Forest Incomes for Environmental Sustainability (FIFES) project in Liberia. FIFES develops forest-based enterprises to provide sustainable …
Ethiopia FEED II Farmers Boost Production and Improve Livelihoods
With support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the ACDI/VOCA-implemented Feed Enhancement for Ethiopian Development Project – Phase II …
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 …
Woman Farmer Buys Tractor through Ghana ADVANCE II Grant Program
Project Empowers Women as It Connects Farmers with Markets, Equipment As part of its efforts to improve the competitiveness of …
Coffee Builds Community in Colombia
Coffee runs in Solon Arias’s veins. Born into a Kankuamo indigenous family in Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, his earliest …
