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Systems Change: Sustained Impact in Ghana, Zambia, and Tanzania

At ACDI/VOCA, we believe that lasting change comes from building strong, sustainable systems. That’s why we focus on market-based solutions …

How Eyeglasses Boost Incomes for Women in Laos​

View the full cartoon above, which provides a visual example of how better vision is helping boost incomes for women …

Five Women Entrepreneurs Turn Tradition into Progress in Honduras

Honduran Women’s Day, celebrated on January 25, commemorates the political achievement of Honduran women earning the right to vote in …

December 2025 Newsletter: SAG-ProOccidente Project in Honduras

Read the December 2025 newsletter in Spanish and in English. Learn more about the project here.

Beyond Harvests: Cultivating Jobs for Rural Women in La Paz, Honduras

For years, Maria del Carmen García (pictured above) planted with faith but without certainty. Heavy rains, long summers, and pests …

Youth Cultivating the Future in El Limón, Copán, Honduras

Mario René Díaz Peña (pictured on the left in the photo above) has found a passion and a purpose in …

November 2025 Newsletter: SAG-ProOccidente Project in Honduras

Read the November 2025 newsletter in Spanish and in English. Learn more about the project here.

October 2025 Newsletter: SAG-ProOccidente Project in Honduras

Read the October 2025 newsletter in Spanish and in English. Learn more about the project here.

Partnering Locally to Strengthen Agriculture in Northern Ghana

Since 2022, the flagship Feed the Future Ghana Market Systems and Resilience (MSR) Activity has teamed up with farmers, agribusinesses, …

Transforming Communities Through Cooperatives in Guinea and the Philippines

In Guinea and the Philippines, the Cooperative Development Program, funded by USAID, supported cooperatives through Rural Development Hubs, training and …

Celebrating market-driven growth in Tajikistan

From 2023-2025, the USAID-funded Employment and Enterprise Development Activity (EEDA) set out with a bold vision: to unlock Tajikistan’s economic …

Strengthening Local Food Systems, One Harvest at a Time in Mozambique

Since 2022, the Feed the Future Mozambique Resiliência Integrada na Nutrição e Agricultura Activity worked hand-in-hand with communities in Nampula …

Ghana women in field

Systems Change: Sustained Impact in Ghana, Zambia, and Tanzania

At ACDI/VOCA, we believe that lasting change comes from building strong, sustainable systems. That’s why we focus on market-based solutions …