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Kyrgyzstan’s Kupuev Academy Raises $700,000 from ACDI/VOCA Impact Investing Subsidiaries AV Ventures & AV Frontiers
Kupuev Academy, a private, progressive school located in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, announced that it has raised $700,000 in financing. The investment …
Systems Leadership to Build Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Honduras
Globally, we have seen the importance of entrepreneurial ecosystems in supporting entrepreneurs to access human and financial capital and in …
Food Systems Series: ACDI/VOCA’s Conceptualization of and Approach to Transforming Food Systems
The Importance of a Food Systems Approach The development community has recently recognized that we are not on track to …
Enabling Cyber Access for Youth in Northern Kenya
In 2015, 26-year old Mohammed Ore Ahmed identified a business opportunity in his hometown of Griftu in Wajir County in …
Colombia Youth Resilience Activity Celebrates Youth Day
In Colombia, young people who may be disengaged child soldiers, former youth offenders, migrants, survivors of violence, or those living …
The ViMPlus Activity in Burkina Faso Trains Farmers in Conservation Agriculture
The USAID-funded Victory Against Malnutrition Plus (ViMPlus) Activity recently held a multiple-phase training on the different production techniques for cowpea and sorghum …
ACDI/VOCA Names Experts in Sustainable Development Policy and Practice to Board of Directors
ACDI/VOCA is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to its board of directors: Asif M. Shaikh and …
From Project to Sustainable Progress: Tanager and ACDI/VOCA Help Local NGO NAFAKA Kilimo Impact Tanzanian Agriculture
Tanager, ACDI/VOCA, and AV Ventures share a mission to improve economic and social conditions for vulnerable populations around the world. …
Philippine Coffee Quality Competition 2021 Champ Attributes Win to Good Agricultural Practices
The 2021 Philippine Coffee Quality Competition (PCQC) is the Philippines’ most prestigious annual competition for the best Philippine coffee. This …
USAID Administrator Samantha Power Visits the USAID Honduras Transforming Market Systems Activity
This month, USAID Administrator Samantha Power made her first trip abroad since being sworn in. On June 13, she traveled …
AV Ventures Invests in Maphlix Trust Ghana Limited to Support Ghana’s Horticulture Sector
AV Ventures, the impact investing subsidiary of ACDI/VOCA, has provided a long-term loan of US$700,000 to Maphlix Trust Ghana Limited, …
ACDI/VOCA Names Sabrina Amburgey as Vice President of Business Development
ACDI/VOCA is pleased to announce Sabrina Amburgey as the organization’s new Vice President of Business Development, beginning in August 2021. …
