USAID Gender Conference 2024 – Resources
Access the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food for Progress Jamaica Spices Gender, Youth, and Social Inclusion (GYSI) Analysis Report here. …
Ana María Jimenez Cuartas
Ana Maria is the Director of Reconciliation and leads Component 3 for ACDI/VOCA in the framework of the Restoring Our …
Luis Alberto Sevillano Boya
Chief of Party, Indigenous Peoples and Afro-Colombian Empowerment (IPACE) Activity
A Look at USAID’s Indigenous Peoples & Afro-Colombian Empowerment Activity
Ethnic inclusion directly impacts Colombia’s sustainable development. Studies have shown that countries can increase their GDP by US$2.1 trillion every …
Colombia’s First Vice President and Ambassador of Afro-Descent Align with USAID and ACDI/VOCA’s Inclusion Efforts
History was made in Colombia this year. After protests riddled the country in 2021, the new president-elect Gustavo Petro, as …
Ana Sofía’s Story: Transgender Youth in Colombia Pave the Way for Others at Work
Her rose-printed skirt sways when she walks in the room. She tucks her hair behind her ear. As she tells …
Willert’s Story: Finding Formal Employment as an LGBTQI+ Youth in Colombia
“I never imagined I could find a workplace so welcoming and committed to labor inclusion,” said Willert Moreno (pictured right …
Rihanna’s Story: Overcoming Neighborhood Divisions and LGBTQ+ Discrimination in Colombia
The northern part of Quibdó is one of the poorest areas of the city. It’s also where displaced populations fleeing …
Erika María Arango
Deputy Chief of Party of theIndigenous Peoples and Afro-Colombian Empowerment (IPACE) Activity in Colombia
Youth Gain Job & Life Skills Through Audiovisual Training in Colombia
Though limited employment opportunities impede reconciliation in rural Colombia, our USAID Colombia Program of Alliances for Reconciliation (PAR) is doing …
Coffee Production Advances Reconciliation in Colombia
In Colombia, rural farmers play an important role helping to repair social structures broken by decades of armed conflict. In …
Video About Plan T, the Social Transformation Initiative Empowering Colombian Youth
Plan T, a social transformation initiative implemented by the Presidential Office for Youth (DAPRE), Colombia Joven, and USAID and ACDI/VOCA’s …
