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ACDI/VOCA Ethiopia FEED II dairy cows

FEED II Helps Ethiopian Smallholder Dairy Farmers Thrive

In 2012, Wegayehu Zenebe was one of 10 smallholder dairy farmers who made up the Selam Dairy Cooperative in Wondo …

ACDI/VOCA Senegal

Development Works

I recently passed my 40th anniversary of joining the Peace Corps and going off to discover Africa. Ever since, I’ve …

Youth trolley salesman

Kenya REGAL-AG Boosts Employment Among Youth

Eliud Muchai serving a customer camel meat sausages in Isiolo town.    Not even the high temperatures, or the wind …

ACDI/VOCA Ghana USAID ADVANCE Brochure Image

Agricultural Development and Value Chain Enhancement II (ADVANCE II) Brochure

The Feed the Future USAID Ghana Agricultural Development and Value Chain Enhancement (ADVANCE) II Activity is committed to optimizing business …

Ghanian farmer, advance, mobile money

Helping Ghanaian Farmers Grow Businesses Using Digital Financial Services

Ghana ADVANCE II Techiman Maize tradersTechiman Maize traders

Field Notes from Ghana: Part II

It’s so hard to believe that I have only been working with the farmers of the Techiman Maize Traders Association …

Kenya Regal-Ag ACDI/VOCA Samuel

Upgraded Market Becomes Hub of Activity in Kenya’s Arid Lands

Samuel Lekorima, an LMA member In the past, markets in Isiolo and Marsabit Counties were simple affairs: an open space …

ACDI/VOCA volunteer visits group of Ghanaian wommen

Field Notes from Ghana

Volunteering has been a way of life since my early childhood. I grew up watching my parents volunteer within the …

uganda rwanu ambassador visit

U.S. Ambassador Visits RWANU Project Participants in Southern Karamoja

On January 31, U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Deborah Malac and USAID/Uganda Mission Director Mark Meassick visited southern Karamoja to meet …

Sierra Leone SNAP project participants

Through SNAP-Initiated VSLAs, Communities are Able to Save and Provide for Their Families in Sierra Leone

Life has been challenging for Dusu Conteh, a 50-year-old widow, who struggled to feed her eight children and pay their …

Sierra Leone SNAP female farmer empowered

Sierra Leone SNAP Empowers Farmers to Increase Yields and Curb Malnutrition

Life hasn’t been easy for mother of nine, Isata Bangura. Prior to participating in the ACDI/VOCA-implemented USAID Food for Peace-funded …

Ghana ADVANCE mother and son at maize harvest

Nestlé USA Publishes Thought Piece on ACDI/VOCA Embrace of Public – Private Partnership in Ghana

Nestlé USA recently published a thought piece on its Medium blog by ACDI/VOCA Chief Communications Officer Paul Guenette entitled “Eating …