RWANU Empowers Northern Ugandan Villages to Build Latrines
In May, Uganda’s Ministry of Water and Environment declared three villages in the Karamoja region of northeastern Uganda open-defecation free. …
Voting Now Open in Annual ACDI/VOCA Photo Contest
ACDI/VOCA’s Communications & Outreach (C&O) division is excited to announce voting has begun in its annual photo contest. C&O …
“Can You Hear Me Now?” Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Developing Markets
Globe-trotting international development professionals know mobile phones have become common tools in the countries where we work, in bustling metropolises …
Ethiopia Advanced Maize Seed Adoption Program (AMSAP)
Improving the Maize Value Chain Through Public-Private Partnerships Background ACDI/VOCA implemented USAID’s three-year Feed the Future Ethiopia Advanced Maize Seed …
“Facilitating Behavior Change” Virtual Conference Delves into Social Behavior Change and Market Systems
Changing behaviors—especially multiple behaviors across market actors—can be challenging. Predictably, this means complex market systems are also difficult to transform. …
RWANU Helps Ugandan Women Grab Life by the Horns
Research shows that empowering women is smart economics. But in many parts of the world, tradition dictates the lives of …
Helping Entrepreneurs Dream Big and Expand Their Businesses in Ethiopia
In 2013, Yegnanesh Aschale, who lives in northwestern Ethiopia, bought 10 chickens to feed herself and her family. As the …
Training Pamphlet on Aflatoxin Awareness
A simple, illustrated pamphlet designed to complement rural training and outreach efforts on what aflatoxin is, where it is found, …
Forest Restoration in Uganda Proves Resilience of Land and People
As she walks through Lokacikit Forest, Paulina picks roots, which she will boil to relieve her daughter’s upset stomach. This …
Why Signature Tools?
International development is often criticized because organizations took a “one size fits all” approach to their work, ignoring local history, …
Multiple Pathways to Nutrition in Bangladesh
As an agricultural development professional (and someone who eats regularly), I’m well aware that sustained, quality nutrition is a foundation …
