Market System Interventions and Resilience Assessment in Uganda
Resiliency through Wealth, Agriculture, and Nutrition (RWANU) is a five-year Development Food Assistance Program funded by USAID’s Office of Food …
Women Drive Change in Burkina Faso
In the Center-North Region of Burkina Faso, senior male household members make most of the family decisions about income, land, …
Sowing the Seeds of Resilience through Market Systems Development
Growing up on a small homestead farm left me with the desire to grow some of my own food because …
Mother Leaders Strengthen Village Health in Burkina Faso
Messages of health are spreading in Koulogho village, found in the Center-North region of Burkina Faso. Abibou Ouedraogo, 26, is …
Expanding Incomes for Small-scale Poultry Producers in Burkina Faso
Passingbamba Zoré was still in his twenties a couple years ago when he started a poultry raising business. A hardworking …
Balancing the Systems: Making Food and Market Systems Work for Nutrition
If you work in international development, you have probably heard a lot about food systems lately. The buzz about food …
ViM Project Introduces Rice to Fight Hunger in Burkina Faso
Fati Kiéma, a mother of six children, lives in the village of Goenega in Burkina Faso. Like many women in …
ACDI/VOCA Celebrates 50 Years of Success After Launch of India’s Largest Fertilizer Producer
Tarun Bhargava (left), deputy general manager of IFFCO, celebrates with Bill Polidoro, president and chief executive officer of ACDI/VOCA In …
Planting Trees: An Investment in the Environment Improves Food Security and Nutrition
Growing up in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, I am admittedly a bit of a tree hugger. …
Building Resilience During Humanitarian Crises
At Inside NGO’s recent Food Aid Roundtable, Matthew Nims, acting director of Food for Peace (FFP), spoke about the future …
Changing Mindsets and Livelihoods for Enhanced Food Security
Traditionally, men in Karamoja in northeastern Uganda are herdsmen, looking after livestock while women are left to farming. But with …
