Celebrating Small Wins Toward Reconciliation in Colombia
Earlier this year, on June 27, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) turned in 7,000 firearms to the United …
Let’s Talk about Peace and Reconciliation
Sergio Rivas, Felix Maradiaga, and Alfredo Calderon participate in a radio interview discussing peacebuilding approaches across Latin America Conference …
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. …
Challenging Our Assumptions on How Best to Engage Youth
In 2016, I visited northern Uganda to assess the impact on youth of the Resiliency through Wealth, Agriculture, and Nutrition …
Building Peace Through Colombia’s Program of Alliances for Reconciliation (PAR)
Last fall, the signing of a peace deal between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) …
Livestock Activity Gender Impact Assessment in Uganda
The Resiliency through Wealth, Agriculture, and Nutrition in Karamoja (RWANU) project is a five-year, $50 million USAID Food for Peace …
Women in Non-Production Roles in Agriculture: A Literature Review of Promising Practices
The USAID Feed the Future Initiative supports the development of agriculture as an engine of economic growth, food security, and …
Can Youth Employment Build Peace in Colombia?
Colombia’s Congress recently signed a peace agreement ending a 50-year conflict with guerillas and paramilitary groups that left 250,000 people …
Woman Expands Poultry Farming Business with USAID Farmer-to-Farmer Technical Assistance
Victorine Bujakera is a farmer and member of a cooperative called the Coopérative des Fermiers de Kinshasa in the Democratic …
RWANU Brings Financial Inclusion to Karamoja, Uganda
For men and women in southern Karamoja in northeastern Uganda, accessing financial services is a challenge. Few financial institutions exist …
