Young Women in Northern Kenya Team Up to Launch Small Businesses
Ebla Bashir, 20, lives in the Goth-Rahma village of the hot and dry Ibra Urey Ward, located about 690 kilometers …
In Tanzania, Youth Village-Based Agricultural Advisor Empowers Her Community
“NAFAKA II GAP (Good Agriculture Practice) training enabled us at the village to increase maize harvest from 3 to 15 …
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Businesses in Northern Kenya Report Released
The Feed the Future USAID Kenya Livestock Market Systems Activity studied the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on 168 businesses …
Poultry Rearing Increases Revenue Streams for Youth in Northern Kenya
Lillian Mukami, a resident of Kula Mawe in Isiolo county, part of the arid and semi-arid lands region, has overcome indomitable odds in her 27 years. Death robbed …
Girls’ Education in Northern Kenya Paves Road to Financial Empowerment
Between Marsabit and Moyale, about 750 kilometers from Nairobi, on the winding road that snakes its way to the border …
Beekeeping Protects Biodiversity & Offers Alternative Livelihoods for Liberian Women
Harvesting honey is a job traditionally associated with men because they are more able to work the late hours required …
Diversified Livelihoods Increase Incomes for Pastoralist Communities in Kenya
A few kilometers from Isiolo town in central Kenya, off the Isiolo – Marsabit highway, lies the ever-expanding Burat Ward. Located on the extensive savannah plain, the developing community of homesteads speaks to …
Gender & Social Inclusion and COVID-19 Report
Our “Gender & Social Inclusion and COVID-19: Impacts and Recommendations for Agriculture and Market Systems Project Implementation” report, released April …
USAID/Honduras Transforming Market Systems Activity Business Resilience Analysis
Our USAID/Honduras Transforming Market Systems Activity has conducted a survey to collect real-time information on the effects of the COVID-19 …
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 …
In Kenya, Feed the Future Activity Equips Young Women Entrepreneurs to Start Business & Thrive
At the bustling and vibrant Moyale Market, located on the border of Kenya and Ethiopia, 18-year-old Fatuma Guyo sits patiently …
