Food Systems Series: ACDI/VOCA’s Conceptualization of and Approach to Transforming Food Systems

The Importance of a Food Systems Approach The development community has recently recognized that we are not on track to …

Enabling Cyber Access for Youth in Northern Kenya

In 2015, 26-year old Mohammed Ore Ahmed identified a business opportunity in his hometown of Griftu in Wajir County in …

Engaging the Private Sector Series: Five Building Blocks of Transformational Partnerships

ACDI/VOCA recently hosted a technical exchange focused on transformational partnerships. While the purpose of this exchange was to share examples …

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Colombia Youth Resilience Activity Celebrates Youth Day

In Colombia, young people who may be disengaged child soldiers, former youth offenders, migrants, survivors of violence, or those living …

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Creating Agricultural Jobs in Honduras’s Lenca Indigenous Communities

Brenda Aracely Dominguez lives in the highlands of Intibucá, Honduras, on land where her family has grown potatoes for generations. …

Grant Gives New Life to Women’s Hay Farming Business in Northern Kenya

Members of the Tullu Women’s Group hail from Sololo Ward, a community of livestock keepers in the heart of Marsabit …

The ViMPlus Activity in Burkina Faso Trains Farmers in Conservation Agriculture

The USAID-funded Victory Against Malnutrition Plus (ViMPlus) Activity recently held a multiple-phase training on the different production techniques for cowpea and sorghum …

ACDI/VOCA Names Experts in Sustainable Development Policy and Practice to Board of Directors

ACDI/VOCA is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to its board of directors: Asif M. Shaikh and …

USAID Activity in Zambia Helps Expand Local Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Agricultural small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Zambia face numerous challenges as they strive to increase productivity, grow profits, and …

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A Case Study on Agent Banking

Access “A Case Study on Agent Banking,” by Christine McClung, published July 6, 2021

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Q&A with U.S. Volunteer Supporting Laotian Farmers Virtually

Dana Dutcher is an international development specialist based in Washington, D.C., and a first-time volunteer with ACDI/VOCA. She supported USAID …

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USAID/Myanmar AFDA Market Systems Diagnostic Findings

Download the AFDA Diagnostic Findings PowerPoint.