Development For Today’s Markets: Aligning Practices With Economic Transformation

We are at an important juncture in international economic development. Globalization has led to an era of unprecedented interconnectivity of …

Turning Piri Piri Farmers into Entrepreneurs in Mozambique

Mozambique’s economy is growing exponentially, creating promising opportunities for local smallholder farmers. Piri piri farmers must build lasting market linkages …

Capitalizing on Raw Data in Sustainable Development

Raw data, stored in a relational database, allows for deep analysis which contextualizes project interventions and helps us understand why …

Supporting Rural Farmers as a Student Volunteer in Bangladesh

Near the end my second year as a dual master’s degree candidate at Tufts University, I noticed an opportunity to …

Engaging Women Makes Business Sense: Stories from Southern Bangladesh

Bangladeshi women face disadvantages in many aspects of their lives, including economic opportunities that could generate more income and food …

36 New Businesses Launched in Kenya’s Arid Lands

Living in northern Kenya’s Isiolo and Marsabit counties means facing frequent droughts and climate shocks and, for businesses, often facing …

Date Reference Automation Part 4: Distinct Count of Participants in Multiple Activities

Your project is taking off; you registered a lot of participants in your project database and are implementing multiple different …

NAFAKA Project Brings New Fertilizer Technology to Zanzibar Rice Farmers

Using fertilizer continues to be one of the best ways to improve crop yields for smallholder farmers. Higher yields mean …

ASI Is Now Tanager

ACDI/VOCA’s affiliate, ASI, is now officially operating as Tanager. Since 1993, Tanager has allowed ACDI/VOCA to expand the reach of …

ACDI/VOCA Turns 55 on July 12, 2018

Since 1963, ACDI/VOCA has expanded economic opportunities by tackling intractable development problems. The Humphrey Amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act …

ACDI/VOCA to Target Enterprise Growth in Kyrgyz Republic under USAID’s Enterprise Competitiveness Project

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded ACDI/VOCA the Enterprise Competitiveness Project (ECP) in the Kyrgyz Republic. …

Date Reference Automation Part 3: New and Continuing Participant Counts by Reporting Period

Imagine your project has a massive participant target that is six digits long, and your client wants each routine report …