From Housewife to Farmer: Egypt AMAL Project Trains Women
Zeinab Mohamed El-Adly is an ordinary woman from Upper Egypt who knew how to take care of her household, but …
A Family Affair: Father and Son Volunteer for Farmer-to-Farmer
In the past three years, I have completed 17 volunteer assignments in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. With 20 years …
ACDI/VOCA and InterAction NGO Community Announce CEO Pledge on Preventing Sexual Abuse, Exploitation, and Harassment
Today, ACDI/VOCA joined InterAction, the largest alliance of U.S. nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) working in every developing country in the world, …
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, …
Introducing the Monitoring and Evaluation Bullet Chart
This edition of Data Digest is for the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) people out there, or monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL), …
Giving Women Goats: Why Gender Matters
When I was nine years old, my uncle gave me a calf. At least, I thought he did. It happened …
Timothy Beans, Ann Kafer, and Dawn Thomas Join ACDI/VOCA’s Board of Directors
ACDI/VOCA announced today the appointment of three new members to its board of directors: Timothy Beans, Ann Kafer, and Dawn Thomas. Timothy …
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 …
Access to Credit Empowers Women in Burkina Faso
Traditional agricultural practices in the Center-North Region of Burkina Faso have often led to low yields of millet, cowpea, sorghum, …
USAID Kyrgyz Project Leverages Private Investment to Export Dried Fruit
The next time you buy dried fruit in the United States, you may be buying apricots or plums grown by …
