U.S. Ambassador Visits RWANU Project Participants in Southern Karamoja
On January 31, U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Deborah Malac and USAID/Uganda Mission Director Mark Meassick visited southern Karamoja to meet …
Zambia Profit+-Supported Agribusiness and Savings Group Members Apply Climate-smart Farming Techniques and Accumulate Savings
The 15 women members of the Production, Finance, and Improved Technology Plus (PROFIT+)– supported Mwaiwanga agribusiness and savings group in …
Through SNAP-Initiated VSLAs, Communities are Able to Save and Provide for Their Families in Sierra Leone
Life has been challenging for Dusu Conteh, a 50-year-old widow, who struggled to feed her eight children and pay their …
Zambia PROFIT+ Training and Grant Spur Start Up of Produce Aggregator
Our USAID-funded Feed the Future Production, Finance, and Improved Technology Plus (PROFIT+) project decreases poverty by linking smallholder farmers to …
Zambia PROFIT+ Grantee Creates Opportunity for Marginalized Women
ACDI/VOCA implements the USAID-funded Feed the Future Production, Finance, and Improved Technology Plus (PROFIT+) project in Zambia. As part of …
Uganda RWANU Enhances Health and Well-Being of Mothers and Children
In southern Karamoja, which lies in remote northeastern Uganda, health facilities are few and far between. Previously, 32-year-old mother of …
Sierra Leone SNAP Empowers Farmers to Increase Yields and Curb Malnutrition
Life hasn’t been easy for mother of nine, Isata Bangura. Prior to participating in the ACDI/VOCA-implemented USAID Food for Peace-funded …
Beekeeping Boosts Incomes in Uganda
In the remote, dusty village of Kamera in northeastern Uganda, villagers have traditionally depended on hunting, day labor, and small-scale …
Egyptian Officials Visit AMAL Project Sites
Representatives from the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MOALR) visited our Egypt Advanced Marketing and Agribusiness Logistics (AMAL) …
Zambian Woman Farmer Transforms Community Thanks to Profit+ Training and Support
In Mgamphula in Zambia’s Eastern Province, Jessy Mbewe works hard farming, training smallholder farmers in her community, and running the …
Nestlé USA Publishes Thought Piece on ACDI/VOCA Embrace of Public – Private Partnership in Ghana
Nestlé USA recently published a thought piece on its Medium blog by ACDI/VOCA Chief Communications Officer Paul Guenette entitled “Eating …
Sierra Leone SNAP+ Restores Dignity through Cash Disbursements
Sierra Leone’s first confirmed case of Ebola surfaced in early 2014. By July, 2014 the Government of Sierra Leone had …
