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Leveraging Economic Opportunities Final Performance Report

Leveraging Economic Opportunities (LEO) was a three-year contract to support programming that fosters inclusive growth through markets. Building on USAID’s …

Kaday Fullah SNAP+ project participant

SNAP+ Cash Transfers Ensure Food Security and Preserve a Widow’s Sight in Sierra Leone

In Makaiba village in northern Sierra Leone, Bombali district, Kaday Fullah is grateful every morning when she opens her eyes. …

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Zambia PROFIT+-Trained Woman Farmer Finds Success and Empowerment by Diversifying Income

Trifonia Sibande, age 43, and her husband Digani Sibande, live in Ngwata village, Lundazi district, in Zambia’s Eastern Province. Trifonia …

Sierra Leone SNAP mothers learn WASH practices

Sierra Leone SNAP Trains Mothers on Nutrition and WASH Best Practices

Over the last few years, Hawa McCarthy, a young mother of five in Mobai village, Kailahun district, received guidance on …

farmers using Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags to regain food security

Restoring Household Food Security in Sierra Leone

In Sierra Leone, seed and harvested cereal and legumes are often stored in jute bags on dirt floors, in poorly …

Paraguay OFDA Project Donates Structure to Flood-Affected Region

Structure Serves as Living Space, Classroom, Emergency Command Center By Martin Román, Chief of Party ACDI/VOCA implements the U.S. Office …

Zambia PROFIT+ Agribusiness Groups Uplift Smallholder Farmers

By Renton Kashimbaya, PROFIT+ Agribusiness Coordinator for Katete and Petauke districts Economic, health, and educational challenges impact smallholder farmers in …

Egyptian Officials Visit AMAL-Supported Horticultural Pack House at Luxor Airport

Perishable Terminal Integral to Project Efforts to Bolster Inclusive Value Chains in Upper Egypt On December 3, the Horticultural Export …

ACDI/VOCA Welcomes Sylvia Megret as COO

ACDI/VOCA welcomes Sylvia Megret as its chief operating officer (COO). Ms. Megret has worked in international development for over 20 …

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Ghana ADVANCE II Signs MOU with Nestlé Ghana

On December 6, 2016, Dr. Emmanuel Dormon, Chief of Party of the ACDI/VOCA-implemented Agricultural Development and Value Chain Enhancement (ADVANCE …

Jamacia JAREEACH mission director visit

USAID Mission Director Tours Jamaica Ja REEACH II Sites

USAID Mission Director, Maura Barry and College of Agriculture, Science and Education President Dr. Derrick Deslandes prepare a breadfruit seedling …

Sierra Leone SNAP VSLA woman participant

Sierra Leone SNAP-Established VSLAs Empower

Adama Kamara is used to not having much privacy. She and her husband used to sleep in a single room …