2023 marks the 60th anniversary of ACDI/VOCA’s founding on July 12, 1963. Decades later, we and our affiliates, including Tanager, AV Ventures, and Fundación ACDI/VOCA Latin America, have nearly 900 employees—81 percent of whom are working in their own communities—spanning nearly 150 countries. Together, we bridge diverse stakeholders in joint development efforts, sharing technical resources and on-the-ground presence to achieve the objectives of our partners and donors. Over the years, our promotion of locally driven market solutions has ensured durable outcomes for issues like food security, economic prosperity, and social inclusion, especially during times of concurrent crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, among others. The world is a different place than it was 60 years ago, but what remains a constant in our work are the cooperative principles that laid our foundation.
