130 Young Colombian Leaders Build Skills through Accelerator Program
In recognition of the United Nations’ World Creativity and Innovation Day on April 21, we’re celebrating youth in Colombia who are taking part in the Laboratorio de Innovación Social Adaptativo...
View ArticleApril 18-24 is National Volunteer Week
National Volunteer Week was established in 1974 to recognize the lasting impact of volunteer service on our communities, local and global. As a leader in volunteer programs for more than 50 years,...
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Ghana Poultry Project Holds Poultry Mentorship and Business Bootcamp for...
Now more than ever, the development of economic sustainable agriculture must be prioritized to achieve Ghana’s, as well as Africa-wide, food security objectives. Ghana’s population is predominantly...
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Volunteers Support Eco-Friendly Agritourism
What is tourism going to look like in the future? That is the question on many people’s minds as vaccine distribution offers a glimmer of hope for the eventual easing of travel restrictions. Until...
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Investing in a Hub for Digital Nomads in Kyrgyzstan
An important step has been taken toward the emergence of a hub for digital nomads, or independent remote workers, in Issyk-Kul, a picturesque lake and mountain resort area of Kyrgyzstan in Central...
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Feed the Future Activity Sets in Motion a Bangladesh Commodity Trade Portal
The Feed the Future Bangladesh Rice and Diversified Crops Activity, funded by USAID and implemented by ACDI/VOCA, signed an agreement with two private sector companies, Chaldal.com and Ghazi...
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U.S.-Based Volunteer Supports Honduran Businesses As They Recover from COVID-19
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the USAID Transforming Market Systems (TMS) Activity in Honduras has been collecting data and information to support economic recovery efforts for...
View ArticleColombia-Based INclusiónES Initiative Makes Inclusion a Workplace Priority
Building on the success of the DecidoSer social change program, ACDI/VOCA and its affiliate organization Fundación ACDI/VOCA Latin America (FAVLA), based in Bogotá, Colombia, designed the INclusiónES...
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Feed the Future Activity Promotes New Rice Seed Variety in Bangladesh
Improved seed development and breeding remains a major constraint to introducing commercial productive seed varieties in Bangladesh. A new rice seed variety, created through a collaboration between...
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Q&A with U.S.-Based Volunteer Supporting Small Business Development in Her...
Altynai Hur is a business development specialist based in Michigan and a native of Kyrgyzstan. She recently completed a virtual volunteer assignment with ACDI/VOCA through the Farmer-to-Farmer Program...
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