These reports, produced by USAID’s Investment Facilitation Activity in the DRC (USAID Invest, or the Activity), provide an overview of the cocoa and coffee sectors in the DRC. The reports highlight production trends, challenges, and opportunities.…
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New impact fund begins investing in scalable healthcare solutions in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Chemonics' CEO and president Jamey Butcher penned an article for Fast Company about emerging and frontier economies and their role in the game-changing solutions needed to unlock creative problem-solving to tackle the global crises of our times.
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Each year, USAID recognizes projects that are collaborating with countries and communities to work toward sustainable growth and resilience in the digital age.
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The effective use of research can ignite a country’s growth and economic development. In many African countries, however, there is a disconnect between the research institutions that build evidence and the governments well-positioned to leverage research. Our Communications Team sat down with development economist and researcher Joy Kiiru to understand how to bring evidence and policy together.
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We explore the principle “Be Data Driven.” Deogratius Kimera, country director for the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management project.
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In Uganda, many farming families struggle financially. Three young Ugandan agri-tech entrepreneurs developed an innovative app and tapped talented young people to change that. A Chemonics project helped to bring their idea to scale.
Impact Story
The Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) research program examines conflict-affected borderlands, how conflicts connect across borders, and the factors that shape violent and peaceful behavior to inform effective policy responses.
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Innovation & Investment Senior Advisor Lauren Behr discusses the urgency for innovation and the difficulty of scaling it to respond to today’s challenges on this World Creativity & Innovation Day.
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Building sustainable development solutions with local communities’ experience and knowledge at their foundations.
Blog Post
After decades of instability, how can Liberia build a 21st-century learning environment for its higher education institutions?
Impact Story
Bongisiwe Mosekoa is a pharmaceutical scientist trained in global supply chain management. She currently serves as a senior regional logistics officer for the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program–Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project in Eswatini…
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