Rethinking Technical Assistance in Rapidly Changing Socioeconomic Environments

The successful design and implementation of technical assistance in a rapidly changing socioeconomic environment is contingent upon participatory and systematic feedback mechanisms between implementing organizations and the communities they serve. In this blog, we share lessons from the Community Support Program in Lebanon.
Blog Post

USAID/Colombia Venezuela Response and Integration

USAID/Colombia designed the Venezuela Response and Integration (VRI) activity to work with the Colombian government, private sector, and migrant community to respond to these challenges and co-create the institutional, economic, and social architecture of inclusive prosperity.
Project Page

Final Report: Strengthening Educational Performance-Up (STEP-Up) Zambia Project

The goal of the Strengthening Educational Performance-Up Zambia Project was to create an environment conducive to making reforms operational, thereby producing measurable increases in learner performance. It also raised awareness of early grade reading achievement as a gateway to improved student retention.
Resource - Project Report

Quarterly Report: Strengthening Educational Performance-Up (STEP-UP) Zambia Project

To cultivate systemic change within Zambia’s Ministry of Education, USAID’s Strengthening Educational Performance-Up Zambia Project decentralized accountability in favor of local education management planning, research, and one-on-one advisory work. One of the goals was to access appropriate tools related to performance, accountability, and resources.
Resource - Project Report