Strategic Investments Activity (SIA)

The USAID Uganda Strategic Investments Activity strives to improve the livelihoods of underrepresented and marginalized people by accelerating private investment in the country’s agriculture, health, and energy sectors.
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USAID's Investment Facilitation Activity in the DRC

Driving inclusive growth in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will require private investment in the country’s promising businesses.
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Burkina Faso Regional Program

Support to local communities in Burkina Faso can mitigate the impacts of regional conflict.
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Keeping Vulnerable Children in School – Evidence of a Successful Community Savings Model

This technical brief describes how ACCELERE!1 used microfinance income-generating activities and community savings groups to help parents secure a more sustainable future for their children through education in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Somalia DAMAL

To secure debt relief, Somalia must strengthen financial oversight practices and embrace principles of accountability.
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What Do Women Want? Clean Toilets in Healthcare Facilities

We highlight the essential role of clean and working toilets in expanding access to water, sanitation and hygiene in healthcare facilities, ensuring dignified births and high-quality care for all mothers, babies, and families.
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She Is an Agripreneur: Enabling Female Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness

When economically empowered, women reinvest in their communities — leading to greater self-reliance, prosperity, and food security. To support these outcomes, the development community should adopt high-impact initiatives for female entrepreneurs in the agriculture sector.
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Women’s Groups Leading the Way Towards Self-Reliance in Mali

Rural women’s groups in Mali are proving that community health systems get stronger when national-level interventions are paired with community-level capacity building to make communities self-reliant.
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Audrey Spencer

Global Practice Lead, Education and Youth

Audrey Spencer has 15 years of experience as an international education professional specializing in programming and training for literacy, numeracy, Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), teacher support and healthy youth practices that are grounded in inclusive…

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Duteze Imbere Ubutabera

Access to justice is a crucial factor for Rwanda in combating poverty, promoting peaceful resolution of disputes, and enhancing the rule of law.
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Support to Four State Assemblies in Somalia

Somalia’s state assemblies must work in tandem with local and international actors to strengthen government capacity and promote a more peaceful, stable Somalia.
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