Announcements

CARE USA’s Women’s Economic Justice (WEJ) practice today announced the release of its first-ever Impact Report, “Helping Women Earn, Save and Invest.” The report provides an overview of WEJ’s accomplishments in advancing economic justice for women worldwide, including the success of its savings groups, which have improved the lives of 17.7 million people around the world, 78 percent of whom are women.

The Water and Energy for Food (WE4F) Southern and Central Africa Hub is proud to announce the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded launch of the WE4F Zimbabwe Biogas call for innovations. 

The International Labour Organization is looking for two project managers and one VCD / MSD expert for two upcoming Market Systems Development projects in Mali (one Sida-funded and one AICS-funded) that will focus on agricultural value chains in southern regions of the country, from the July 2023 to December 2026. The projects main objective will be to create jobs and increase incomes for women and youth such that these can make their way out of poverty.  See more information on the projects and positions in the links below:

This post is written by Ahmed Kablan, Ph.D., Senior Science Advisor, USAID’s Bureau for Resilience and Food Security, and Mark Pigott, Engagement Manager, Feed the Future Market Systems and Partnerships Activity, led by DAI.

The Feed the Future Market Systems and Partnership Activity is pleased to invite for-profit businesses in Bangladesh, Vietnam, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Nepal, Philippines, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and the Kyrgyz Republic to submit an application for co-investment through its Asia Care Economy (ACE) activity. 

Water and Energy for Food Grand Challenge (WE4F), through its Southern and Central Africa Regional Innovation Hub (S/CA RIH), is proud to announce the launch of the second Southern and Central Africa Call for Innovations to foster innovation and enhance food security in the region. This call will support up to 30 organizations working on innovative technologies and business model solutions to provide more sustainable water or energy solutions for climate-resilient agriculture.

The USAID/BHA-funded Gender and Youth Activity (GAYA) Associate Award is launching a survey around knowledge, attitudes, and practices on gender and youth for Implementing partners (IPs). Unlike other surveys, upon completion of this survey, you will be linked to a real-time dashboard that provides insights into your organization's gender and youth gaps.

Do you have an incredible facilitator in your organization? If so, SCALE wants to hear about them! SCALE’s Facilitators of the Year Initiative is back for its third year. The Initiative recognizes and celebrates program staff who are facilitating agriculture, natural resource management (NRM), or alternative livelihoods-related activities around the world. Nominees must: