Announcements

Decolonization of aid. Participatory processes. Community-led programming. These terms are routinely used by humanitarian and development practitioners with an earnest desire to further localization and sustainability objectives. However, many of the tools and approaches that practitioners use have been developed outside of the countries and communities where they are ultimately used and may carry with them embedded perspectives, assumptions, and biases of implementer and/or donor mindsets and experience.

PRO-WASH & SCALE is pleased to issue the following call for comments on our draft small grants program request for applications (RFA)!

The PRO-WASH & SCALE Award has issued the following Request for Applications (RFA) soliciting proposals to conduct applied research on sustainability in the sectors it supports.

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:

The Feed the Future Market Systems and Partnerships Activity (MSP) is pleased to invite for-profit businesses to apply for funding in Mozambique. MSP’s Mozambique Partnerships Facility offers businesses operating in the country the opportunity to co-invest with USAID to address the food crisis resulting from shortages of food, fuel, and fertilizer as a result of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Through the Partnership Facility, MSP seeks to channel business resources, expertise, technology, and influence to contribute to one or more of the following objectives:

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. 

Through this Request for Applications (RFA), the Feed the Future Market Systems and Partnerships (MSP) Cambodia Agricultural Investment Activity, managed by DAI on behalf of USAID/Cambodia, is offering opportunities for co-investment with private sector businesses in Cambodia in strengthening agricultural trade and investment.

 Through this Request for Applications (RFA), the Feed the Future Market Systems and Partnerships (MSP) Southern Africa Agricultural Trade & Investment Activity, managed by DAI on behalf of USAID/South Africa, is offering opportunities for co-investment with private sector businesses in southern Africa in strengthening agricult