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The “Domino Effect” of Disbursing a Single Microloan

Society Development Committee, or SDC, based in Faridpur, Bangladesh, is a microfinance partner of the Feed the Future Bangladesh Livestock and Nutrition Activity, funded by USAID and implemented by ACDI/VOCA. Through this partnership, thousands of people working in Bangladesh’s livestock sector have benefited from microfinance products.

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Mobile Money Helps Farmers Grow Their Businesses in Bangladesh

Author(s):

FHI 360 Mobile Solutions Technical Assistance and Research (mSTAR)
By offering a secure way to store money and access financial services, mobile money has the potential to increase the efficiency of programs and significantly improve the resilience of smallholder farmers in Bangladesh.

Fixing a Market Failure Provides Profits and Empowerment

Author(s):

Emily Janoch,
Akram Ali
A few small changes in the market system—collection points closer to home, machines that provide more transparency, and aligning the needs of buyers and producers—can provide all of these benefits because together they solve the market failure.

Making Women Count: Kudos to APEC

Author(s):

Whitney Dubinsky
In this post, Whitney Dubinsky of USAID comments on the indisputable need for data on women's economic empowerment.