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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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Show Me the “Real” Data

Author(s):

Usman Iqtidar
Does the existing data vindicate donors’ reliance on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as effective vehicles of economic growth? Yes. Is it reliable and valid? Probably not.

Why Rural Women Don’t Work

Author(s):

Bama Athreya
Let’s be real: poor women in rural regions inevitably work. And yet, they are disproportionately absent from the labor market. What's the deal?

Uganda’s Work in Progress: A Case Study

Author(s):

Laura Rodriguez Takeuchi
How does a country kickstart a process of economic and employment transformation from a low base? Read on for insights from Overseas Development Institute's Laura Rodriguez Takeuchi.

Digital Finance: The View from USAID

Increasingly, USAID is focusing on digital finance as the critical pathway toward scaling meaningful financial inclusion. But what does that mean?

Let Us Work in Gray Areas!

Author(s):

Greg Collins
What is the relationship between market systems and resilience? Explore this "gray area" with USAID's Greg Collins.

Push/Pull: Just Another Buzz Word?

Author(s):

Anna Garloch
Is "push/pull" just another buzzword, or is it a promising strategic approach? Anna Garloch of ACDI/VOCA argues that the answer lies somewhere in between the two.