Events

Exploring the Use of Blockchain Technology to Improve Food Security Through African Indigenous Vegetables in Western Kenya is a project that seeks to understand how smartphone applications using blockchain technology can improve food security in Western Kenya by addressing the functionality of value chains for African indigenous vegetables (AIVs). November 15 through 17, students from Egerton University in Kenya will “hack” solutions to real challenges within the African indigenous vegetable value chain.

Élan RDC, one of UKAID's flagship MSD programmes, came to an end in July 2021 after over seven years of operation. This webinar will focus on lessons learnt executing a market systems programme in a challenging environment, which tested the limits of the MSD methodology and approach.  Using examples from Élan RDC's renewable energy and access to finance sectors, the team from Élan will discuss how they applied the MSD methodology.

Image Mobilizing private capital through blended finance can unleash both economic and environmental opportunities in sustainable landscapes.

Image Thursday, November 4, 2021  10:00 am Event livestream details below.

1-5 November and 15-19 November 2021

Balancing the challenges and needs of private sector actors operating in fragile and conflict-affected environments with the humanitarian mandate is an area of creative tension and opportunity for developing context-sensitive, market-based approaches that are the cornerstone of lasting recovery and resilience for conflict-affected people. For development practitioners, effectively and sensitively navigating both those spaces and leveraging the synergies therein is key to developing mutually beneficial partnerships to achieve lasting, market-based development outcomes.

Market and weather-related risks pose significant challenges to smallholder producers. These risks can make production and incomes volatile from year to year, reduce food security, threaten assets and financial security, and make farmers hesitant to invest in new technologies or practices to increase long-term productivity and welfare.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is proud to co-sponsor the weeklong Clean Energy Week Cambodia 2021 from October 21-28, 2021 organized by EnergyLab Cambodia.

The detrimental impact of COVID-19 on the workforce participation and career ambition of women and ethnic or racial minority groups is well documented across many sectors, but there is notably limited evidence from the international development sector. The Feed the Future Market Systems and Partnerships (MSP) Activity sought to remedy this oversight by investing in understanding the specific ways in which the global pandemic is impacting the current and future pipeline of senior leaders on market systems development (MSD) activities.

Together with industry leaders like Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA), the IFC, Bayer, and Syngenta, SCOPEinsight developed an

Every two years, BEAM conducts a review of the results emerging from programmes that use the MSD approach. The review examines their impacts on businesses, incomes and the livelihoods of people living in poverty. The 2021 evidence review analysed 52 new documents from the BEAM Evidence Map. These included impact assessments, evaluations, annual reports, evidence briefs and case studies. 

Members of the Youth Systems Collaborative, a community of practice of international development organizations, will share their Youth Systems Framework, which was designed from a review of domestic U.S. and international experience in youth programming through a comprehensive community change paradigm over the past 40 years.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Global Coffee Platform, a member-based organization of persons and institutions working in coffee, will launch on October 6, 2021 a seven-part industry-led series, Sustainable Coffee Dialogues, focused on lowering emissions in the global coffee value chain with a focus on Southeast Asia. Webinars explore how the coffee industry can achieve climate commitments through sustainable land use, and other climate-smart interventions to scale low-emission coffee production.

This webinar will explore how programmes and implementers can refine and adapt fundamental market systems development principles to unlock the potential of digital transformation for MSMEs.  Two case studies will be presented: COVID-19 SME innovation and digitalisation support scheme in Ghana Mobipay in Uganda - digitising agribusiness

The U.S. Overseas Cooperative Development Council and its members are pleased to co-sponsor the international track at this year’s Cooperative IMPACT Conference, October 4-7, 2021. This is a free opportunity to learn how cooperatives around the world are innovating for impact, strengthening communities and building resilience in the face of climate change. This is the third year partnering with NCBA CLUSA to offer a dedicated international program track.

Research shows that current approaches to supporting rural employment are having a limited impact, particularly when compared to the scale of rural unemployment. As a result, BHA partners are increasingly considering alternative approaches, including incorporating the principles of market systems development (MSD) into rural employment programs to bring about more sustainable systems change. Though there is limited evidence to date, there are promising signs, and the approach has been successfully used by a small number of programs.

 The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Green Invest Asia program along with global cacao manufacturer Barry Callebaut, and the German development service provider, GIZ, will convene buyers of coconut and coconut oil products on-line September 29th  from 4pm-6pm (ICT) for the 5th Sustainable Coconut Roundtable.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Green Invest Asia program along with global cacao manufacturer Barry Callebaut, and the German development service provider, GIZ, will convene buyers of coconut and coconut oil products on-line September 29th from 4pm-6pm (ICT) for the 5th Sustainable Coconut Roundtable.

Panelists working on youth employment issues in international development shared their perspectives on how to balance out supply- and demand-side approaches to deliver better outcomes.

Join the next West Africa Regional Roundtable on September 27 at 15:30 GMT for a presentation from USAID/West Africa’s Trade Team, along with former

On September 21, 2021, members of the USAID Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Community of Practice (CoP) attended a virtual learning event that explored the proven, promising, and potential evidence on interventions to increase women’s economic empowerment as it relates to: 

Join the Women’s Economic Empowerment Community of Practice (WEE CoP) on Tuesday, September 21st from 9-10 am EST for a virtual learning event. Presenters will share proven, promising, and potential evidence, as well as recommendations from three landscaping studies on 1) Social norms; 2) Government policies, laws, and regulations as well as business policies; and 3) Gender-based violence prevention and response.  

Join REAL for a discussion on practical Early Warning System (EWS) tools, featuring speakers from Food for the Hungry.

These four webinars will build on PRO-WASH's first Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Infrastructure webinars held in April and May 2021. They will share lessons learned, and report on promising projects and innovative practices in the field of WASH O&M. Speakers will be USAID partners and other leading O&M practitioners, who will draw out important lessons that are more widely applicable. Topics covered by these webinars will include:

The drivers of Migration from Latin America and the Caribbean region are no different than those in the other regions. Or are they? What are the root causes and fundamental drivers of migration: poverty, lack of jobs, search for better jobs, violence, political conflict, and/or climate change? What are the links between migration and development? What roles can the governments of sending countries and host countries play in promoting safe and regular migration? What roles can international organizations play? Can diasporas be leveraged to address the drivers of migration?