FIELD-Support LWA 2010 Annual Report
The FIELD-Support LWA is an 8-year cooperative agreement between the Microenterprise Development office at USAID (EGAT/PR/MD) and AED. FIELD-Support is flexible mechanism that has included multi-year cooperative agreements, short-term field-based pilots, quantitative and qualitative research studies and evaluations, and targeted country assessments and program design assignments for Missions. Over the last 6 years, FIELD-Support has worked in 25 countries, and managed more than $270 million for a range of USAID Missions and Operating Units.
FIELD-Support’s broad portfolio of staff and projects works with USAID to support the full spectrum of evidence-based development activities, from conducting field-based sector assessments, to supporting program design and technical evaluations, and through the direct implementation of multi-year cooperative agreements that serve the strategic objectives of USAID and advance the state-of-the-practice of microfinance and microenterprise development.
In 2010, FIELD-Support's activities continued to focus on four key programmatic themes:
- Extending the reach of microfinance and fostering more inclusive financial systems;
- Facilitating broad-based economic growth by upgrading and improving the competitiveness of value chains in which enterprises participate;
- Strengthening livelihoods and food security for vulnerable households and marginalized groups, including youth, women and people affected by HIV/AIDS or natural disasters; and
- Advancing strategies to address economic growth and energy poverty.
This Annual Report summarizes the activities and accomplishments of the FIELD-Support LWA from January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010. Each subsection of the Report includes links to additional resources produced by the project activities as part of the FIELD-Support learning agenda and knowledge management strategy. Follow the links to access additional web-based resources about each activity, key lessons learned, and proven best practices.