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FIELD-Support LWA partner World Vision is working with smallholder farmers in Angola to raise their incomes through better information and enhanced value chain linkages.

CARE’s Pathways program is based on the conviction that women farmers possess enormous potential to contribute to long-term food security for their families and substantially impact nutritional outcomes in sustainable ways.

TAMFI’s SPM support work was based on an initial survey of its members’ SPM practice. This allowed TAMFI to tailor its approach, and provided a useful benchmark for reflecting on project achievements.

APSFD (Côte d’Ivoire) sees SPM as a key strategy for addressing challenges faced by the sector and most importantly, rebuilding its image (among clients and other stakeholders) as responsible and trustworthy.

To assist other FSPs considering an introduction (or improvement) of youth-focused services, this paper synthesizes key recommendations, best practices and lessons learned from the ten FSPs that YouthStart supported during their pilot tests.

This case study focuses on the process MicroLoan has undergone in Malawi to improve its outreach to poorer women and effect institutional change to achieve its social aims and meet the needs of the vulnerable clients it works with.

The purpose of this study was to identify and refine indicators that can be used to assess the impact of microinsurance on the poor.

This document, produced under a primer series on social safety nets, assesses the role of food aid in improving food availability and food access. It is based on a synthesis of experiences in four countries:  India, Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Zambia. It concludes that food aid does not have to create negative impacts, particularly if it is tied to the development of infrastructure that supports production and market linkages, avoids creating negative price effects for food producers, and reaches the food insecure.

In an effort to identify appropriate interventions and policies for improving food security, this paper provides a synthesis of recent research into the behavior of producers and consumers of staple food crops in Eastern and Southern Africa.

Using current data and documentation, this report discusses the role remittances in African economies.

Exploring Opportunities for Sustainable Scaling Up when Financing Water Supply and Sanitation Services.