Acronyms
| ADS | Automated Directives System |
| ADVANTAGE | Advancing the Agenda of Gender Equality |
| AAM | Activity Approval Memoranda |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| AOR | Agreement Officer’s Representative |
| APEC | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| BSR | Business for Social Responsibility |
| CDCS | Country Development Cooperation Strategy |
| CGAP | Consultative Group to Assist the Poor |
| CGD | Center for Global Development |
| CHW | Community Health Worker |
| CLA | Collaborating, Learning and Adapting |
| CMF | Common Measurement Framework |
| COR | Contracting Officer’s Representative |
| DDI | Development, Democracy and Innovation |
| DDL | Development Data Library |
| DEC | Development Experience Clearinghouse |
| DFID | Department for International Development (UK) |
| DHS | Demographic and Health Surveys |
| DO | Development Objective |
| DVC | Digital Video Conference |
| EMERGE | Evidence-based Measures of Empowerment for Research on Gender |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization (United Nations) |
| G20 | Group of Twenty |
| GBV | Gender-based Violence |
| GBVH | Gender-based Violence and Harassment |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GEFE | Gender Equality and Female Empowerment |
| GEM | Global Entrepreneurship Monitor |
| GenDev | Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Hub |
| GRB | Gender-responsive Budgeting |
| GrOW | Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women |
| GSMA | Groupe Speciale Mobile Association |
| GWEL | Global Women Entrepreneur Leaders |
| IBNET | International Benchmark Network for Water and Sanitation Utilities |
| ICRW | International Center for Research on Women |
| ICBT | Informal Cross-border Trade |
| ICT | Information and Communication Technology |
| IDB | Inter-American Development Bank |
| IDIQ | Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity |
| IDRC | International Development Research Center |
| IFC | International Finance Corporation |
| ILO | International Labor Organization |
| IMAGES | International Men and Gender Equality Survey |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IP | Implementing Partner |
| IR | Intermediate Result |
| J-PAL | Abdul Latif Jamel Poverty Action Lab |
| KII | Key Informant Interview |
| LAC | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| M&E | Monitoring and Evaluation |
| MEL | Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning |
| MGI | McKinsey Global Institute |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organization |
| NPI | New Partnerships Initiative |
| ODI | Overseas Development Institute |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OU | Operating Unit |
| PDD | Project Development Document |
| PMP | Performance Management Plan |
| POC | Point of Contact |
| RDCS | Regional Development Cooperation Strategy |
| SDGs | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SEEP | Small Enterprise Evaluation Project |
| SIGI | Social Institutions and Gender Index |
| SME | Small and Medium Enterprise |
| SOW | Scope of Work |
| SSA | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| STEM | Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics |
| SWM | Solid Waste Management |
| TMA | Total Market Approach |
| ToC | Theory of Change |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNHLP | United Nations High-Level Panel |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Program |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| W20 | Women 20 |
| WEEGE | Women’s Economic Empowerment and Gender Equality |
| WEF | World Economic Forum |
| WIEGO | Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing |