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USAID is committed to being a leading investor, partner, and advocate to achieve the goal of gender equality across societies. Jamille Bigio, USAID Senior Gender Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, highlights 10 of the ways USAID is advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment around the world.

USAID’s Amazon Business Alliance, a joint initiative with the Government of Canada and Conservation International, promotes economic development based on the sustainable use of natural resources and on gender and intercultural approaches to improve the people’s welfare and forest conservation.

"Particularly in Kenya, chamas are such ubiquitous and strong organizational networks for women." - Rebecca Glas

USAID’s Clean Air Catalyst program, with help from USAID’s Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Hub commissioned a gender analysis for air pollution in the transport sector in Indore, India—a CAC pilot city of 2 million people.

In the Philippines, women are leading the way in reducing plastic waste pollution by creating circular economies where waste is used and reused as a resource.