Blogs

Blog posts and success stories from across USAID.

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four women in lab coats stand around a table doing a science experiment
Afolayan Deborah Funmilayo demonstrates a technique to three other researchers. AWARD

Women Scientists Advancing Agriculture Research Across Africa

Women play a critical role in agricultural research communities and help ensure that innovations work for all farmers and participants in agrifood systems Read the stories of women researchers working in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and beyond to end hunger and create more resilient food systems through their contributions in science, technology, research and agriculture.

    Tags:
  • International Women's Day
  • Agriculture and Food Security
  • Digital Access and Technology
  • Education
  • Global Health
  • Biodiversity, Conservation, and Natural Resources Management
  • Climate, Environment, and Natural Resource Management
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Education
  • Resilience and Food Security
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Women’s Leadership
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The Nature of Fashion: Peruvian designers incorporate the textile traditions of an Indigenous group in the Amazon

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.

    Tags:
  • Biodiversity, Conservation, and Natural Resources Management
  • Climate, Environment, and Natural Resource Management
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Entrepreneurship, Digital, and Financial Inclusion
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Women’s Leadership
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A warden for Lower Zambezi National Park in Zambia who is also a mentor to Zambia’s first all-women community scout patrol unit.
David Nangwenya for USAID ILRG

Seven Ways USAID is Investing in People and the Planet

“The forest is our market, our hospital, our bank.” -- Huitoto Indigenous leader in the Pucaurquillo community, Loreto, a region in the Peruvian Amazon 

    Tags:
  • Biodiversity, Conservation, and Natural Resources Management
  • Climate, Environment, and Natural Resource Management
  • Resilience and Food Security
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6 Ways USAID Is Investing in Women’s Land Rights

USAID is strengthening women’s rights to land and resources so that women may use these rights for concrete economic, social, and political opportunities.

    Tags:
  • Land and Property Rights
  • Biodiversity, Conservation, and Natural Resources Management
  • Policy
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
  • Policy Formation
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Women, Transportation, and Air Pollution in India

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.

    Tags:
  • Global Health
  • Biodiversity, Conservation, and Natural Resources Management
  • Data and Decision-Making
  • Entrepreneurship, Digital, and Financial Inclusion
  • Gender Analysis
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
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Our Climate Future is Female: Women and Girls Leading Climate Action

The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference featured USAID in an official side-event showcasing the U.S. Government’s commitment and approach to gender-responsive climate action.

    Tags:
  • Biodiversity, Conservation, and Natural Resources Management
  • Inclusive Development
  • Resilience and Food Security
  • Women’s Leadership
  • Partnerships
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Women in the Waste Sector: Unlocking Global Climate Gains through Local Action

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.

    Tags:
  • Economic Growth
  • Biodiversity, Conservation, and Natural Resources Management
  • Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene
  • Entrepreneurship, Digital, and Financial Inclusion
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce
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Protecting the Earth Starts with Safety and Equality

USAID has countless partnerships and extensive programs to economically and intellectually empower women to leverage their know-how and expertise to increase climate resilience.

    Tags:
  • Gender-Based Violence
  • Biodiversity, Conservation, and Natural Resources Management
  • Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene
  • Resilience and Food Security
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Eco-Warriors: From Waste Collectors to Community Leaders

The USAID’s Clean Cities, Blue Ocean program is enabling local waste collectors to participate in programs that provide them opportunities to champion sustainable waste management practices in their communities.

    Tags:
  • Biodiversity, Conservation, and Natural Resources Management
  • Women’s Leadership
  • Activity Design and Implementation
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Climate Change Is Not Gender Neutral (Q&A with PepsiCo & USAID)

Launched in 2019, a USAID-PepsiCo partnership is empowering women farmers with new skills and knowledge under PepsiCo’s Sustainable Farming Program in the potato value chain in West Bengal, India.

    Tags:
  • Agriculture and Food Security
  • Biodiversity, Conservation, and Natural Resources Management
  • Partnerships