Resources

Practical tools and resources to improve gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Summary

Countering Trafficking in Persons

Read about USAID’s Counter-Trafficking in Persons (C-TIP) approach, which is aimed at fighting human tracking. Their strategy involves the C-TIP Code of Conduct, C-TIP Field Guide, and C-TIP regional summaries.

    Tags:
  • Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance
  • Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance
  • Strategy
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Clean Cities, Blue Ocean (CCBO)

Learn about Clean Cities, Blue Ocean (CCBO), USAID’s global, flagship program for implementing the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act and reducing the estimated 11 million tons of plastic that flow into the ocean each year.

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  • Biodiversity, Conservation, and Natural Resources Management
  • Climate, Environment, and Natural Resource Management
  • Education
  • Partnerships
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What We Do: Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

Understand USAID's commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment and its top priorities for shaping programming.

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  • Economic Growth
  • Gender-Based Violence
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Gender Analysis
  • Policy
  • Women’s Leadership
  • Strategy
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Women’s Economic Empowerment Map (Text Only)

USAID provides information on 78 activities across 60 countries that the Agency is implementing with resources from the former Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Fund at USAID.

    Tags:
  • Economic Growth
  • Entrepreneurship, Digital, and Financial Inclusion
  • Inclusive Development
  • Activity Design and Implementation
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Snapshot of Women’s Economic Empowerment Activities: September 2019–December 2020

This snapshot provides an overview of activities undertaken with resources from the former Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Fund at USAID to advance women’s economic empowerment globally.

    Tags:
  • Economic Growth
  • Gender-Based Violence
  • Entrepreneurship, Digital, and Financial Inclusion
  • Inclusive Development
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce
  • Activity Design and Implementation
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
  • Partnerships
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Fact Sheet: Empowering Women for Food Security

Review this factsheet which outlines Feed the Future's approach to empowering women in food security to overcome barriers and unleash their full potential, including in the wake of COVID-19.

    Tags:
  • Agriculture and Food Security
  • Adolescent Girls/Youth
  • Climate, Environment, and Natural Resource Management
  • Data and Decision-Making
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Engaging Men and Boys
  • Entrepreneurship, Digital, and Financial Inclusion
  • Humanitarian Response, Crises and Conflict
  • Resilience and Food Security
  • Training
  • Strategy
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Land Links: Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

Delve into the Land Links site, full of material in support of USAID's mission to secure and strengthen women’s land and resource rights across the developing world.

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  • Land and Property Rights
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Partnerships
  • Policy Formation
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WASH for Women and Girls Technical Brief Series

Read these series of technical briefs to learn about USAID's Water for the World initiatives to increase access to sustainable water and sanitation services, promote key hygiene behaviors, and enhance the effective management of water resources in developing countries.

    Tags:
  • Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene
  • Climate, Environment, and Natural Resource Management
  • Menstrual Hygiene Management
  • Activity Design and Implementation
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
  • Project Design and Implementation