Resources

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

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Summary

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.

    Tags:
  • Biodiversity, Conservation, and Natural Resources Management
  • Climate, Environment, and Natural Resource Management
  • Education
  • Partnerships
Strategy

U.S. Global Strategy to Empower Adolescent Girls

The first-ever U.S. Global Strategy to Empower Adolescent Girls launched in March 2016. It brings together four U.S. government agencies to tackle barriers that keep adolescent girls from achieving their full potential.

    Tags:
  • Adolescent Girls/Youth
  • Education
  • Policy Formation
Toolkit

Women and ICT Survey Toolkit

The toolkit instructs users on how to understand the implications of landscape assessments and apply learnings to their project and program portfolios.

    Tags:
  • Digital Access and Technology
  • Data and Decision-Making
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
  • Project Design and Implementation
Guidance

Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) Emergency Application Guidelines

Follow these application guidelines for the USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) Emergency Application which applies to non-competitive, emergency awards for non-governmental organizations, inclusive of urgent response, early recovery, and disaster risk reduction programming.

    Tags:
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Humanitarian Response, Crises and Conflict
  • Activity Design and Implementation
  • Project Design and Implementation
Research and Reports
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Bobby Neptune/USAID

Youth, Women, and Market Systems Development in Agriculture and Supporting Markets: Landscape Analysis and Case Studies Report

This report contains a landscape analysis and four case studies to explore the intended and unintended consequences of market systems development approaches to youth’s and women’s inclusion in agriculture and supporting markets.

    Tags:
  • Agriculture and Food Security
  • Conflict and Insecurity
  • Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance
  • Digital Access and Technology
  • Economic Growth
  • Gender-Based Violence
  • Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene
  • Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance
  • Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Activity Design and Implementation
  • Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
  • Partnerships
  • Policy Formation
  • Project Design and Implementation
  • Strategy
Summary

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.

    Tags:
  • Economic Growth
  • Gender-Based Violence
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Gender Analysis
  • Policy
  • Women’s Leadership
  • Strategy
Summary

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