Blogs

Blog posts and success stories from across USAID.

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A woman pointing at a sign of the USAID Western Kenya Sanitation Project
One of USAID’s partnering entrepreneurs points to the project name that has brought her new business. Photo Credit: Marian Siljeholm, USAID

It’s a Boda Girl Thing

Advancing menstrual equity in Kenya.

Many women and girls around the world struggle to access high-quality, safe menstrual hygiene products. This can mean that they miss school or work when they are menstruating.

    Tags:
  • Economic Growth
  • Global Health
  • Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Maternal Child Health and Nutrition & WASH
  • Menstrual Hygiene Management
  • Partnerships
  • Project Design and Implementation
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Buckets of charcoal on a table
Buckets of charcoal on a table. Photo Credit: Clean Air Catalyst

Charting the Course for Gender-Responsive Clean Air Action in Nairobi

Researchers from USAID's Clean Air Catalyst in Nairobi, Kenya are considering gender-specific factors and procedures when identifying and designing solutions for air pollution. 

    Tags:
  • Economic Growth
  • Energy and Infrastructure
  • Climate, Environment, and Natural Resource Management
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Inclusive Development
  • Partnerships
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A group of people posing for a photo
Attendees of the Clean Air Catalyst’s ‘Women in Clean Air’ workshop pose for a group photo. Photo Credit: USAID Clean Air Catalyst

Women are Taking on Indore’s Air Pollution Crisis by Transforming the Transport Sector

Women working in the transport sector in Indore lead air quality initiatives, sharing strategies to improve air pollution through USAID’s Clean Air Catalyst project.

    Tags:
  • Economic Growth
  • Energy and Infrastructure
  • Climate, Environment, and Natural Resource Management
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Inclusive Development
  • Partnerships
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A solar panel on a thatched roof.
A solar panel on a thatched roof. Photo Credit: Azuri Technologies

#MindTheGap: How Catalytic Funding Mobilized $1 Billion for Clean Energy, Gender Equality, and Resilient Agriculture

USAID has mobilized more than $1 billion in private capital for development through INVEST, working in 81 countries across a wide range of sectors, including gender equality.

    Tags:
  • Economic Growth
  • Energy and Infrastructure
  • Gender-Based Violence
  • Biodiversity, Conservation, and Natural Resources Management
  • Adolescent Girls/Youth
  • Climate, Environment, and Natural Resource Management
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Gender Analysis
  • Inclusive Development
  • LGBTQI+ Peoples
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting
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A bridge over a river surrounded by mountains
El Níspero II hydroelectric power plant in Honduras. Photo Credit: Deetken Impact

Renewable Energy Project Advances Gender Lens Equity in Honduran Community

In Honduras, USAID support provided technical assistance to a hydroelectric power plant to enhance their gender-smart practices, community engagement, and advocacy in gender equality.

    Tags:
  • Economic Growth
  • Energy and Infrastructure
  • Land and Property Rights
  • Biodiversity, Conservation, and Natural Resources Management
  • Climate, Environment, and Natural Resource Management
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Inclusive Development
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
  • Partnerships
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A woman standing in front of a building
The gender equity assessment rating tool will help Kiva have more impact for women borrowers, like Jacqueline from the Dominican Republic. Photo Credit: Kiva

Assessing Gender-forward Organizational Practices: Kiva’s Gender Equity Assessment Rating Tool

With USAID support, online lending platform Kiva developed a publicly accessible tool for financial service providers to assess how they consider gender across the work environment.

    Tags:
  • Economic Growth
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Entrepreneurship, Digital, and Financial Inclusion
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Partnerships
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Creating Spaces for Hope: How USAID works with local communities to address gender-based violence in Honduras

USAID is committed to empowering communities and supporting survivors of gender-based violence. Casa Refugio Lucecitas in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, is one such initiative that's making a difference. Through partnerships with local organizations and initiatives like this, we're providing essential support and resources to those in need.

    Tags:
  • Gender-Based Violence
  • Gender-based Violence
  • Humanitarian Response, Crises and Conflict
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USAID and PepsiCo Work Together to Unlock Women’s Economic Opportunities in India

PepsiCo and USAID have partnered to develop new gender-responsive on-farm approaches that generate data and insights that will make a compelling business case for scaling investments in women’s economic empowerment within agricultural supply chains in India and around the world.

    Tags:
  • Agriculture and Food Security
  • Economic Growth
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
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Breaking Down Barriers to Breastfeeding: How Tajikistan’s Religious Leaders are Improving Maternal and Child Health by Engaging Fathers

USAID developed Breastfeeding Beyond the first 40 Days to encourage breastfeeding in Khatlon region and throughout Tajikistan. The intervention uses a community-tested social behavior change communication strategy to tackle major cultural barriers, including the religious community to find innovative ways to encourage breastfeeding.

    Tags:
  • Global Health
  • Engaging Men and Boys
  • Maternal Child Health and Nutrition & WASH
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health