USAID, Swiss Re Partnership Targets Hunger, Natural Disasters
Gender Equity, Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Empowering women and girls is critical to achieving secure, sustainable and equitable global food systems. Feed the Future promotes evidence-based and data-driven approaches to advancing gender equity, equality and women’s empowerment. We challenge discriminatory gender norms, policies and practices. We intentionally engage with men and boys as partners to empower women and girls in their different roles on and off the farm.
How a Coffee Farmers Group Empowered One Guatemalan Woman to Lead
When she was a little girl, María Juan Tomas often helped her father with the family’s coffee farm in Guatemala. One day, she thought, she’d… Read more
Guatemala
How Locally Sourced Fish Powder Drives Women’s Empowerment and Nutrition in Zambia
In Zambia, Lake Kariba is at the heart of a thriving fishing community, yielding throngs of tiny nutrient-rich fish often caught by women. But in… Read more
Stories
USAID, PepsiCo, and World Food Programme Partner to Increase Food Production and Address Malnutrition in Ethiopia
USAID and Walmart Join Forces to Help Small Farmers and Enhance Food Security in Central America
Improving the Quality and Effectiveness of International Development Aid
Keynote at the Opening Session of the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness
Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, At the Kigali Institute of Science and Technology on "Building a New Nation: Rwanda's Progress and Potential"
Background Briefing on Secretary Clinton's Participation in the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness
A Slight Reprieve for Somalia - New FEWS Data
U.S. Government Partners with Private Ethiopian Banks to Increase Access to Credit in Agriculture and Health Sectors
USAID Supports New Fund to Advance Food Safety
Statement by Administrator Shah at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
USAID Administrator Shah to Discuss Global Hunger, Innovation, and University Partnerships
