The outlook for Omar’s future was grim, as it is for many Jamaicans recruited at a young age into lives of crime and violence. Then he met Latoya and was introduced to FHI 360 and USAID's Local Partner Development project, where he found the support he needed to make a change. More information.

Lutheran World Relief implements the USAID-funded Women’s Global Development Prosperity: Expanding Women’s Labor Force in Lebanon (W-GDP: EWLFL) Project. One of the pioneering women taking part in the project is Nancy Ghannam, a Lebanese entrepreneur and activist who is breaking gender barriers and creating jobs for other women in her community. More information.

Climate change and food insecurity are severely impacting rural livelihoods in Honduras and increasing rates of migration out of the country. With more than 28% of youth not in education, employment or training, too many Honduran young women and men face dismal economic prospects. Lutheran World Relief is committed to building the next generation’s hope for a stable and prosperous life within Honduras. More information.

Plant With Purpose and its partner organizations Floresta Haiti and Floresta Incorporada (Dominican Republic) conducted a multidimensional multi-year study of smallholder farmers in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The study was conducted using a mixed methods approach incorporating four distinct data sources reflecting both quantitative and qualitative analysis. The Coronavirus pandemic represents and shock to agroecological systems and an opportunity to better understand resilience. Results provide strong evidence that smallholder farmers who participate in autonomous savings groups and who practice regenerative agriculture practices such as agroforestry, are better able to adapt to system shocks than a group of comparison farmers. More information

In one community in Uganda, GOAL and the Mastercard Foundation have partnered with local private and public sectors to support community members to access affordable financial services, participate in trainings in agricultural systems and business skills, and access new job opportunities as part of the Covid-19 Resilience and Recovery Program (CRRP).

One community member, Nancy, received training as an agro-input supplier in partnership with a local private sector company. After her initial success, a local bank and partner in the program further provided Nancy with the affordable loan she needed to be more mobile and increase both her customer base and her seasonal income eight-fold. She has since used both what she learned in the program and her increased income to diversify her family's income base through the construction and management of a catfish farm along with her siblings. More information.

Through her family's artisan business in Peru, Mery Neli Salazar Pedro celebrates her Amazonian identity. More information

Follow the journey of four aspiring young ni-Vanuatu women photographers, eight participants in CARE Vanuatu’s Young Women’s Leadership Program, and one professional photography mentor. More information

Seeda Begum, a single mom, runs her own business and teaches other women the tools they need to succeed. More information

An entrepreneur since age 25, Luu Thi Hoa is using digital skills to scale up her business. More information