The Dominican Republic has one of the fastest-growing economies in Latin America, yet its employers are struggling to find qualified applicants for jobs such as software development and nursing. FHI 360’s Advance LAC Regional Workforce Development Program (known locally as “Avanza,” meaning “get going” in Spanish) aims to help marginalized young people in the Dominican Republic gain employment in growing sectors of the economy. Learn more.

Sujata Kumari Singh developed her business skills and knowledge of voluntary family planning, including adolescent sexual and reproductive health, through trainings provided by FHI 360's MOMENTUM Private Healthcare Delivery Nepal project. Now, Singh is using her role at her family's pharmacy and her newfound contraception expertise to bring young people the information they need. Learn more.

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.

CARE has provided funding to the Kabul Women's Association, which has gone towards paying rent and utilities on the KWA’s building. CARE has also offered training on advocacy, recording GBV cases, and mediating complex family situations. Monthly training opportunities on different subjects are offered to each of the KWA’s 20 action groups, with CARE paying rent for venues in different districts around the city. Learn more

As the pandemic posed challenges for female Jordanian business owners, the CARE Savings Program has taught them to save, build capital, and attract customers. Now, their businesses also have an online presence and Facebook pages. CARE also offered online courses to teach them how to adapt to the situation. Learn more

CARE’s Ignite program supports women entrepreneurs looking to grow their businesses by opening up much-needed access to finance, technology, and networks, and building entrepreneurship capacity and skills. CARE does this by working with local partners to develop products and services which are tailored to their specific needs. CARE's job is to ensure that the voices of these women are heard in the boardroom, where key business decisions that impact the customer are made, typically, by men. Learn more

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.

CARE, in collaboration with The Starbucks Foundation and Cargill, is launching a new effort that will help transform cocoa-growing communities in Côte d’Ivoire and builds on decades of CARE’s experience in developing Village Saving and Loans Associations (VSLAs). VSLAs increase the impact and sustainability of project activities, as members become self-reliant, and help establish other VSLAs for people in their communities. Learn more

The global pandemic has pushed many small businesses to collapse. For women entrepreneurs, the impact has been significantly worse as childcare responsibilities increased, supply chains collapsed, a dependency on digital skills went up, and women were forced to fight for survival. CARE highlights three women — from three different countries — who have shown extraordinary resilience. Marlita, Hina, and Thao have simultaneously battled to keep their businesses afloat, while keeping their families (and their staff’s families) safe. Learn more