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Rural Families in Guatemala Take Part in Quality of Education
Amidst disappointing data on reading proficiency among children in Guatemala, USAID constituted the Education Reform in the Classroom Project (2009-2014). Among other things, the…
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Mapping a Crisis: AidData Students Respond to Nepal Earthquake
This case focuses on how AidData and its Research and Evaluation Unit coordinated students, faculty, and staff from the College of William and Mary to create an online dashboard to…
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Managing Knowledge for Program Results
CARE's SHOUHARDO program works with the generous funding of USAID in Bangladesh to reduce stunting and malnutrition. The project uses a detailed knowledge management strategy to…
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Towards a Productive Collaboration in Research and Implementation of Climate-Smart Conservation Agriculture in Sierra Leone
The case study examines the research support by Cornell University to CARE Sierra Leone’s work as an implementing partner to the USAID-funded STEWARD project in Guinea and Sierra…
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Local Private Sector Engagement
USAID’s commitment to advancing localization means shifting more leadership, ownership, and implementation to local actors. This includes not only increasing the number of direct…
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Acquisition & Assistance (A&A) Instruments & Localization Guide
USAID’s commitment to advancing localization means maximizing more leadership, ownership, and implementation by local actors. This includes not only increasing the number of direct…
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Human and Institutional Capacity Development
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This handbook provides guidance to Missions in how to implement Human and Institutional Capacity Development (HICD) in development programs. It was published in August…
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The Civil Society Innovation Initiative & the Greater Internet Freedom Projects: A case study in locally led development
This case study profiles USAID’s Civil Society Innovation Initiative (CSII) and the Greater Internet Freedom (GIF) projects. Both projects were designed to strengthen the capacity…
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Lessons in Locally Led Development: USAID/DRG's Shifting Approach - Civil Society
USAID’s Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance’s (USAID/DRG) long-term emphasis on locally led development has allowed staff from across its subsectors to learn a number…
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Balkan Media Assistance Program: A case study in locally led development
This case study highlights the achievements of the Balkan Media Assistance Program (BMAP) made possible by the project’s use of such locally led development enabling tools as…