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Construction Permitting in Serbia: From 20 Stops to One Stop Shop
Before USAID Serbia’s Business Enabling Project (BEP) started in 2011, it was much harder to run a business in Serbia. In 2015, the World Bank ranked Serbia among the worst…
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The Scoop on Poop: How Open Defecation Free Data Led to Activity Program Pivots in Ethiopia's Lowlands
Sanitation behavior change is a notoriously complex intervention. In the harsh, remote environment of the Ethiopian lowlands, this is particularly so. Community-Led Total Sanitation…
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Seeing in Systems, Working in Networks: CLA for Adaptive Peacebuilding in Myanmar
This case describes a CLA approach in a highly conflict-affected region of northern Myanmar between 2013-16. A CLA approach was desirable in this area because it has highly fluid…
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1+1>2: Increasing Impact Through a Regional Development Initiative in Uganda
USAID/Uganda set out to 'do business differently' with the introduction of their latest Country Development Cooperation Strategy. Part of this philosophy involves looking at…
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Effectiveness and Efficiency: CLA integration in Damrey Emergency Response in Vietnam
To improve organizational learning and effectively address programmatic challenges, CRS Vietnam has made deliberate efforts to operationalize the USAID-initiated CLA approach…
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Learning (in the) Lab: Building a Model for Cross-bureau Collaboration and Adaptation
Established in 2014, the U.S. Global Development Lab (“the Lab”) serves as an innovation hub within the U.S. Agency for International Development, helping the Agency harness…
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Collaborating, Adapting, and Learning for Sustainable Career Centers in Morocco
The USAID Career Center program (UCC) aims to increase youth employability by involving all labor market actors in creating career services that assist young people’s transition…
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Collaborative Knowledge Management - The USAID Liberia Anthology Roadshow
The Liberia Development Conference Anthology is a compilation of 39 analytical research papers on potential solutions to Liberia’s development challenges. In an effort to…
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Digital Learning for Financial Inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa
There is a capacity gap among banks and microfinance institutions (MFIs) that limits financial inclusion. In Sub-Saharan Africa and other developing markets, capacity building…
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Rethinking Private Sector Engagement in North Macedonia
Working to move North Macedonia forward on its journey to self-reliance, the USAID Business Ecosystem Project (BEP), implemented by Palladium Group, is designed to increase private…