Success Stories » Capacity Building
Papuan-to-Papuan Business Development
JAYAPURA Indonesia – Papua ranks last of 33 Indonesian provinces in human development indicators, with lack of access to formal education, few opportunities for vocational and technical training, and low rates of job creation. SERASI supported Pancaran Kasih, a community learning center (PKBM) in Jayapura, in its mission to expand access to quality alternative education... more
Filed Under: Civil Society, Food & Agriculture, Capacity Building, Economic Growth, Education, Jobs, Women & Gender, Youth, Asia & Pacific, Indonesia
Refugee Herdsman Becomes a Settled Farmer
MANDJOU, Cameroon – Saliou Adamou, 55, fled to Cameroon from unrest in the Central Africa Republic in 2005. With four wives and 15 children, the nomadic herdsman was hard pressed to take care of his family, having lost all of his 500 cows. For his first three years as a refugee, Adamou relied entirely on monthly food rations from the World Food Program to feed his family... more
Filed Under: Food & Agriculture, Capacity Building, Relief to Development, Water, Africa, Cameroon
Colombian Woman Turns Training into Leadership
El Timy COLOMBIA – Jennifer Alejandra, 28, lives with her husband and their two children in El Timy, Colombia. What is most striking about her is her leadership abilities. From the first time she received assistance from IRD, through the Closing Gaps program, she was curious about the information she was given: her diverse questions showed a very deep concern about the t... more
Filed Under: Civil Society, Conflict Mitigation, Health & Hygiene, Capacity Building, Education, Nutrition, Refugees, Women & Gender, The Americas, Colombia
IRD and Peace Corps Collaborate on Senegambia
The Gambia River Basin Cashew Value Chain Enhancement Project (CEP) aims to strengthen the cashew value chain and increase the incomes of 10,000 smallholder cashew farmers and processors in The Gambia, Senegal and Guinea Bissau. The project helps to improve food security by providing agricultural and business training to cashew farmers, recommending varieties for plantin... more
Filed Under: Food & Agriculture, Capacity Building, Economic Growth, Partnerships, Value Chains, Africa, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, The Gambia
USDA Delegation Visits IRD Cashew Project in The Gambia
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials visiting The Gambia from Washington DC this July got a first-hand view of the vast potential of cashew in the SeneGambia region. The senior-level delegation was there to learn about IRD’s initiative to increase the incomes of rural Senegalese and Gambians involved in the cashew value chain. Leading the delegatio... more
Filed Under: Food & Agriculture, Capacity Building, Nutrition, Partnerships, Value Chains, Women & Gender, Africa, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, The Gambia