Tag Archives: USAID

Amazonia Connect Initiative Promotes Sustainable Livestock Farming in Brazil

(IN BRIEF) Partners, producers, and stakeholders convened in Pará, Brazil, for a gathering centered around sustainable livestock farming, organized as part of the Amazonia Connect program. Hosted by consortium partners including USAID, Solidaridad, Earth Innovation Institute, National Wildlife Federation, and … Read the full press release

Acre Impact Capital’s Export Finance Fund Receives $40 Million Backing from EIB for Climate Investment in Africa

(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed up to $40 million to Acre Impact Capital’s Export Finance Fund I, which aims to accelerate climate infrastructure investment in Africa. The fund focuses on investing in the commercial debt tranches … Read the full press release

Vodafone Foundation Expands m-mama Emergency Transport System to Improve Maternal and Newborn Health in Kenya

(IN BRIEF) Vodafone Foundation has expanded the m-mama maternal and newborn emergency transport system to Kenya with a $14 million investment. The collaborative effort between Vodafone Foundation, the Kenyan Government, USAID, Safaricom, and M-Pesa Foundation aims to improve maternal and … Read the full press release

Barry Callebaut joins the Sustainable Coconut Partnership to promote responsible production

(IN BRIEF) Barry Callebaut, a leading chocolate manufacturer, has announced its participation as a founding member of the Sustainable Coconut Partnership, an industry platform aimed at promoting responsible coconut production and market transformation at scale. The Sustainable Coconut Partnership seeks … Read the full press release

EBRD introduces mediation as an alternative way of dispute resolution in Moldova

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 8-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD, through its Legal Transition Programme (LTP), has implemented a number of projects to establish a robust alternative dispute resolution (ADR) framework and practice in the Moldova. The initiative has been supported by … Read the full press release

Maternal health programme: Vodafone Foundation launches toll-free emergency line in Tanzania

First-of-its-kind service launched in districts in Tanzania where maternal and infant mortality rates believed to be among highest in the world Districts Sengerema and Shinyanga are about the size of Belgium, have a population of at least two million and … Read the full press release