May 26, 2020
SHOPS Plus provides training in service quality and financial and business management to private providers in Madagascar, equipping them with the skills needed to achieve greater impact in their communities. In celebration of International Midwives Day, SHOPS Plus shines the spotlight on one midwife who used these trainings to further her business goals and dreams for the future.
April 28, 2020
In March 2020, Empleando Futuros and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Honduras held a transference ceremony to transfer manuals, tools, methodologies, and processes developed and adapted for use by the project to partner Honduran vocational training organizations.
March 19, 2020
With support from Banyan Global on the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Malaria Action Program for Districts (MAPD), Ugandan youth have designed a variety of activities to combat malaria in their communities, including football tournaments, kite-flying events, and drama shows.
March 16, 2020
Banyan Global staff around the world joined the international community in celebrating International Women’s Day, commemorated on March 8, 2020.
March 2, 2020
On January 23, 2020, Banyan Global participated in the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Policy, Planning and Learning’s Office of Learning, Evaluation and Research’s (PPL/LER) internal learning series on its flagship monitoring and evaluation indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, EVAL ME.
February 28, 2020
February 12, 2020
On January 23, 2020, three members of Banyan Global’s youth practice attended the 2020 YouthPower Annual Learning Network Meeting hosted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and organized by Making Cents International.
February 10, 2020
Banyan Global wins the Regional Integration and Stronger Economies (RISE) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, awarded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Kenya and East Africa (KEA).
February 5, 2020
The 10th World Urban Forum (WUF) will take place on February 8–13, 2020, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. More than 17,000 participants from more than 168 countries will attend the high-level gathering on urban issues. Banyan Global will participate in a panel hosted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Global Utmaning (Global Challenge), a Sweden-based think tank, on February 9 titled, Achieving Cities for All: Planning for and with Women and Girls.
January 24, 2020
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Sustaining Health Outcomes Through the Private Sector (SHOPS) Plus provider access to finance activity, led by Banyan Global, supports private health facilities— including health SMEs—to strengthen their business and financial management skills and improve their access to financing. Working with the Société Générale Bank in Senegal's (SGBS) Maison de la PME seemed like an excellent opportunity to expand the project’s outreach to more health SMEs.