June 5, 2022
Banyan Global Celebrates World Environment Day
Banyan Global is proud to celebrate World Environment Day and our work with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Recycling in Jordan Activity.
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December 16, 2021
Q&A: Using Household Methods to Promote Inclusivity in Agricultural Value Chains
December 13, 2021
Empleando Futuros Celebrates Sustainable Legacy through Successful Closeout
On November 30, 2021, Banyan Global concluded its fifth year of the Honduras Workforce Development (WFD) Activity under the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) YouthPower Implementation indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract.
October 28, 2021
From Coop to Market: The story of the Salayat Egg Collection Center
Banyan Global worked with the Feed the Future Ethiopia VCA to proactively engage women in the poultry sector through a number of organizations including cooperatives, businesses, and social groups.
September 16, 2021
The Inspiring Life Journey of Selome: Multi-business owner and mentor
Selome Mekonnin, 42, lives in Ethiopia’s Oromia region in a rural area known as Babugaya. Selome is a mother of two girls and lives with her husband. While working at a private dairy processing company for six years she dreamed of starting her own dairy farm.
August 16, 2021
Promoting Mentorship and Job Opportunities for Youth in the Dairy Value Chain
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Feed the Future Ethiopia Value Chain Activity (VCA), through its gender and youth team, facilitates a mentorship program for women and youth community members that links successful business owners with aspiring entrepreneurs in order to enhance their agri-business management skills.
July 20, 2021
From Zero to Hero: The Story of the Janch Eji Leji Coffee Cooperative
Janch Eji Leji Primary Cooperative is a coffee cooperative in Ethiopia’s South Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region (SNNPR).
June 1, 2021
Overcoming Setbacks: Beminet Adane's Journey to Lead His Family's Poultry Business
Beminet Adane, 27, lives in Melka Adama Woreda in Ethiopia’s Oromia Region with his mother, Tenaye Lema, who is retired. In 2019, with the little money that he had, Beminet started a poultry business with 50 pullets (young hens) at his own small compound. It was his and his mother’s sole source of income.
May 25, 2021
Banyan Global Wins Lightning Talks Contest at SID-Washington 2021 Annual Conference
Morgan Mickle, technical specialist for Banyan Global’s Gender and Youth practices, was selected as one of four winners of the SID-W Lightning Talks Contest.
April 23, 2021