October 28, 2021
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.
October 4, 2021
On September 21, 2021, members of the USAID Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Community of Practice (CoP) attended a virtual learning event that explored the proven, promising, and potential evidence on interventions to increase women’s economic empowerment.
September 26, 2021
Banyan Global helped develop and lead a gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) training workshop on August 26 and 27 in Madagascar.
September 16, 2021
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 23, 2021
On August 21, 2021, Banyan Global participated in a policy discussion at a Virtual Plenary Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Sub-Committee on Customs Procedures (SCCP).
August 16, 2021
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.
August 11, 2021
Under the Gender Integration Technical Assistance II Task Order, Banyan Global hosted a five-part United States Agency for International Development (USAID) learning series
July 20, 2021
Janch Eji Leji Primary Cooperative is a coffee cooperative in Ethiopia’s South Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region (SNNPR).
July 1, 2021
On June 17, 2021, Banyan Global hosted a virtual learning event, “Reducing Gender Barriers and Advancing Policies to Expand Women’s Opportunities in the Workforce,” for members of USAID’s women’s economic empowerment community of practice (CoP).
June 4, 2021
On June 3, 2021, Banyan Global participated in the internal United States Agency for International Development (USAID) digital sector council meeting.