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Health Sector · Finance And Investment · Enterprise Development

Alive and Well: Building Sustainable Business Training for the Health Sector

Banyan Global is a subcontractor on the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Sustaining Health Outcomes through the Private Sector (SHOPS) Plus project that seeks to leverage the full potential of the private sector to strengthen and expand the provision of health services to underserved populations. Banyan Global leads access to finance (A2F) and business strengthening programming on SHOPS Plus, supporting the private sector to address the business constraints to offering and expanding quality health services.

Health Sector · Gender

Building Resilience: Gender and Social Inclusion Trainings for COVID-19 Responders in Colombia

Political and economic turmoil in Venezuela has led to an unprecedented wave of migration to Colombia as well as other countries in the region. In fact, the Colombian government predicted that 3 million Venezuelan migrants would be living in the country by the end of 2020. The government faces the dual challenge of providing social services to migrants and responding to the COVID-19 crisis.

Enterprise Development · Gender · Youth

Empowering Women in Post-Harvest Management

In Ethiopia’s Amhara region, women play an important role in the agricultural sector and in post-harvest management. Women are directly engaged during crop yield collection, grading and selecting quality crops, storage preparation, pest protection, and product restocking. Women also bear sole responsibility for processing crops for family consumption, which is both time and labor intensive.

Health Sector · Finance And Investment · Enterprise Development

Going the Distance: Innovative Health Product Financing and Business Strengthening to Reach the Last Mile in Tanzania

For Tanzania’s rural and urban poor, Accredited Drug Dispensing Outlets (ADDOs) are often the first entry point to the health system. Many ADDOs struggle to accumulate sufficient working capital, particularly rural facilities that are challenged to replenish inventory during the rainy season. Banyan Global, working under the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Sustaining Health Outcomes through the Private Sector (SHOPS) Plus project, conducted a business needs assessment and developed an ADDO strengthening strategy, which includes tailored business training and coaching and the introduction of digital inventory management and financial record-keeping systems.

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