🎉 It’s official: We’re the Best of D.C.!
This year, readers named New America's The Alley: DC's 8th & H Case as the winner of the best local podcast category in Washington City Paper’s (@wcp) Best of DC 2024!
🎧 Learn more about The Alley: https://t.co/pNglaK2qJn
New America is excited to announce that we have received a grant from @MelindaGates to supercharge our work to advance women’s power and strengthen the security and wellbeing of families in the U.S. https://t.co/M3nBaZtzyu
Gender equality and #womensempowerment are central to our work. Ahead of #InternationalWomensDay and throughout March, we’re spotlighting our work that uplifts and empowers #women—from supporting businesses and economic participation—across the 39 countries we work in. #IWD2024
.@PowerUSAID emphasized the urgency of #leadpoisoning— a neglected yet preventable issue affecting one in two children in #LMICs— at the @wef on January 15th. Our Lead-Safe #ECCE Activity is a pivotal initiative in response to her call for action. Read: https://t.co/3VGrNPm5Ee
This week, we had the opportunity to taste and explore 28 remarkable products made by 11 Serbian and Bosnian women-owned/run businesses. @USAIDSerbia @USAIDBIH @USAIDEurope 1/3
Our team in Ethiopia provided technical assistance to BunAroma, a specialty coffee producer and exporter, to mobilize capital. Learn more about the work in this video, which was one of three winners in a @USAIDEthiopia competition! https://t.co/0hPLtKLohB
76M lives touched, $2.8B in investment catalysed, and 2M hectares of land protected/restored. Our Global Impact is a year in the life of the Palladium, reflecting who we are & what we do, and measured by the impact we have on the world. Explore the report: https://t.co/7sQCfTFLW7
More cherry blossoms are opening and we're moving closer to peak bloom. It's partly cloudy & completely gorgeous.
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Please do not climb the trees or pick blossoms.
Plan your visit at https://t.co/h04Gu0ksc1
#CherryBlossom#WashingtonDC
Our Engines of Growth team in the #WesternBalkans is co-hosting a webinar w/ @marketlinksorg on opportunities for women SMEs in the region. Register to attend on Friday, March 31! https://t.co/BkgkI7Nw5m @USAID@USAIDEurope
In response to the urgent need for food assistance in West Africa, we are partnering with other @USAID projects in Burkina Faso to unlock affordable and immediate access to fertilizer. Learn how: https://t.co/xwcNTqU3sV
🧵Using a Pay-for-Results mechanism, the @USAID CATALYZE Finance for Resilience (F4R) activity in Burkina Faso provided a grant with performance incentives to a financial institution Caisse Baïtoul Maal (CBM) to lend to more women. 1/2
Watch NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern pick apart this reporter's question during a joint press conference with Finnish PM Sanna Marin. He asked the pair 'are you two meeting because you're similar in age and got a lot of common stuff there?'
Read more: https://t.co/eTtJEqJoFZ
CATALYZE is celebrating #WomensEntrepreneurshipDay
early! Our teams have enabled 2,186 women-MSMEs to access $18.1M in financing. Read about our work with a female-owned textile company in Sri Lanka https://t.co/pfPoptQNst
How can you support women's entrepreneurship?
Read this first installment of a 3-part series on the ANDE Blog that delves into best practices for fostering women's economic growth: https://t.co/6U44KV2k7S
@USAID_CATALYZE @USAIDGender @USAIDEconomic#ANDEGender#ChooseWomen