USAID’s Partnerships Incubator captures lessons learned about effective leadership development for local organizations in El Salvador.

Discover how local organizations in El Salvador are harnessing the power of peer-to-peer networking to drive positive change within their communities.

A Q&A with Vy Lam and Sandra Lazarte on USAID’s Co-Creation with Indigenous Partners (IP) Learning Document How did the idea for USAID’s Learning Document on “Co-Creation with Indigenous Partners” originate? What were the key factors that contributed to its creation? [Vy Lam] The idea emerged during Luis-Felipe Duchicela's tenure as Senior Advisor for Indigenous Peoples’ Issues at USAID.

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USAID’s Partnerships Incubator captures lessons learned about MEL implementation from local organizations in El Salvador.

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A Q&A with Michael Heflin and Stephen Leonelli on the Alliance for Global Equality What is the background of the Alliance for Global Equality? [Stephen Leonelli] The Alliance for Global Equality is the outcome of nearly two years of co-creation with Outright International and the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute.

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“USAID is not a speedboat, we are a freighter,” states USAID/Zambia Supervisory Contracting and Agreement Officer Mike Capobianco, or “Capo” as his colleagues call him. Noting the long history of localization efforts that have been underway at USAID for years under various names, he acknowledges that the shift toward working directly with more local partners is challenging for a large agency like USAID.

International development and humanitarian projects are often specialized and complex. Even the most diverse prime organizations, or “primes,” can't do everything. That’s why primes work with subawardees and subcontractors, known as “subs''—to get access to unique skills, expertise, and local knowledge they may lack.