Data, Technology, and Innovation

Humanitarian Coordination & Practice

NGOs, Humanitarian Action, and Risk Management

Today, humanitarian crises are characterized by increasing risk and uncertainty. Whether in Afghanistan or Yemen, responding to humanitarian needs means requiring NGOs to manage risk…

Lindsay Hamsik

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Jun 30, 2022

Humanitarian Coordination & Practice

Understanding Coverage: Counting Those We Leave Behind

While humanitarian shelter and settlements (S&S) stakeholders advocate to meet global needs, the sector lacks a method to measure its collective impact. Who is covered…

Briar Goldwyn

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Jun 23, 2022

U.S. Foreign Assistance

Angola Pilot Offers Peek Through DOOR to New Technology

A recent pilot program in Angola that facilitated the provision of contraceptives to women in rural areas highlights important lessons in using new technology to…

Cindy Shiner

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Feb 28, 2022

Global Development

Introducing the New NGO Aid Map

In late 2019, InterAction began transforming the NGO Aid Map to better serve the needs and interests of the NGO community today, with support from…

Ben Bestor

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Feb 22, 2022

Global Development

Gender Equality Adds Up

In 2015, the United Nations adopted the International Day of Women and Girls in Science to commemorate the vital role that women and girls play…

Josh Kaplan

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Feb 11, 2022

Empowering Civil Society

Building the Capacity of East African Smallholder Producers’ Organizations

Since late 2019, InterAction has worked to build the capacity of East African smallholder producers’ organizations (P.O.s) to engage more strategically and effectively in agricultural…

Ben Bestor

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Oct 4, 2021

Global Development

Five Key Takeaways from USAID’s Disinformation Primer NGO Feedback Session

The rapid growth and adoption of mobile data and social media technology has wrought significant changes in the way people around the world communicate, connect,…

Adam Fivenson

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Sep 21, 2021