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Five Lessons and a Lingering Question About Using the Collaborating, Learning and Adapting Maturity Tool
The CLA Maturity Too strives to “walk the talk” on CLA. While many organizational assessments are completed by external management consultants, this self-assessment approach…
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Localization in Focus: Two Concrete Ways Support Contracts can help USAID Missions on Localization
This blog is part three of Social Impact's six-part series on localization. Localization is a power-shifting process, where power is shifted to local actors to address development…
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Don’t Cut Culture Out of CLA
What does it mean to build a culture of continual learning within a global development program? While the concept of “culture” might not be the first thing one thinks of when…
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Event Resources | Bite-Sized Learning: Alphabet Soup for the Soul: CLA and DEIA
On February 28, 2024, USAID’s Bureau of Planning, Learning, and Resource Management hosted Session 2 of the 2023-2024 Bite-Sized Learning Series: Alphabet Soup for the Soul: CLA and…
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Introducing a learning collaborative on how to establish government-led contracting for TB- and other health-related services
Sustainable Financing of Health Services with ContractingAccelerating progress towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires concerted efforts by all…
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A Decade of Discovery: Celebrating 10 Years of USAID’s CLA Case Competition
In 2015, when USAID held its first Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) Case Competition, the Agency was still learning how to implement CLA. Some Missions were working…
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Four barriers blocking women from going digital: lessons from a pilot in Rwanda and Uganda
In the digital age, the transformative power of technology is undeniable, particularly in enhancing access to finance and information. However, our experience with Village Savings …
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Help USAID Create a New Local Systems Position Paper
As the Local Systems Framework approaches its ten-year anniversary, USAID is revisiting and refreshing our position on the importance of systems practice for building resilience and…
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Locally Led Development Spectrum and Checklist Tool
The Locally Led Development Spectrum and Checklist are instruments that USAID’s Locally Led Development Initiatives has developed and are testing to help USAID and our partners…