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Supporting Sustainable Water and Environmental Conservation Efforts in Jordan

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Kaizen enhanced compliance with Jordanian environmental law to decrease pollution and increase sustainable use of water and energy in the industrial sector. Jordan is among the world’s most water-scarce nations, with an annual water supply per capita far below the international water poverty line of 1,000 m3 per capita per year. According to the Jordan […]

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Boosting Egyptian Economic Growth and Employment by Supporting Businesses

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Kaizen implemented an innovative, scalable program to support Egyptian business consultants and other service providers in helping Egyptian businesses improve, grow, and create jobs. Egypt’s economy lost the momentum it had two decades prior to the 2011 revolution. Business consultants—including individuals, firms, and associations that make a living supporting other businesses—are critical to the revitalization

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Strengthening Advocacy and Citizen Participation in Judiciary Reform in Macedonia

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Kaizen advanced citizen and civil-society participation in judiciary reform. As a subcontractor to Tetra Tech DPK, Kaizen spearheaded the launch of Macedonia Justice Sector Project and the Rule of Law Council (ROLC) community of practice in Macedonia. The community was a broad-based coalition of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) aimed at strengthening advocacy and citizen participation in

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Improving Organizational Development Practices and Capacity Building in Iraq

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Kaizen helped implement organizational development initiatives in Iraqi ministries to support administrative reform. In Iraq, Kaizen partnered with Management Systems International to support administrative reform within the government and enhance service delivery to citizens under the Tarabot project. The goal was to empower teams of Iraqi government employees to identify and prioritize the reforms they

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Enhancing Women’s Economic Participation in Pakistan Through Capacity Building

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Kaizen strengthened Pakistan’s small- and medium-sized enterprise sector by developing women’s economic participation, reviewing policy, and establishing a support network for private-sector professionals. Pakistan needed a supportive environment for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to contribute to the country’s economic growth. Kaizen, in partnership with Chemonics International, implemented several initiatives as part of the Pakistan

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Enhancing Capacity of 100+ Local Organizations in Ethiopia

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Kaizen strengthened the organizational capacity of USAID/Ethiopia local implementing partners to improve financial management, project management, monitoring and evaluation, and project sustainability. The Local Capacity Development (LCD) Program provided USAID/Ethiopia with a set of interventions aimed at strengthening nongovernmental organizations in Ethiopia that have received of direct USAID awards. Most of these awards were in

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Enhanced Literacy and Numeracy Proficiency Among Girls in Liberia Exiting School Due to Pregnancy

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Kaizen provided quality, accessible, and reliable education resources for out-of-school girls, simultaneously deploying an innovative education model that combined proven education approaches in a new way. Liberia has some of the highest rates of teenage pregnancy in the world. This situation was even more acute in Bong County, where nearly half of all teenage girls

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Improving Global Water Sustainability and Boosting Food Security

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Kaizen supported USAID’s efforts to accelerate agricultural and technological innovation to foster sustainable food production. It was estimated that by 2025, nearly 2 billion people are projected to be living in water-scarce areas. Additionally, a rising global population will require a significant increase in agricultural production, with food demands expected to surge by 50 percent

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Creating a Movie on Health Issues Affecting Girls and Young Women in Zimbabwe

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Kaizen produced, promoted, and distributed a feature-length movie focused on complex health issues challenging adolescent girls and young women in Zimbabwe. The USAID/Zimbabwe My Health, My Life (MHML) Activity began October 1, 2018, as a two-year intervention to circumvent message fatigue around complex health issues challenging adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Zimbabwe. In

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Enhancing Public Administration and Civil Service in Palestine

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Kaizen improved Palestinian public administration and civil service through capacity building and institutionalization of government transformation processes. Palestinians have faced challenges related to the lack of professional and competent public administration and civil service staff. USAID’s Program Assistance for Capacity-building and Effectiveness (PACE) project, implemented by Kaizen, aimed to support the Palestinian Authority in developing

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