November 2018
Counterpart International Acquires the WomenLead Institute
ARLINGTON, Va., November 29, 2018 – Counterpart International is pleased to announce that the WomenLead Institute (WLI) is moving from Plan International USA to its …
August 2018
The Mandela Legacy: YALI and The New Generation of Remarkable Youth Leaders
The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) launched in 2014 as a partnership between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Department of State, and the U.S. African …
August 2018
Forging New Partnerships in Tbilisi: Working Together Toward Open Government
Recently, at an event in D.C. focused on Democracy in the Western Hemisphere, USAID Administrator Mark Green told stories from his travels around the world …
May 2018
Second Counterpart Convening Yields New Insights on Countering Violent Extremism
May 15, 2018 On a bright Tuesday morning in downtown Washington, policymakers, analysts, and practitioners gathered for a Counterpart Convening, the second event in a …
January 2018
Delivering Humanitarian Aid in Yemen, former Counterpart staff Begin Partnership with United Nations
In December, Musaeed Al-Taheri received some very good news. The organization he co-founded, Responsiveness for Relief and Development (RRD), heard confirmation that the UN Office …
Innovation for Change
Challenge Innovation for Change (I4C) was established as a response to widespread and worsening trends affecting civil society, including increasing restrictions on civic space and …
Improving Dialogue for Better Citizen-Government Partnerships in Morocco
In 2011, Morocco went through unprecedented changes culminating in the passage of the new Moroccan constitution. The constitution introduces the principles of participatory democracy to …
Accountability Beyond Borders: The Connectas Hub and Innovation for Change
In today’s world, events and challenges in the pueblos (towns) of Mexico can be felt as far away as Buenos Aires, Argentina and Washington, DC. …
Partnership between the Government and Civil Society Strengthens the Future of Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is a nation in transition. Having gained independence only 15 years ago, Timor-Leste’s democracy has taken hold despite political instability, a weak economy and …
Changing the World & Challenging the Status Quo: The LAC Hub
Yesterday, 100,000 people across five cities in Chile recycled from the comfort of their couch. They arranged everything from the time of the pickup to …