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October 16, 2017

Counterpart International Appoints New Senior Vice President for Strategy and Growth

Arlington, VA — Counterpart International is pleased to announce that Dr. Ann Hudock has joined the staff as Senior Vice President for Strategy and Growth. Dr. …

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June 15, 2017

Moving the Sharing Economy Forward

Buenos Aires, Argentina — The sharing economy has changed how many people lend, buy and share goods and services around the world. From airbnb, to …

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January 19, 2017

Leaders from Government, Private and Public Sector Gather to Address Preservation of Mangroves

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — On January 19, representatives from the Dominican National Council on Climate Change, the Dominican National Ministry of Environment and National Resources, …

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January 16, 2017

First-of-its-kind Civil Society and Local Government Conference in Morocco

Civil society, local government, and representatives from parliament came together for the first time to discuss advocacy on public policies, and ways for these groups to work together in a more inclusive, impactful way.

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Email Alexandra Frank at afrank@counterpart.org to request an interview with one of our experts, like Teresa Crawford, Executive Director of the Social Sector Accelerator.

TERESA CRAWFORD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SOCIAL SECTOR ACCELERATOR

Teresa leads the Social Sector Accelerator, a subsidiary of the Counterpart Network. The Accelerator takes Counterpart International’s proven capacity building approach even farther by acting as an incubator for social sector organizations worldwide.

“The impact of the social sector is often underestimated and as a result, organizations with enormous potential are under-supported. These groups are integral to achieving social good and by growing their capacity to meet new challenges, we can accelerate their ability to achieve their missions.”

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Since our founding in 1965, we’ve helped improve lives in 65 countries around the world.
For 53 years, Counterpart International has been an innovator, changing the way people look at and solve global development problems.

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WE TRAINED 439,958 participants on topics including civic engagement and government transparency, sustainable agriculture, and climate resiliency.
WE WORKED WITH 1,836 organizations in 2016, providing capacity building assistance
153,805 Women and girls participated in trainings, events, or leadership workshops.

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Stories

April 2018

Creating Change through Song in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Berth Kaniki, director of Counterpart’s Congo Demokrasia local civil society partner Actions pour le Développement Intégral Durable (ADID), recently welcomed USAID representatives to visit her …

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April 2018

First Counterpart Convening connects thinkers, doers, and USG officials on sustainable school feeding

On April 5th, Counterpart International launched the Counterpart Convenings series with an inaugural session focused on “Building Sustainability into McGovern-Dole Food for Education Programs.” Hosted …

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March 2018

Determined Young Azeri Woman Brings New Resources to Her Community

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2018, we highlight our partners around the world who #PressForProgress to achieve gender equity and meaningful inclusion. Whether boosting literacy …

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February 2018

Who Governs the Internet?

By: Dominic Bellone, Senior Program Officer Who governs the internet? What government sets the rules for a platform with no traditional state borders or formal …

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