Integrating Gender and Social Inclusion in USAID’s Kosovo Investment Promotion and Access to Finance
The Investment Promotion and Access to Finance (IPAF) activity applies a market systems development approach to strengthen private sector capacity for sustainable economic growth by attracting investment and increasing access to finance in Kosovo. IPAF, led by DT Global, seeks to strengthen the resiliency of the private sector, create productive jobs, increase exports, and enable […]
Organized Learning Event on the Role of Communities in Building Resilient Health Systems
The first-ever Cracking the Nut Health conference brought almost 200 participants from 25 countries to discuss Health innovations, the role of front-line health workers, private sector engagement, data access and ownership, and many more thought-provoking quandaries in this ever changing world. The learning event, entitled Cracking the Nut Health: The Role of Communities in Building […]
Huguka Dukore Akazi Kanoze (HDAK)
The USAID Rwanda Huguka Dukore Akazi Kanoze (HDAK) project provided vulnerable youth with workforce readiness skills through enhanced training by local implementing partners in 25 of 30 districts across Rwanda. In partnership with Education Development Center (EDC) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Connexus improved the ability of private sector firms in Rwanda to engage youth […]
Youth Development Program for Sub-Saharan Africa
Connexus advised United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) on the design of a holistic approach to support youth development, including access to demand-driven financial services and non-financial services via linkages with youth service organizations (YSOs). Connexus assisted in the review and revisions of a funding proposal for the MasterCard Foundation.
Cross-Sectoral Youth (CSY) Project
Connexus supported a one-year holistic project to improve employment opportunities and enterprises for youth in Eastern Congo, including design of market-driven training and coaching programs and a monitoring and evaluation system to measure the financial and social performance impacts. Through the program, Connexus designed and delivered four training sessions on basic accounting and cash flow […]
Akazi Kanoze
Connexus designed and delivered training courses on credit and risk analysis for youth-oriented loan products for Akazi Kanoze youth borrowers and staff. Connexus also provided technical assistance to COOJAD, a microfinance cooperative focused on serving young entrepreneurs in Rwanda. With our technical assistance, senior management staff learned how to implement and manage a USAID-DCA guarantee […]
Financial Literacy Training
Connexus designed and delivered training on “Building Financial Literacy in Youth” at a youth center in Montevideo, MN and at Parenting Oasis in Minneapolis, MN.