At IGNITE+ Project Launch, Opportunities for Agricultural Institutions to Scale Gender and Nutrition Outcomes in Africa November 2024 Summary Project Launch and Goals: The IGNITE+ project will launch in Kenya and Burkina Faso in December, aiming to integrate gender and nutrition-sensitive approaches into African agricultural institutions. This five-year program builds on the previous IGNITE project [...]
Tanager Awarded $11 Million Grant to Continue Advancing Gender Equality and Nutrition in African Agriculture September 2024 Summary $11 Million Grant: Tanager receives a significant grant from the Gates Foundation to support the IGNITE+ project, building on its successful work in strengthening gender equality and nutrition in African agriculture. IGNITE+ Expansion: The project will expand [...]
Advancing Gender Equity and Nutrition: The Legacy of the IGNITE Program July 2024 Summary From 2018-2024, the IGNITE program addressed gender equity and malnutrition in Africa by integrating gender and nutrition in agricultural institutions' practices, working with 35 client institutions across 18 countries. 70% of clients achieved leadership buy-in for gender, equity, and inclusion. 57% [...]
Localization in Practice: Strengthening Locally Led Technical Assistance July 2024 Across the globe, localization is becoming the new standard in development, shifting the driver's seat to local actors by strengthening their systems to address socioeconomic challenges responsive to their community needs. This approach is the driving force behind Tanager’s IGNITE project—an investment mechanism designed to [...]
Lessons from Integrating Gender and Nutrition Perspectives in the Dairy Sector May 2024 Milk is a widely consumed beverage of high nutritional value. It can also be processed to create other value-added products, such as yogurt, ghee, condensed milk, dried milk, and much more. In 2023, global milk production reached 950 million tonnes, a 1.3% [...]
Unlocking the Gender & Nutrition Potential of Poultry Production February 2024 In many rural African homesteads, poultry farming is one of the primary economic activities that women engage in, due to its low capital and land requirements. Africa’s poultry sector also has significant economic and nutrition potential: It currently contributes 9% of Africa’s GDP but [...]
Explore the research and findings from the Impacting Gender & Nutrition through Innovative Technical Exchange in Agriculture (IGNITE) Local Service Providers (LSPs) Summit held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in October 2022.
Tanager, ACDI/VOCA, and AV Ventures share a mission to improve economic and social conditions for vulnerable populations around the world. Although our organizations have different structures and approaches, collaboration and support for each other is vital for creating a positive impact for project participants and funders. The story of the newly formed Tanzanian NGO NAFAKA Kilimo is a wonderful example of how our organizations can contribute to sector-wide impact through collaboration.
