Food Systems

Senegal Reaps the Economic Benefits of Sustainable School Feeding

School feeding programs have the power to not only improve the lives of children, but also have a transformative ripple effect in the wider community with the procurement of local food.
Governance

Supporting a Vibrant Armenian Civil Society

How are robust civil society sectors formed? Our team in Armenia say these five key elements are needed so that civil society can drive positive change.
Governance

Finding Opportunity in Closing Civic Spaces

Across the globe democracy is threatened by rising authoritarianism and shrinking civic spaces. What can we do to protect the rights of citizens? Counterpart staff share our innovative strategies for fostering resilience.
Women's Empowerment

From One Woman Entreprenuer to the Next

Every successful business starts with an idea, or seed, that grows with each step. Our Global Women In Management program equips women entrepreneurs from around the world with the skills, knowledge, and resources to plant the roots of a thriving enterprise.
Food Systems

Showcasing School Feeding in Mozambique

Our USDA McGovern-Dole program aims to reduce hunger and improve literacy through school feeding, which serves as an important incentive to families to keep their children in school longer, improving access to education and ensuring a brighter future for the next generation.
Focus Areas

Standing alongside our partners for positive, lasting change

For 60 years and in more than 65 countries around the world, Counterpart has partnered with leaders, organizations, and networks to build inclusive, sustainable communities in which people thrive.

Our Stories

Bringing together experts and activists

We’re touching lives in communities around the world. Read our stories to find out how.

Counterpart Wins USAID Project to Combat Trafficking in Afghanistan

Counterpart Wins USAID Project to Combat Trafficking in Afghanistan

Trafficking of women and children in Afghanistan remains high. In 2021, the U.S. State Department identified Afghanistan as one of the worst countries for human trafficking. To make matters worse,...
Public-Private Partnership Provides Clean Drinking Water in Bangladesh Slum

Public-Private Partnership Provides Clean Drinking Water in Bangladesh Slum

Khulna City Corporation is the third largest city in Bangladesh, with an estimated population of 1.77 million. Khulna’s slums have long struggled with the negative impact of unplanned rapid urbanization;...
Niger Community Combats Environmentally Harmful Practice

Niger Community Combats Environmentally Harmful Practice

A small community in southern Niger, Sassoumbroum (Sbroum for short) suffers from high poverty rates and rampant corruption. To make ends meet, people support themselves by cutting down trees, including...
Dalit, Cobbler Communities Hone Strategy, Advocate to Parliament

Dalit, Cobbler Communities Hone Strategy, Advocate to Parliament

The Dalits and cobblers are two of the most marginalized communities in Bangladesh. Both groups lack access to many basic government services—including proper education, healthcare, and gainful employment—and often live...
Our Impact

Alongside our partners we achieve outstanding results

40K

farmers improved their technical skills through our Food for Progress training in Guatemala

3M

textbooks in French and Arabic written and distributed in Mauritania

150K

children fed through our USDA programs in Africa each school day

5

governance councils established in Dominican Republic and Haiti to preserve biodiversity

Partnering with Counterpart

Standing alongside our counterparts for lasting change

We partner with leaders, organizations, and networks striving for more open government, resilient food systems, natural resource protection, and improved livelihoods.

“Counterpart... has provided us a greenhouse for tomato production, and now the quality and the quantity of tomatoes have improved and enabled us to sell our produce at a much better price.”
Marcos Ordóñez Andrés
CADER Promoter, Guatemala
“I would never have thought that hyenas and dogs would find themselves [feasting] on the same corpse without experiencing any arguments... But here we are today in discussion with those we feared without complacency and without fear of reprisal.”
Youth representative
Niger
“We appreciate Counterpart because you are working in silence with impactful results.”
Mohamed Melainine Ould Eyih
Former Minister of Education, Mauritania
“We have never seen this multistakeholders’ unity/coordination mechanism ever, which was possible by Shushilan consortium under this project. We thank you… for your support to make us coordinated to respond to citizen needs.”
Sheikh Mohammad Ali
Councilor, Khulna City Corporation, Bangladesh