U.S. Department of State Office of Global Partnerships

The Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships (S/GP) strives to advance the Department of State’s top foreign policy priorities through private sector engagement. S/GP has worked with over 1,600 partners and mobilized over $1.5 billion of public and private sector resources to enhance diplomacy and development outcomes.

CocoaLink

CocoaLink is an innovative partnership between The Hershey Company, the Ghana Cocoa Board, and the World Cocoa Foundation. CocoaLink connects cocoa farmers to government agriculture experts and the latest information on modern farming techniques through a two-way mobile phone exchange.  

U.S. Global Development Lab Partnering to Accelerate Entrepreneurship (PACE) Initiative & Vilcap Investments: Catalyzing Investment to Democratize Global Entrepreneurship

The private sector has significant potential to accelerate development outcomes by investing in businesses that address social or environmental issues. However, less than 10 percent of such impact investments is committed to seed-stage or venture-stage businesses, creating a “pioneer gap.” A critical reason for this gap is that investment funds rely on management fees to […]

TV White Space Supported Fisherfolk Registration in the Danajon Reef

A public-private partnership between Microsoft, USAID and the Philippines’ Department of Science and Technology and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources is piloting, for the first time in the Philippines, a new technology that taps unused television broadcast frequencies (or “TV white space”) to extend high-speed, wireless Internet access to remote parts of the Philippines.  Under this […]

Madagascar: Implementing Improved Water and Sanitation Services to Low-Income Communities

Shortage of safe, reliable water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services inhibits economic development, particularly in low-income areas. Utility providers often lack proven and sustainable models, and thus local communities suffer from inconsistent and unreliable service. To address this issue, The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation (TCCAF) worked with leading NGO Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor […]

The Nature Conservatory – The Dow Chemical Company Collaboration

Nature provides benefits like clean air and water – often called ecosystem services – upon which everyone depends. However, these benefits are often not considered when companies make business decisions. Recognizing this, The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) partnered to help Dow and the business community realize, value, and incorporate nature […]

Partners in Food Solutions Partnership

Nearly two-thirds of the workforce in sub-Saharan Africa earn a living from agriculture, but many struggle to escape poverty due to a lack of stable, profitable markets. At the same time, one quarter of the region’s people suffers from undernourishment. Recognizing that local food processors can meet both the market needs of farmers and the […]

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