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Center for Applied Research and Innovation in Supply Chain-Africa (CARISCA)
The Center for Applied Research and Innovation in Supply Chain-Africa (CARISCA) is an innovative partnership between ASU and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) that works to strengthen local capacity for improved supply chains in Ghana and throughout Africa.

LibrES: for an El Salvador without gender-based violence
Gender-based violence (GBV) is a significant issue in El Salvador, affecting up to two-thirds of Salvadoran women and girls. The USAID-funded LibrES program, led by ASU in partnership with local organizations, universities and United Nations agencies, leverages individual and systemic approaches to contribute safer and more productive lives for women and vulnerable populations in El Salvador, thus decreasing the likelihood of irregular migration to the United States.

Strengthening Higher Education Access in Malawi Activity (SHEAMA)
In partnership with Malawi’s five public universities, ASU is implementing the USAID-funded Strengthening Higher Education Access in Malawi Activity (SHEAMA), which aims to equitably develop the country’s skilled workforce and create opportunity for youth.

Advancing Modern Power through Utility Partnerships (AmpUp)
Advancing Modern Power through Utility Partnerships (AmpUp) is a USAID-funded consortium that works to advance a low-carbon future and support the accessibility, expansion and improvement of global energy.

Holistic Water Solutions
ASU implemented Holistic Water Solutions project for USAID, which served 18 vulnerable and refugee host communities in Lebanon and Jordan, benefiting more than 36,000 people. The project provided leveraged technology, innovation and local business development to provide potable water at both the community and household levels.

Water Resources Decision Support System
In Pernambuco, Brazil, ASU researchers worked with local and regional partners to promote integrated water resource management models to address drought vulnerability and respond to climate change.

WEAmericas Accelerator
Implemented by ASU Thunderbird School of Global Management, the WEAmericas Accelerator was an intensive, interactive business training program that empowered women entrepreneurs and advanced women-owned businesses in Central America.

Academy of Women Entrepreneurs
ASU’s Thunderbird School of Global Management is supporting the U.S. Department of State’s Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE), a program that promotes women’s economic opportunities and ensures that they have the capabilities and resources necessary for equitable economic participation.

Proponte Más Secondary Violence Prevention Activity
The Proponte Más Secondary Violence Prevention Activity was a three-year, USAID-funded program to decrease violence in Honduras by identifying youth at the highest risk of violence and gang involvement by providing therapeutic and family-based interventions to reduce crime, violence and irregular migration.

Reporting Elections Pakistan
With support from the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication partnered with Media Foundation 360 to train Pakistani journalists in election coverage reporting techniques.