{"id":113,"date":"2022-05-04T16:04:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T16:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cordaid.org\/en\/?page_id=113"},"modified":"2025-12-24T09:57:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T09:57:24","slug":"food-systems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/what-we-do\/food-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hero hero--results\">\n\t\t<picture data-post-image class=\"hero__background\">\n\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sustainable-livelihoods-2-640x500.jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"\/>\n\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sustainable-livelihoods-2-1440x407.jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\"\/>\n\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sustainable-livelihoods-2-1920x530.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1441px)\"\/>\n\t\t<img class=\"hero__img\" src='https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sustainable-livelihoods-2-1920x530.jpg' loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Cordaid sustainable livelihoods\"\/>\n\t<\/picture>\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-9 col-md-7 col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 data-post-title class=\"hero__title\">Food Systems<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero__text hidden-xs visible-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe improve livelihoods by transforming food systems in fragile and conflict-affected areas.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"hero hero--footer\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-6 hidden-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe improve livelihoods by transforming food systems in fragile and conflict-affected areas.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 offset-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__data\">233,986<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__description\">people reached with agri-food programmes (2024)<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section section--core \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2 block-wrapper\"><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>We support communities in regions most affected by food insecurity, climate change, conflict, and economic hardship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Approach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By partnering with local communities, governments, businesses, and civil society, we strengthen agri-food systems and revitalise rural economies to ensure access to nutritious food, secure livelihoods, protect ecosystems, and build long-term resilience.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"section section--no-top section--no-bottom section--grey\">\n\t\t<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture class=\"call-to-action__background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Locally-Led-Development-640x500.jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 768px)\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Locally-Led-Development-1440x407.jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Locally-Led-Development-1920x530.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1441px)\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"call-to-action__img\" src='https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Locally-Led-Development-1920x530.jpg' loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Aid workers in the Central African Republic.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"call-to-action__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"call-to-action__title call-to-action__title--white\">Advancing Locally-Led Development and Shifting Power Dynamics<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/advancing-locally-led-development-and-shifting-power-dynamics\/\" class=\"btn btn btn--primary\"  >\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__text\">\n\t\t\t\tRead more\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section section--core \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2 block-wrapper\"><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inclusive Economic Empowerment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Through our partnerships, we promote sustainable agricultural production, improve&nbsp;market linkages, and strengthen the business environment.&nbsp;In particular, we&nbsp;improve access to land, water, finance, inputs, training, information services and digital tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Building Climate-Resilient Agri-Food Systems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our work supports communities, governments, and businesses in managing climate risks and restoring ecosystems through nature-based solutions, tackling water scarcity, and preserving biodiversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inclusive Finance for Sustainable Growth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We strengthen financial ecosystems to enhance access to affordable, sustainable finance for agri-food actors. This includes partnering with microfinance institutions, cooperatives, and value chain actors to develop inclusive products like farmer loans, leasing, and crop insurance. We integrate digital financial tools and promote green financing where relevant.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"section section--no-top section--no-bottom section--grey\">\n\t\t<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture class=\"call-to-action__background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/system-strengthening-health-care-1-640x500.jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 768px)\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/system-strengthening-health-care-1-1440x407.jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/system-strengthening-health-care-1-1920x530.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1441px)\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"call-to-action__img\" src='https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/system-strengthening-health-care-1-1920x530.jpg' loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"call-to-action__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"call-to-action__title call-to-action__title--white\">System strengthening: the sustainable way forward<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/what-we-do\/system-strengthening-the-sustainable-way-forward\/\" class=\"btn btn btn--primary\"  >\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__text\">\n\t\t\t\tRead more\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section section--core \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2 block-wrapper\"><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Women-Led Economic Empowerment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By supporting women-led initiatives and collective action, we foster equal opportunities, secure incomes, and stronger representation in decision-making. Our work also addresses policy barriers and cultivates an enabling environment for women-led businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We create opportunities for young people by connecting them to agri-food systems through skills training, entrepreneurship support, and employment pathways. This ensures youth engagement in building resilient, thriving food systems for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Expert<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in collaborating with Cordaid on this topic and would like more information, please contact our thematic expert.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block team\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">Staff members<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"team__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"team__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person\">\n\t\t\t<picture class=\"person__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conny-Peters-small-70x70.jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"\/>\n\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conny-Peters-small.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"\/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Conny-Peters-small.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" class=\"person__image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<div class=\"person__data\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"person__head\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"screen-reader-text\">Name<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"person__title\"><h3 class=\"person__title\">Conny Peters<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"screen-reader-text\">Position<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person__position\">Expert Sustainable Agrifood Systems<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person__row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"screen-reader-text\">Email address<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-data__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person__link\" href=\"mailto:conny.peters@cordaid.org\">conny.peters@cordaid.org<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"team__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person\">\n\t\t\t<picture class=\"person__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Diane-Bommart-small-70x70.jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"\/>\n\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Diane-Bommart-small.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"\/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Diane-Bommart-small.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" class=\"person__image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<div class=\"person__data\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"person__head\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"screen-reader-text\">Name<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"person__title\"><h3 class=\"person__title\">Diane Bommart<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"screen-reader-text\">Position<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person__position\">Expert Systems Strengthening<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person__row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"screen-reader-text\">Email address<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-data__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person__link\" href=\"mailto:diane.bommart@cordaid.org\">diane.bommart@cordaid.org<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section section--core \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2 block-wrapper\"><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><br><em>With our work on this topic, we contribute to the <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sustainable Development Goals<\/a> of the United Nations<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SDG-food-1024x210.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7976\" style=\"width:462px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SDG-food-1024x210.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SDG-food-300x61.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SDG-food-768x157.png 768w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SDG-food-1536x315.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SDG-food-200x41.png 200w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SDG-food.png 1845w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">MORE ABOUT WHAT WE DO<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section section--grey\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block programs\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">Programs<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"programs__list programs__list--4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"programs__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-health-care\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"program__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cordaid.org\/en\/what-we-do\/health-care\/\" class=\"program__link\">Health care<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnsuring access to quality health care for all\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"programs__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-equitable-access-humanitarian-assistance\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"program__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/what-we-do\/humanitarian-assistance\/\" class=\"program__link\">Humanitarian assistance<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssisting people in some of the largest crises in the world\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"programs__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-security-justice\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"program__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/what-we-do\/justice-and-peace\/\" class=\"program__link\">Justice and peace<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDesigning lasting solutions to injustice and insecurity\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"programs__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-education1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"program__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cordaid.org\/en\/what-we-do\/education\/\" class=\"program__link\">Education<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProviding better access to quality education\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section section--core \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2 block-wrapper\"><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">OUR CROSS-CUTTING THEMES<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section section--grey\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block programs\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">Programs<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"programs__list programs__list--4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"programs__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-triple-nexus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"program__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/triple-nexus\/\" class=\"program__link\">Triple nexus<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe aim to link relief to rehabilitation, development and peace\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"programs__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-climate-environment\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"program__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/climate-justice\/\" class=\"program__link\">Climate justice<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe actively pursue sustainability principles across all our activities\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"programs__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-gender-transformative-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"program__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/gender\/\" class=\"program__link\">Gender equity<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe want equal rights for women, men, and non-binary people\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"programs__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-diversity-inclusion\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"program__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/diversity-and-inclusion\/\" class=\"program__link\">Diversity and inclusion<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe need diversity to build peaceful, equitable and resilient societies\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section section--core \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2 block-wrapper\"><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">WHERE WE WORK<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We focus our efforts on the world\u2019s most fragile and conflict-affected regions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section section--countries-map\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"countries-map\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 offset-lg-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"countries-map__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"countries-map__map\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-react-app=\"earth-map\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-enable-zoom=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-center-active-countries=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block featured-articles\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"block__title\">News &#038; stories<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"row row--spacing\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser\">\n\t<div class=\"teaser__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"teaser__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture class=\"teaser__image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"546\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-Burundi-PADFIR-Food-Systems-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-43-546x363.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail_546 size-thumbnail_546\" alt=\"Burundian potato farmers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-Burundi-PADFIR-Food-Systems-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-43-546x363.jpg 546w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-Burundi-PADFIR-Food-Systems-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-43-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-Burundi-PADFIR-Food-Systems-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-43-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-Burundi-PADFIR-Food-Systems-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-43-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-Burundi-PADFIR-Food-Systems-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-43-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-Burundi-PADFIR-Food-Systems-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-43-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-Burundi-PADFIR-Food-Systems-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-43-373x248.jpg 373w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-Burundi-PADFIR-Food-Systems-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-43-280x186.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-Burundi-PADFIR-Food-Systems-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-43-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-Burundi-PADFIR-Food-Systems-Photo-by-Mickael-Franci-for-Cordaid-43-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"teaser__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"teaser__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/news\/burundian-farmers-can-now-insure-their-crops\/\" class=\"teaser__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBurundian Farmers Can Now Insure Their Crops: &#8216;This Is a Crucial Link in Protecting Incomes&#8217;\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser__tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tag tag--tertiary teaser__topic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFood systems\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"teaser__area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBurundi\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"teaser__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t17 March 2026\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser\">\n\t<div class=\"teaser__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"teaser__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture class=\"teaser__image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"546\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Umurabyo-SACCO-Rwanda-546x363.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail_546 size-thumbnail_546\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Umurabyo-SACCO-Rwanda-546x363.jpg 546w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Umurabyo-SACCO-Rwanda-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Umurabyo-SACCO-Rwanda-373x248.jpg 373w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Umurabyo-SACCO-Rwanda-280x186.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Umurabyo-SACCO-Rwanda-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Umurabyo-SACCO-Rwanda-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"teaser__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"teaser__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/news\/rwandas-community-banks-are-transforming-climate-resilience\/\" class=\"teaser__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRwanda&#8217;s Community Banks Are Transforming Climate Resilience\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser__tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tag tag--tertiary teaser__topic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFood systems\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"teaser__area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRwanda\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"teaser__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t9 March 2026\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser\">\n\t<div class=\"teaser__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"teaser__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture class=\"teaser__image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"546\" height=\"363\" 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