September 16, 2019
Meeting a Food Crises with Crop Innovation and Helping the Rohingya Refugees Help Themselves
Nazmul Chowdhury is no stranger to the growing practice of disaster risk reduction, with much of the various crises calling for growing more food with less water. Working with the international NGO Practical Action, Chowdhury…
Read MoreSeptember 15, 2019
Sound Environmental Design Equals Good Business
An environmentally sound program is good for business. These are words that could easily be plastered in bright neon on the side of the USAID building in Washington, DC. It’s a guiding philosophy of the…
Read MoreAugust 13, 2019
SWFF TA Facility Seeks 2019 Fall Semester Virtual Intern
Washington, DC — The Securing Water for Food (SWFF) Technical Assistance Facility, a global, government-funded incubator-accelerator that serves SWFF innovators, seeks candidates for its 2019 Fall Semester Virtual Internship, a position that provides a valuable,…
Read MoreAugust 8, 2019
SWFF Highlights Innovator Poverty, Gender, and Water Impact
Securing Water for Food has published three new documents that 1) detail SWFF’s specific support to innovators, and 2) feature select innovator achievements and successes (e.g., number of end-users reached, how many hectares of farmland…
Read MoreMay 31, 2019
The Other Shark Tank: Securing Water for Food
Three decades ago, the World Wide Web was introduced, Taylor Swift was born, and the Dalai Lama won the Nobel Peace Prize. Only three decades from now, in the flutter of an eyelid, nine billion…
Read MoreApril 11, 2019
SWFF Completes Impact Evaluation of Bhungroo Water Harvesting in Gujarat
In the Indian state of Gujarat, SWFF has provided grant funding to Bhungroo water harvesting systems installed in May and June 2018. Developed by Naireeta Services, a for-profit social enterprise and SWFF fourth round innovator,…
Read MoreApril 11, 2019
SWFF Publishes Impact Evaluation Report on FutureWater in Mozambique
A SWFF field evaluator visited Mozambique in July and August 2018 to carry out an impact assessment of ThirdEye’s innovation FutureWater. With the help of drones, FutureWater detects crop stress at an early stage and…
Read MoreApril 11, 2019
Impact Evaluation Report on World Hope Published
In June 2018, a SWFF field evaluator visited Mozambique to assess the impact of World Hope’s low-cost greenhouse innovation. World Hope set up 44 innovative low-cost greenhouses for individual farmers or farmer associations in two…
Read MoreMarch 29, 2019
SWFF Gender Empowerment and Integration: Accomplishments Timeline
Securing Water for Food is committed to addressing the constraints that women and girls face with respect to both access to and use of SWFF innovations and, where feasible, seeks to further understand the context,…
Read MoreMarch 29, 2019
15 Key lessons Learned That Drive SWFF Gender Activities
Securing Water for Food (SWFF) addresses the constraints that women and girls face with respect to both access to and use of SWFF innovations and, where feasible, seeks to further understand the context, attitudes, and…
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