PARTNERS

Partnerships with non-governmental organizations help deliver services, enrich democratic processes, and meet constituent needs in the areas where NGOS works.```

Among the types of NGOs that the Agency partners with are:

Cooperative Organizations

USAID supports NGOs in their efforts to build cooperative organizations that collectively contribute to development through the Cooperative Development Program (CDP). We also support NGOs that mobilize volunteers and technical experts such as through the Farmer-to-Farmer Program.

Foundations

USAID partners with private philanthropic foundations to share networks, expertise and innovation in undertaking challenges that no single organization can solve on its own. We work with a range of U.S. and international foundations on innovative programming in areas from entrepreneurship to agriculture, and from education to gender and women’s issues.

Local and Regional Organizations

We work with local organizations in developing countries to strengthen their capacity, build effective and long-term partnerships, and reduce the need for foreign aid over time. NGOs outside the United States may work directly with USAID missions or build their capacity to manage and administer resources and programs through the localworks program. Additionally, we support programs (link is external) that improve the legal, fiscal, and political environment for NGOs to protect and promote civil society and civic participation.