Citizens Development Corps (CDC) is a non-profit organization that supports private sector development and economic growth in emerging and transitioning economies throughout the world by delivering practical strategies and solutions, high impact programs, and the expertise of experienced business professionals. CDC is leading a team of development organizations and progressive local businesses in a partnership with USAID/Jamaica and the USAID Global Development Alliance in the implementation of an innovative value-chain business model.
www.cdc.org
The Maryland Hawk Corporation (MHC) is a University-Affiliated Foundation 501 (c) (3) non profit organization created at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore to develop opportunities for university faculty, staff, government, and regional businesses. To learn more, visit their website:
www.skipjack.net/mdhawk/pages/index2.htm.
The Global Development Alliance (GDA) is USAID’s commitment to change the way we implement our assistance mandate. GDA mobilizes the ideas, efforts and resources of governments, businesses and civil society by forging public-private alliances to stimulate economic growth, develop businesses and workforces, address health and environmental issues, and expand access to education and technology. To learn more, visit their website:
www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_partnerships/gda/
Partners' mission is to work together as citizen volunteers from Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United States to improve the lives of people across the hemisphere. to learn more, please visit their website:
www.partners.net
Walkerswood Caribbean Foods Ltd. has its origins as part of a grassroots movement to create employment in the 70’s. Several projects were initiated and what was originally a jerk seasoning agro-processing project has grown into the modern day international agricultural firm, WWCF. WWCF is unique in the sense that they are dedicated to purchasing Jamaican inputs for their products. They recently won a prestigious Gleaner Award for their work with rural farmers. The market savvy firm has significant Caribbean, North American and European sales with great potential to expand in all of these markets and eventually to add the lucrative Japanese market as well. With the construction of Walkerswood’s new factory, their production capacity will increase tenfold. This increase in production capacity leads to an obvious demand for more input
www.walkerswood.com
Rock Mountain Herbs (RMH), located in St Andrew Parish, Jamaica began processing of fresh cut vegetables in 1998 and has been rapidly expanding ever since. Rock Mountain Herbs is a female run business with female majority staff that has been working in the agricultural sector for over twenty years. This enterprise also owns a farm that, prior to Hurricane Ivan, grew lettuce, cabbage, tomatoes and "callaloo". Independent farmer produced vegetables are processed at RMH for distribution of fresh-cut packages to fast food chains, restaurants and supermarkets.
IDP Web Portal is a comprehensive tool for non government organizations (NGOs) for implementation and monitoring & evaluation (M&E) of international aid and development programs funded by USAID and other donor organizations. IDPWeb Portal enables NGO management, volunteers/consultants, and in-country teams as well as USAID/Donors to access web-based documents and reports using real time data. To learn more, please visit their website:
www.idpwebportal.com