Kaizen provided a USAID Secretariat senior manager to support the Water and Energy for Food program.
Water and Energy for Food (WE4F) was a second-generation “grand challenge ” that continued the partnerships of Securing Water for Food (implemented by Kaizen) and Powering Agriculture (implemented by Tetra Tech, Inc.), joint international initiatives of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, Foreign Ministry of the Netherlands, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and USAID. WE4F built on the lessons learned from two previous programs to accelerate innovations operating at the water-energy-food nexus.
Highlights
- Supported selection of 39 innovators, including 16 women-led/-owned-organizations
- Developed operational systems and resources, including finance and audit guidelines
- Developed grants-under-contract process and awardee help guide
- Monitored financial and contractual aspects of 38 instances of assistance
- Backstopped technical assistance, helping innovators expand sales to $1.89 million
As a subcontractor to prime partner PMCG from April 2020 to November 2021, Kaizen supported the rapid operationalization, management, network facilitation, and knowledge management of the overall WE4F initiative, the USAID Secretariat, and the WE4F Regional Innovation Hubs. Kaizen provided a senior manager to the USAID Secretariat Unit, which oversaw Regional Innovation Hubs for Southern and Central Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. This senior manager provided guidance and overall direction to the Regional Innovation Hubs in grants and finance activities and developed key operational systems and resources, such as finance, audit and grants-under-contract processes.
At a glance
Client
Status
Past
Location
USA
Services
Innovation and entrepreneurship, climate change and energy, agriculture and food security
