Additional Context: This information is based on 150 semi-structured interviews conducted by One Earth Partners across five countries selected to represent the diversity of USAID's environmental work. Interview findings were triangulated with a global survey of 175 respondents and external media analysis.

These initiatives provided immediate household income without considerable overhead costs, and proved highly resilient in the face of funding cuts. Examples include community-run beekeeping businesses in Kenya; women's groups producing and exporting beadwork to international markets; local artisans selling energy-saving cookstoves; informal waste collectors in Vietnam using project-introduced digital tools to formalize operations and secure recycling contracts; and an Indigenous agricultural cooperative in the Philippines maintaining its supply chain with a major corporate buyer.

Source: One Earth Partners (Full report forthcoming).