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Providing new career opportunities in the vehicle inspections sector
Salome Mikiashvili, graduate of the USAID-supported Greenway Academy
In an effort to enhance vehicle safety, Georgia is reforming vehicle technical inspections. This reform is outlined in the EU Association Agreement, which aims to increase market access between the EU and Georgia through…
read moreParaguay’s National Institute of Food and Nutrition (INAN) has undergone a transformative digital revolution, significantly improving its management of food product registrations. This is saving millions of dollars in lost time and expediting the import and export of food and agricultural processed goods. Historically burdened by…
read moreIn June, an IT job fair held in Skopje, North Macedonia, proved to be a tangible success, thanks to support from the IESC-implemented USAID Youth Actively Create Opportunities Activity. Online education company Brainster organized the event to help bridge the gap between…
read moreAddressing new career opportunities in the veterinary industry
Hayat the cat with her prosthetic paw
A cat named Hayat received a hind limb prosthesis six months ago at the veterinary clinic of the Agricultural University of Georgia. This is the first time an animal received a prosthetic limb in Georgia. The artificial rear leg is an intraosseous transcutaneous…
read moreIESC Drives Young Entrepreneurs to Vital Business Growth
While a vibrant small business sector is essential to Sri Lanka’s growth and development, entrepreneurship is not always considered to be a promising career path, especially for young Sri Lankans. Before the pandemic, the percentage of enterprises started by youth under 35 in Sri Lanka was only about four percent of all startups.
To inspire and encourage a mass audience of young…
read moreIESC Trade Safe grant gives health food producer a chance to advance culinary innovation in the Dominican Republic
Head of IESC’s Trade Safe project Brian Rudert and USDA’s Fred Giles present cold chain grant to Valerie Garcia of Valance RD Bilanx, S.R.L.
Chef and owner of Valance, Valerie…
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