Innovation & Partnerships at USAID

The iMulai 4.0 competition sponsored by USAID and Microsoft Indonesia, recognized 10 entrepreneurs for their innovations in business products and services.  The competition, in its fourth year, provides incentives for high-tech startups to create new software products and services that improve the way entrepreneurs do business. 

CAPRISA’s use of microbicide gel in HIV prevention is an example of an innovation in development because it is a novel approach to HIV prevention that has proven to dramatically impact development outcomes and has the potential to scale to tens of millions of recipients.

The USAID Development Credit Authority (DCA) is an innovative model for development assistance that provides financial services and opportunities for underserved but creditworthy populations. By using private sector wealth to stimulate sustainable economic growth, DCA supports USAID's poverty reduction goals in base of the pyramid markets while supporting growth in developing economies. Since DCA was established in late 1999, more than 267 partial credit guarantees have facilitated over $2.3 billion of private capital debt financing in more than 64 countries.

In a series of innovative new partnerships, USAID has created an integrated strategy for identifying strategic partners to respond quickly to natural disasters, enabling USAID connections and expertise to leverage and mobilize private sector resources. These partnerships address each stage of USAID disaster relief: preparedness and mitigation, acute response, recovery, reconstruction, and transition.