United States African Development Foundation (USADF)

The United States African Development Foundation is an independent federal government agency providing economic development aid directly to co-operatives, small and medium-sized enterprises, and community based groups. It serves marginalized and under-served populations in more than 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, primarily in conflict and post-conflict areas. Its current portfolio is an investment of $63 million that is generating $220 million of economic growth and impacting more than 1 million people. It also uses one-to-one matching funds from African host country governments and private sector partners.