Resources

The BetterTogether final report shines a spotlight on the considerable impact of the USAID-supported solver organizations funded by the challenge, as well as lessons learned to benefit future programs, especially those operating in non-permissive or crisis and conflict environments. The breadth of the challenge’s reach across geographies and technical sectors is a testament to the magnitude of the crisis, as well as the ingenuity of solvers from the affected communities and from across the globe.

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Events

Supporting Venezuelan Migrants and Host Communities Through Innovation

February 24, 2022

What are transformative approaches to address key issues faced by Venezuelan migrants and host communities? How can innovative partners on the ground work towards solving these issues in collaboration with the international community? Hear promising solutions from some of the BetterTogether Challenge projects, as USAID and the IDB mark the multi-year initiative’s close-out. The speakers include:

Michael Eddy, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator & South America Affairs Director, Latin American and Caribbean Bureau, USAID
Gustavo Tarre, Executive Director, Venezuela, Inter-American Development Bank
Jamille Bigio, Senior Coordinator, Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, USAID
Irene Arias Hofman, Chief Executive Officer, IDB Lab
Sara Cohen, Director General, South America and the Interamerican System, Global Affairs Canada

Looking Back, Looking Forward

December 7, 2020

Learn about eight innovations funded by the BetterTogether Challenge that are improving the lives of Venezuelans, Venezuelan migrants, and their host communities in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. The speakers include:

Katherine Donato, Professor, Georgetown University.
Joel Hellman, Dean of Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Mauricio Claver-Carone, Former President, IDB
John Barsa, Former Acting Administrator, USAID
Irene Arias Hofman, CEO, IDB Lab
Nery Santaella, Co-Founder, Art for Impact
Daniel Bellisimo, Director, International Youth Foundation
Marlene Charles, Project Director, Democracy International
Claudia Esparza, CEO, Loop
Daniella Rubio, Director, Premise Data
Jonathan Berezovsky, Founder and CEO, Migraflix
Cristina dos Anjos, Project Manager, Caritas Brasileira
Marcello Carbon, Manager, IDB

Working With Venezuelan Migrants in Brazil

June 9, 2020

What are the challenges faced by the Venezuelan community living in Brazil? And what are the new and innovative approaches being used to solve them? USAID and IDB talk with the Avina Foundation about what is working, what is not, and why. The speakers include:

Glaucia Barros, Director Avina Foundation LAC
Ted Gehr, Mission Director, USAD Brazil
Morgan Doyle, IDB representative in Brazil
Paulo Sergio de Almeida, Livelihood Officer, UN Agency for Refugees, Brazil
Juan Pablo Lopez Gross, Senior Innovation Specialist, IDB Lab

Launching the BetterTogether Challenge

October 21, 2019

USAID and the IDB launched the BetterTogether Challenge in Miami, Florida in October 2019. The speakers included:

Mark B. Rosenberg, President, Florida International University
Alexis Bonnell, Chief Innovation Officer, USAID
Mario Diaz-Balart*, Representative, U.S. House of Representatives
Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Representative, U.S. House of Representatives
Ted Deutch, Representative, U.S. House of Representatives
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Representative, U.S. House of Representatives
Carlos Vecchio, Venezuelan Ambassador to the U.S.
John Barsa, Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean, USAID
Irene Arias Hofman, Chief Executive Officer, IDB Lab
Veronica Ruiz del Vizo, Chief Executive Officer, Mashup Interactive Agency