FIELD-Support Leader with Associates
Financial Integration, Economic Leveraging & Broad-Based Dissemination
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FIELD-Support (Financial Integration, Economic Leveraging, Broad-Based Dissemination and Support) is a Leader with Associates (LWA) Cooperative Agreement awarded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It was awarded to AED and its consortium of partners to advance the state-of-the-practice in microenterprise development and microfinance and assist USAID Missions and other operating units design, and implement innovative, integrated, market- based approaches to sustainable economic growth with poverty reduction.

Through sector assessments, program design, technical evaluations, and implementation of multi-year projects, FIELD-Support provides a quick and easy way for USAID Missions and other operating units to pursue their strategic objectives to:

• Strengthen livelihoods and food security for marginalized groups, youth, women and other vulnerable populations such as people affected by HIV/AIDS and natural disasters;
• Foster enterprise development, job creation and broad-based economic recovery in conflict and post-conflict situations as well as other fragile environments;
• Extend the reach of microfinance and develop more inclusive financial systems;
• Upgrade and improve the competitiveness of value chains in which microenterprises participate; and
• Facilitate institutional strengthening and policy reform for broad-based economic growth. 

Download the FIELD-Support LWA 2010 Brochure.