Rwdc

Rwdc is a non-profit organization and community development corporation that provides goods and services to support women's empowerment initiatives in rural areas. Through federal grants, Rwdc implements field activities and interventions to reduce post-harvest losses, provide agricultural training to smallholder farmers, facilitate access to technologies and loans, and offer crop insurance.

Rwdc has received multiple federal sub-awards to carry out local initiatives focused on supply chain development, extension services, agricultural loans, and crop insurance in Dang, Nepal. As a sub-recipient, Rwdc was responsible for coordination with local governments, recruitment and mobilization of field staff, budget planning, reporting, and contributing to regional lesson learning. The prime grantees for these awards were International Development Enterprises and Family Health International. Specifically, Rwdc's sub-awards supported farmer adoption of hermetic storage technologies, establishment of market linkages, provision of private sector training, and enabling smallholder farmer investment in technologies and inputs to reduce crop losses. Through these sub-awards, Rwdc delivered goods and services central to rural agricultural development, women's empowerment, and food security.