Through private-sector partnerships, the USAID Women’s Economic and Social Empowerment Program encourages companies to integrate community engagement initiatives into their core business models, seeking to co-create solutions that address community needs while delivering business value. Leveraging the success of the camps for engaging men, which garnered significant attention from private-sector managers, the Program introduced the concept of Community Days: a series of events hosted within company facilities for employees and their families.
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