In this first installment of the Canopy Lab’s In Search of More Equitable Impact series, Holly Kreuger spoke with John Rachkara, Deputy Chief of Party, and Anuoluwapo Fashola (Anu), Gender Advisor for the USAID Feed the Future Rural Resilience Activity (RRA) implemented by Mercy Corps in partnership with IFDC and Save the Children International, about how they are facilitating economic growth in a complex environment. John and Anu shared three practical ways they are rising to this challenge.
Andrew Panton
Senior Consultant
I am committed to improving human livelihoods and resilience in balance with nature. At the Canopy Lab, I provide research and advisory support to projects working on biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation and resilience, nature-based solutions, sustainable tourism, and market systems development. Outside work, I’m a keen guitarist, cyclist and bookworm, with a love for food, travelling and learning languages.