USAID Philippines 2019 Stride Annual Report
July 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019
The Science, Technology, Research and Innovation for Development (STRIDE) Program is a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Philippines initiative that strengthens the country’s science, technology, and innovation (STI) capacity as a driver for inclusive economic growth. The STRIDE activity is a great example of Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting. As the activity progressed and was looking at an extension, a number of pivots and adjustments were made through a series of negotiations and discussions between USAID, RTI, and the Philippine government over the course of many months, that allowed for additional focus on innovation. The most recent annual report, as well as the implementation plan of the first year of the extension, partially discuss the rationale for the extension and some of the changes that were agreed upon.