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![Development Credit Authority – Loan Portfolio Guarantee Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Rural Development Development Credit Authority – Loan Portfolio Guarantee Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Rural Development](https://2017-2020.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/DCA_with_MAFRD_0.jpg?itok=0kE_g1Z1)
The Development Credit Authority (DCA) loan portfolio guarantee increases access to credit for Kosovo’s agriculture sector by providing a 50-percent risk guarantee to loans issued by participating banks.
![Civil society organizations (CSOs) play a vital role in ensuring that the needs of vulnerable and marginalized communities are represented so that members of these communities can take part in Kosovo society Civil society organizations (CSOs) play a vital role in ensuring that the needs of vulnerable and marginalized communities are represented so that members of these communities can take part in Kosovo society](https://2017-2020.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/Engagement_for_Equity_0.png?itok=hRS9Fgi5)
The goal of Engagement for Equity is to support vulnerable and marginalized groups, and strengthen civil society’s role in influencing the development and effective implementation of policies affecting these communities.
The Transformational Leadership Program (TLP) provides educational opportunities for Kosovo’s most promising students in order to develop a cadre of leaders to drive significant economic, political, and social development. This will be accomplished through university scholarships, partnerships, and student and faculty exchanges.
![Transformational Leadership Program – Scholarships and Partnerships Transformational Leadership Program – Scholarships and Partnerships](https://2017-2020.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/Scholarships_0.jpg?itok=OXY_5Rqx)
The Scholarships and Partnerships component of the Transformational Leadership Program aims to develop the capacity of Kosovars to bring about transformational change in Kosovo through opportunities for advanced education, leadership development, and technical assistance. This will be accomplished through university scholarships, partnerships, and student and faculty exchanges.
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