These partners work with USAID/East Africa to achieve its economic growth & integration objectives in the region.
- Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA) - seeks to identify and address social injustice and deprivation in developing countries.
- African Center for Technology Studies (ACTS) – Regional Science and Technology Institute.
- Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) – USAID’S principal African regional partner for agricultural technology, development and diffusion in Eastern Africa.
- Cadmus Group - helps government, non-profit, and corporate clients address critical challenges in the environmental and energy sectors.
- CARE - leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty
- Catholic Relief Services (CRS) - Organization that works with the poor, encouraging people to help with their own development.
- Chemonics - By promoting meaningful change around the world Chemonics helps people live healthier, more productive, and more independent lives.
- Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA) - promoting regional integration through trade and developing natural and human resources.
- East and Central Africa Global Competitiveness Hub – One of four trade hubs established by USAID to assist African businesses in taking better advantage of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
- Florida International University - an urban, multi-campus, research university serving South Florida, the state, the nation and the international community.
- IGAD Climate Prediction and Application Center (ICPAC)
- Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) – Organization focused on drought control and development initiatives
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) – Africa-based international research-for-development organization.
- International Resources Group - helping manage the environment and natural resources.
- Regional Agricultural Trade Expansion Support (RATES) –designed to increase the value/volume of agricultural trade within the East and Southern Africa region and between the region and the rest of the world.
- Transit Transport Coordination Authority for the Northern Corridor (TTCA-NC) - Organization which assists member states in their efforts to formulate and implement appropriate transit transport policies and programs.
- Women’s International Cross Cultural Exchange (ISIS-WICCE) –founded in response to the need for women from various regions in the world to communicate ideas, create solidarity networks and share information to overcome gender inequalities.
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO) –the UN system's authoritative voice on the state and behaviour of the Earth's atmosphere.
- World Wildlife Fund - East African Regional Programs Office (EARPO) - WWF works for a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.