Relief Efforts in Gaza

In the wake of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, which has displaced 1.7 million people, Global Communities is on the ground in Gaza, providing essential assistance to affected communities. Our efforts are focused on delivering lifesaving support amid the challenges of war.

Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues into its second year, Global Communities remains committed to increasing the safety and well-being of the millions who have been displaced or affected by the war.

Global Communities works at the intersection of humanitarian assistance, sustainable development and financial inclusion to save lives, advance equity and secure strong futures.

We champion innovative solutions across multiple sectors, ensuring our approaches are as dynamic and diverse as the communities we serve. In 2024, we combined with IntraHealth International, a longtime pioneer in solving global health challenges by focusing on health systems and the people who power them.

Together, we envision a world of expanded opportunity, where crises give way to resilience and all people have the care and resources they need to thrive.

4.4 million+

people reached to meet urgent needs and build long-term resilience

16,711,841

healthy meals served to 300,000 primary school students in three countries

$249 million

in loans to entrepreneurs, small businesses and homeowners to increase economic opportunity

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OUR APPROACH

We work to advance inclusive development and equitable growth.

Because we were founded in the cooperative housing movement, a community-led approach has been central to our work from the very start. Global Communities prioritizes nimble, evidence-based programs developed in partnership with communities impacted by poverty, disasters and conflict.

OUR GLOBAL REACH

We have deep roots in more than 30 countries around the world.

We stand with communities at the forefront of their own development in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

Global Intersections

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GLOBAL INTERSECTIONS

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Global Communities respects the dignity and humanity of every individual and is committed to equity, inclusion, and justice in everything we do.

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GLOBAL INTERSECTIONS

Climate Action

Global Communities works at the intersection of humanitarian assistance, sustainable development and financial inclusion, incorporating a climate lens across all of our diverse programs.

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GLOBAL INTERSECTIONS

Humanitarian-Development Nexus

Global Communities designs community-based programs that respond to humanitarian assistance and sustainable development needs, while aiming to build social cohesion, and advance the equity, health and wellbeing of the planet and its people.

GLOBAL INTERSECTIONS

Evidence, Learning and Adaptation

Global Communities recognizes the importance of how we capture, manage and utilize our data, evidence & knowledge to continuously apply learning, improve program quality, and demonstrate impact.

GLOBAL INTERSECTIONS

Local Capacity Strengthening

Global Communities’ approach to partnership leverages and expands local capacity and cultivates locally-led change to achieve transformational, sustainable and scalable impact.

GLOBAL INTERSECTIONS

Innovation

Global Communities is building an innovation ecosystem that will accelerate the designing, prototyping, and scaling of frontier solutions to the world’s most complex development challenges.

NEWS

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TESTIMONIAL

Improving Access to Water and Sanitation

The extent to which these projects will help our people cannot be overemphasized. They have brought tremendous improvement in the lives of the people, as they will reduce the time wasted in searching for water from streams and other unreliable sources.

—Lawal Tamimu, District Chief Executive of Sawla-TunaKalba, Ghana

In the small farming community of Kalba, Ghana, all ten of the town’s wells had run dry. So Global Communities partnered with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to accelerate sustainable improvement in water and sanitation access. The project connected schools, health facilities and more than 4,500 people with safe drinking water.