Global Communities Archives
Working with the Private Sector
Working with the Private Sector  Global Communities provides corporations with a range of services to help them meet their CSR goals worldwide. With more than 60 years of global experience, we partner with companies to enhance new market development and long-term profitability. Our private sector collaborations cement the corporate social license with projects that strengthen the local…
Read MoreGlobal Communities, USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance Increase Support for Burial Teams Across Liberia
Global Communities, USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance Increase Support for Burial Teams Across Liberia Silver Spring, MD – Global Communities announced today that it has received nearly $10 million more in funding to combat Ebola in Liberia, bringing its amount of funding from the USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance to more…
Read MoreGlobal Communities’ Ryada Microfinance Institution Responds to the Aftermath of the Gaza War
Global Communities’ Ryada microfinance institution has been active in Gaza for 20 years. It is our single longest-running program and serves the needs of thousands of Palestinian entrepreneurs and homeowners in Gaza and the West Bank every year, providing access to finance to those who are not served by the formal banking sector. This summer’s…
Read MorePhotos: A day in the life of an Ebola burial team in Liberia
Photos: A day in the life of an Ebola burial team in Liberia This photo essay originally appeared on ONE.org. Photos by Josh Balser/Global Communities. While cremation remains the safest way to manage the bodies of Ebola victims, it’s being met with strong resistance West Africa. For villagers in Kakata, Liberia, it goes completely against…
Read MoreGoing Great Lengths to Support Burial Teams in Liberia
Going Great Lengths to Support Burial Teams in Liberia Staff Profile: Freeman Kamara To say that Freeman Kamara goes to great lengths to do his job is an understatement. Kamara works as the “roving” Finance Officer for the Ebola response program in Liberia. It is his responsibility to deliver monthly cash payments to the Ministry of…
Read MorePeter L. Woicke Named to Global Communities Board of Trustees
Peter L. Woicke Named to Global Communities Board of Trustees Silver Spring, Maryland – Global Communities today announced the appointment of Peter L. Woicke, former CEO of the International Finance Corporation and Managing Director of the World Bank, to its Board of Trustees. “We are so pleased to welcome Mr. Woicke to the Board of…
Read MoreTogether: Building A New Carrefour Feuilles
Together: Building A New Carrefour Feuilles Carrefour Feuilles is a highly marginalized zone within Port-Au-Prince, where youth form a particularly vulnerable group, characterized by high unemployment, hunger and extreme poverty. Many young adults find themselves victims of crime in their own neighborhoods. With funding from American Red Cross under the LAMIKA program, Global Communities is…
Read MoreGlobal Communities’ Approach to Workforce Development
Global Communities’ Approach to Workforce Development Global Communities’ workforce development approach is demand-driven, focusing on market-led employment opportunities and entrepreneurship. We work with the private sector to customize technical training programs, provide soft skills and entrepreneurship training, and place trained youth in internships and apprenticeships for on-the-job learning and skills development. Comprehensive workforce needs assessments…
Read MoreGlobal Communities’ Country Director for Liberia Interviewed by NPR on the Challenge of Conducting Safe Burials
Global Communities’ Country Director for Liberia Interviewed by NPR on the Challenge of Conducting Safe Burials As Epidemic In Liberia Slows, Burying Bodies Remains A Challenge “We have walk-in teams where a team leader will ride a motorcycle out as far as he can get, where there is a trained burial team that will then walk…
Read MoreBlogging from Liberia: The Untold Stories Behind the Numbers
Blogging from Liberia: The Untold Stories Behind the Numbers By Josh Balser Josh Balser is a member of Global Communities’ Ebola Response Team in Liberia. As he supports the ongoiong efforts in Liberia, he will also be blogging and providing regular first-hand accounts of the situation on the ground and how communities across the country…
Read MoreGlobal Communities’ Support for Liberian Burial Teams Highlighted on CBS Evening News (video)
Liberian Burial Teams Battle Infection – and Cultural Taboos This story originally aired on the CBS Evening News. For problems viewing the video, please click here. KAKATA, Liberia – Life was hard enough in Kakata before Ebola. Now it has one of the highest infection rates in the country. It’s feared a woman’s brother died from…
Read MoreUSAID Supports Fight Against Cholera
USAID Supports Fight Against Cholera in Ghana This article originally appeared on the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the NGO Global Communities, has initiated a nationwide health screening program as part of the comprehensive strategy to stop the spread of cholera. In line with this, an exercise has…
Read MoreEmphasizing the Importance of Hand Washing in Ghana
Emphasizing the Importance of Hand Washing in Ghana This story originally appeared on SpyGhana. Children of Jumapo Methodist School practice proper hand washingh. Photo by Peter Serinye. Mrs. Theodora Adomako-Adjei, Head of Extension Services of Community Water, and Sanitation Agency, has launched the 2014 Global Hand Washing Day at La Anglican Junior High School (JHS). It…
Read MoreIn a Fast-Growing City in Ghana, the Streets Finally Have Names
In a Fast-Growing City in Ghana, the Streets Finally Have Names Life without an address is hard and even dangerous. A nonprofit recently used mapping technology to help an Atlanta-sized Ghanaian city bring order to the chaos and improve public services. By Adele Peters This story originally appeared in Fast Company. In most of the…
Read MoreGlobal Communities and USAID Partner to Develop Irrigation Systems for Small Farmers in Honduras
October 14, 2014, Silver Spring, MD – Global Communities announced today that they have been awarded $979,434 by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to develop irrigation systems for smallholder farmers in Honduras. The grant, which will study the effect of rainwater harvesting and drip irrigation on the livelihoods of subsistence farmers, will…
Read MoreCooperative Development Factsheet
Cooperative Development Factsheet Uganda, Rwanda & Mongolia: Promoting Economic Cooperation in Collaboration with Rural Small Holders Worldwide, the rural poor face similar constraints to generating income. Livelihoods are predominately based in small-scale, low productivity agriculture and farmers often lack the resources and knowledge to improve productivity and access more lucrative markets. The cooperative business model has…
Read MoreEBOLA Is Real!
EBOLA Is Real! By Josh Balser Josh Balser is a member of Global Communities’ Ebola Response Team in Liberia. As he supports the ongoiong efforts in Liberia, he will also be blogging and providing regular first-hand accounts of the situation on the ground and how communities across the country are living with Ebola. You can…
Read More‘Wash Ebola Away Strategy’ Extended to Communities
‘Wash Ebola Away Strategy’ Extended to Communities This article originally appeared on AllAfrica.com. The ‘WASH Ebola Away Strategy’ being led by Global Communities focuses on these key activities: House-to-House Hygiene Promotion Messaging Distribution of Hygiene Promotion Kits Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Survey Volunteer Temperature Testing Along with the United Nations, European Union, African Union,…
Read More