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Liberia: World Toilet Day Celebrations Communities keep their promise to become Open Defecation Free This story originally appeared in Shout-Africa. World Toilet Day was celebrated in Bong County by a gathering of 8 county teams who are working with communities to become Open Defecation Free (ODF).  These communities take responsibility for their own sanitation and hygiene…

Global Communities Joins the Center for Green Schools in the Global Coalition for Green Schools The Center for Green Schools at USGBC Launches Global Coalition for Green Schools 29 countries join coalition to support healthy, sustainable schools for all students around the world Philadelphia, PA (November 19, 2013) – Today, at the Greenbuild Conference & Expo International…

Universal Children’s Day has been recognized annually on November 20th since 1954 by the United Nations to encourage all countries to promote activities that benefit the welfare of the children. Building on these ideas, the United Nations adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child on November 20, 1959, and the Convention on the…

Ambassador Wendy J. Chamberlin Named to Global Communities Board of Trustees This article originally appeared in Business Wire SILVER SPRING, Md.-—BUSINESS WIRE)-—Global Communities today announced the appointment of Ambassador Wendy J. Chamberlin, President of the Middle East Institute (MEI), to its Board of Trustees. “It’s my pleasure to welcome Ambassador Wendy Chamberlin to the Board…

Ghana: Trash for Cash – Creating Employment for Urban Youth (video) Through the  Youth Engagement in Service Delivery (YES) program funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Global Communities helped to build the capacity of local youth organizations and trained youth for employment in the solid waste sector. 

Impact Stories: Local Governance Programme, 2011 – 2013 The Nicaragua Local Governance Programme (LGP) is a five-year program financed by USAID and implemented by Global Communities. The goal of LGP is to strengthen citizen participation and the capacity of civil society organizations to engage and influence key decision makers in order to improve local governance…

Global Communities Extends Condolences to Victims of Typhoon Haiyan Global Communities would like to express our thoughts and deepest condolences to the survivors and families of the victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. We hope for the safety of those in Vietnam and the surrounding region as the storm continues its path.  

Helping the Hosts – Meeting Grass-Roots Needs in Jordan By David Weiss, President and CEO, Global Communities This article originally appeared in the Huffington Post.  A Syrian refugee on in outskirts of Ramtha, Jordan looks north into Syria. Imagine if the entire population of your nearest neighboring town or city suddenly moved to where you…

Forget feast or famine, it’s time to tell the complex story of development NGO communicators, like the wider PR industry, seem more interested in innovating content delivery rather than content itself. By David Humphries, Director of Global Communications This article originally appeared in The Guardian.  Pictures of hungry children have been a staple since the…

Rwandans Bank on Banking as Avenue to Greater Gains By Jessica Massie, Education and Microfinance Consultant This article originally appeared in USAID Frontlines. An Integrated Savings and Lending Group meeting. Rwanda, the most densely populated country in Africa, faces many challenges on the road to economic growth. In 12 years working in the field, I have…

The Access to Credit Services Initiative (ACSI), now operating as CHF Vitas Iraq, was established as a credit program in 2003 following the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime, as a major project targeting the economic reconstruction and stabilization of Iraq. Since then, CHF Vitas Iraq has had the privilege of serving the communities of Iraq…

Global Communities’ Neighborhood Reconstruction Program Highlighted as Effective Use of Aid in Haiti Earlier this month the House Foreign Affairs Committee convened to discuss to effectiveness of US aid in Haiti in response to the January 2010 earthquake. The bulk of the hearing centered on questions emerging from a highly critical report produced by the…

Green Apple Day of Service in Kenya: Creating a Cleaner Environment for Children Students and volunteers march through Korogocho promoting green messages.  In recognition of Green Apple Day of Service, Global Communities Kenya supported two schools in the informal settlement of Korogocho (one of the largest slum neighborhoods of Nairobi)—Ngunyumu Primary School and Our Lady…

Giving Rural Residents a Voice in Montes de Maria, Colombia The award-winning radio program, Voices and Sounds of Montes de Maria, is recognized as the only program in Colombia produced and broadcast by local residents themselves. Set up through the USAID-funded Colombia Responde program, the community radio initiative is proving to be a valuable tool…

Caterpillar Foundation and Global Communities Engage Students for Greener Earth Around 1000 students participated in the week-long environment campaign in a south Indian city, as part of the second year of Green Apple Day of Service. This story orginally appeared on OneWorld South Asia. Employees of Caterpillar India Pvt.Ltd and students paint a mural promoting…

A call from Kenya’s youth for unity, not reprisals, after Westgate Mall terror attack As former rival gang members from Nairobi’s slums we know that the best response to violence is peace and unity. In the wake of the Westgate Mall terror attack, we implore people in Kenya not to respond with violence and reprisals,…

Global Communities Marks Green Apple Day of Service in Ghana  In partnership with the Center for Green Schools, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) set 28th September 2013 as the Green Apple Day of Service, which was marked in over 40 countries around the world. In Ghana, activities were conducted over a two-day period to observe the day in both…

Guillermo Birmingham Named Vice President for Management and Administration at Global Communities Silver Spring, Maryland – Global Communities (formerly CHF International) today announced the hiring of Guillermo Birmingham as Vice President for Management & Administration. In his new position Birmingham will assume executive oversight of IT, Human Resources, Administration, and Finance.    In this newly consolidated…