Global Communities Archives

“Voices of Change”: A Trip Through Dharavi By Melanie Walker, Deputy Director, Global Development Special Initiatives, BMGF From the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Impatient Optimist’s blog Over the next few days, in our “Voices of Change”: A Trip Through Dharavi blog series, we’ll introduce you to one of the most unique living settlements in the…

CHF Helps Launch the National Framework to Combat Child Labor in Jordan On January 10, 2012, the Jordan CECLE program (Combating Exploitive Child Labor through Education), funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, held an event to launch the National Framework to Combat Child Labor in Jordan. Participants included Her Majesty Queen Rania AlAbdulla, representatives…

Haiti: Remembering the Victims, Building for the Future On the second anniversary of the devastating Haiti earthquake CHF International would like to take a moment to remember and commemorate the losses on that tragic day. Since the earthquake, substantial progress has been made, but significant challenges remain. CHF is committed to helping the Haitian people…

Queen Rania of Jordan Attends Discussion on Child Labour This article originally appeared in The Jordan Times. AMMAN — Her Majesty Queen Rania on Tuesday attended a discussion at the launch of the National Framework for Child Labour in Jordan. The discussion, which took place at the King Hussein Club in Amman, included presentations by…

FIELD-Support Knowledge Series, Published: December 1, 2011; Author(s): Obed Diener Organization, FHI 360, Making Cents International, CHF International This FIELD Brief, part of the FIELD-Support LWA Knowledge Series, discusses practitioner learning from a cross-cutting initiative to strengthen consumer protection and financial literacy in the West Bank and Gaza, under the Expanded and Sustained Access to Financial…

From One Success to Another, or How to Make Money from Milk By Gulnara Mammadova This article originally appeared on www.mesopartner.com. The most popular questions which are asked during the implementation of any program or project in any country are: is the project/program sustainable? Will it impact lives after the completion? Does the project do…

CHF Helps Thousands of Children in Rwanda with School Materials The pride on the children’s faces as they carried boxes and bags of school materials was unmistakable. The children were not only excited about the school materials and hygiene kits that they would receive; they were also excited to be volunteers in assembling and distributing…

“United We Build” – Lessons on Slum Upgrading in India By Sohini Sarkar This article was originally published in PRAYAS, a pilot effort to bring together people working on social protection in India. Community participation in public sector-led housing and service delivery for the urban poor can determine the success of these projects, says Sohini Sarkar.…

Peace and Security: Focus on Youth Development Youth are valuable assets to society and investing in them is a crucial element in facilitating sustainable economic and social development and promoting peace and security. CHF employs inclusive and participatory methods to reach youth, including those that are most vulnerable and susceptible to poverty, disease and violence.…

CHF Recognizes World AIDS Day 2011 World Aids Day, held on December 1st of each year, is an opportunity for the global community to come together and remember the countless lives impacted by this disease, and rededicate ourselves to the fight against it. Though great strides have been made in combating HIV and AIDS, much…

The Need For Long-Term Solutions in the Horn of Africa People must be able to access what they need through the market rather than indefinite quantities of international humanitarian aid. By Erol Yayboke, CHF International Regional Manager for East Africa This article originally appeared on Think Africa Press and CNN iReport. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — I first…

CHF’s Municipal Governance Program Responds to Severe Flooding in Nicaragua Memories of the devastation caused by Hurricane Mitch is still present in the people living in the community of La Vigía Sur, Quilalí, Nueva Segovia. “On Friday (October 14), when water level of the river began to rise, we took refuge on nearby hills, because…

Ten Years Later: CHF’s Flood-Proof Buildings in El Salvador Still Going Strong By Milton Funes, CHF Honduras Country Director The Lempa River is one of the largest rivers in El Salvador, in the Southern Department of Usulutan floods occurs each year as it happened weeks ago, affecting people’s lives, livelihoods as well as the local…

By David Weiss, President and CEO of CHF International This article originally appeared in the Huffington Post. Now is the time to invest in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This is not a sentiment you hear expressed very often. But while the political instability across the region is likely to cause investor apprehension…

BlueOrchard Acquires Minority Stake in CHF Development Finance International The Luxembourg-based Microfinance Private Equity Fund Now Owns 20 Percent of the Company Silver Spring, MD (November 16, 2011)—CHF Development Finance International, LLC, a holding company established by the global development and humanitarian assistance organization CHF International (CHF), has raised $1.6 million through the sale of…

ISSUE BRIEF: A New Middle East: Investing Where it Matters Most Today, October 13, CHF International releases an issue brief on microfinance and entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa [MENA] during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The issue brief, The New Middle East: Investing Where It Matters Most,…

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Wins Nobel Peace Prize CHF International wishes to extend congratulations to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who won the Nobel Peace Prize on October 7, 2011. A longtime champion of economic development and women’s rights in her country, President Sirleaf has achieved tremendous strides in rebuilding Liberia after years of…

Yemen: Political Upheaval Likely to Increase Child Labour HAJJAH, 6 October 2011 (IRIN) – More parents are likely to put their children to work amid the upheaval caused by months of anti-government protests in Yemen, government and aid sources say. Yemen is already home to one million child labourers, mostly employed in the fishing industry…