Global Communities Archives

USAID Supports Joint Promotion Of Tara And Durmitor Regions in Montenegro USAID’s Economic Growth Project is supporting four northern Montenegro local tourism organizations to jointly promote their region at the Belgrade International Tourism Fair PODGORICA  – The USAID Economic Growth Project is helping to support local tourism organizations (LTOs) from Pluzine, Zabljak, Pljevlja and Savnik to…

In Memory of Harry McPherson We are saddened to report that Harry McPherson, CHF Trustee, died on February 16, 2012. Harry McPherson served as counsel and special counsel to President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1965-69, and was President Johnson’s speechwriter from 1966-69. He was instrumental in drafting the Civil Rights Act of 1957 and was…

VIP Profile: Gordon E. Lindquist Rwanda, January 2012 Developing Governance and Capacity of Local Cooperatives Cooperatives in Rwanda were formed as recently as 2007 based on legal provisions which transformed associations of people living with AIDS into cooperative businesses. Some support to facilitate this kind of broad transformation was made available but still much more…

Rwanda: U.S. $12.5 Million to Lift Hundreds Out of Poverty By Dias Nyesiga Thsi article originally appeared on allAfrica.com. Rwanda Integrated Improved Livelihoods Program (IILP) will soon inject US$ 12.5 to boost access to finance among the rural poor. Amy Davis, chief of party of the Rwanda Integrated Improved Livelihoods Programsaid the project locally known…

Liberia: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Addresses Goldman Sachs/CHF 10,000 Women Graduation The the 10,000 Women Program, funded by Glodman Sachs and implemented by CHF, trains female small business owners in better business practices, helping them increase their revenue and improve their lives. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was the keynote speaker; you can read her remarks…

Social Responsibility and a New World Order By David Weiss, CHF President and CEO This article orginially appeared in the Washington Post. Just before the New Year, the London-based Center for Economics and Business Research announced that Brazil had overtaken the United Kingdom as the world’s sixth largest economy. Furthermore, it predicted that by 2020,…

Gold – the Color of Impending Starvation By David A. Weiss, President and CEO of CHF International This article originally appeared in the Huffington Post. As you drive through Kitui and Mwingi provinces in southern Kenya, you notice the fields of golden corn around you on all sides. Only gradually do you realize that this…

D-RASATI Program Helps Increase Parents’ Confidence in Lebanese Public Schools Physical repairs, provision of equipment, and establishment of computer and science laboratories are part of a $75 million five-year “Developing Rehabilitation Assistance to Schools and Teacher Improvement” (D-RASATI) project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). D-RASATI aims to improve the learning…

CHF’s Director of Humanitarian Assistance on Drought Relief in the Horn of Africa This article originally appeared in the Examiner. CHF International is a Silver Spring based international development organization founded in 1952 that works in conflict-affected and developing countries. They partner with communities around the world to help them to direct the improvement of…

“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.…