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This story was originally published on USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) blog, highlighting the Feed the Future school-feeding program implemented by PCI. FAS caught up with Kara West, PCI Operations Officer, while visiting Tanzania to glean an insider’s perspective on the program.   Why did PCI begin this McGovern-Dole program in Tanzania?  PCI began implementing a…

When it came to health and hygiene, Buira primary school, a remote school in rural Tanzania, faced two major challenges. First, most of the 800 students didn’t wear shoes walking to school and throughout the day. Mrs. Fundikira, Buira’s Health Teacher, shared, “One of the biggest challenges we encountered during the past three years was…

PCI’s CEO Returning to New York to Join Leading Nonprofit SAN DIEGO—Project Concern International’s (PCI) President & Chief Executive Officer George Guimaraes will step down at the end of the year, returning to the east coast to become CEO of New York Junior Tennis & Learning. Guimaraes has been the head of PCI since 2003,…

Here at PCI, we envision an AIDS-free generation and an end to the AIDS epidemic. And this World AIDS Day, we’re celebrating the significant progress made to end HIV/AIDS worldwide – and specifically highlighting our impact in Zambia. Since the early 1990s, we’ve been active in the HIV/AIDS response and our work spans the range…

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Complication from preterm birth (babies born too soon) is the number one cause of death around the world for children under age five. In the United States, almost one in ten babies is born preterm–the 6th highest rate in the world. Yet, the vast majority of these babies survive while in low-income countries the majority…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new Antenatal Care Recommendations to help improve care of pregnant women and reduce the risk of stillbirths and pregnancy complications and give women a positive pregnancy experience. Every Preemie-SCALE supports these guidelines as critical steps to saving lives around the world. Every Preemie – SCALE (Scaling, Catalyzing, Advocating,…

SAN DIEGO (Nov. 15, 2016) – San Diego-based nonprofit PCI (Project Concern International) raised more than $500,000 at its 27th annual Hands Across Borders gala on October 22, 2016, in support of its efforts to meet the needs of families in 14 countries around the world. Co-chaired by Julie Klaus, Elizabeth Roemer and Maria Decker,…

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Dr. Bill McQuinn and his wife, Janie, were among the earliest and most loved members of the PCI family. After hearing PCI’s founder speak at the McQuinn’s church in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1974, Bill and Janine became involved with PCI’s work. For more than 40 years, they dedicated their time, resources and service to ensure…

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Project Concer International PCI Nicaragua under the Project Better Education and Health (MESA) implemented since July 2014, the initiative “Empowered Women”, in the municipality of La Concordia, Department of Jinotega, resulting in the formation of 4 groups with 37 mothers and an initial savings of Six hundred seventy cordobas (C $ 670.00). To date, 11…

World Food Day, on October 16, is a day of action where global communities join together to commit to ending hunger. In many areas of the world, hunger is a daily reality. Hunger and malnutrition trap people in a cycle of extreme poverty. There are 795 million undernourished people in the world today but hunger…

Local philanthropists, Southwest Airlines among those being honored for humanitarian work SAN DIEGO–– At its 27th annual Hands Across Borders gala next month, San Diego-based nonprofit PCI (Project Concern International) will celebrate local heroes who are making a real difference in the lives of vulnerable people in our community. PCI is honoring Southwest Airlines with…

This story was originally published in USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean September 2016 newsletter, highlighting PCI’s “Barrio Mio” project in Guatemala.  Today the world is celebrating International Day for Disaster Reduction, a day to promote a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction and to recognize how communities…

In 1964, a young nurse left her job in San Francisco to become one of PCI’s first volunteers, serving in medical clinic in Vietnam with PCI founder, Dr. Jim Turpin. Bertha Sanchez went on to serve not only in Vietnam, but in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Guatemala, Mexico, and in the U.S. working in Appalachia and…