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Mamedo Nur-Hussen is one of the millions of traditional pastoralists in Ethiopia. His family has tended herds of sheep and goats in the Telalak district of the Afar Region in Ethiopia for the past five generations, constantly searching for green pasture in an area known for arid conditions. Each year in Africa, more than 200…

By Christa Davis Ebola may be declared officially over in Liberia but thousands of people now face the challenge of having to rebuild their lives and communities. The Ebola epidemic killed more than 11,300 people in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. New cases have dwindled virtually to zero, but the World Health Organization has warned…

Imagine if you lived in a community with no water. Or if you do have access to water, imagine it’s unsafe to drink and you have to walk several miles every day to collect it. This is the reality for millions of men, women and children around the globe. The world water crisis is one…

By Gesler Castillo With her three children and husband, 31-year-old Londy Azuceli Pérez Mendoza lives in the community of Cipresales in Mixco, Guatemala. Since November 2013, Londy has been an active participant in a Women Empowered (WE) savings group called, “Women Who are Full of Grace and Courage.” PCI’s WE initiative helps vulnerable women form…

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Too many vulnerable children in the world fall asleep at night with an empty stomach. Today, we’re celebrating International School Meals Day – a day that recognizes the important role that school meals play in promoting children’s development and fighting hunger. In Tanzania, Project Concern International (PCI) is partnering with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)…

Did you know that Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) currently serve in 63 countries around the world? In Tanzania and Botswana, PCVs have volunteered on several PCI projects. There’s been an effective synergy in this collaboration and the partnership has lead to more meaningful results and greater impact. This week, PCI joins the Peace Corps community…

Nancy is determined to succeed, despite obstacles she’s faced. The devastating Ebola outbreak led to thousands of deaths in Liberia and a deterioration of the country’s economy. When the Ebola epidemic began in West Africa, Project Concern International (PCI) leveraged its existing programming in Liberia to address the largest outbreak ever. We were already on…

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From a first-time responder By Blanca Lomeli Although I have had the opportunity to participate in an emergency response in the past, those emergencies have been medical (H1N1 and Ebola). Last October, I had the chance to take part in PCI’s emergency response to Hurricane Patricia in Jalisco, Mexico. Here’s a quick recap of some…

Today is the first day of February, a month focused on love and the many aspects that encompass it. As someone who works on our fundraising team, I have the unique opportunity to see how much love all of our supporters show us throughout the year. And each one of you constantly amazes me. Personally,…

For over 40 years, PCI has empowered communities in Guatemala, working to improve maternal and child health, food and nutrition security, and the readiness to respond in times of disaster. Today, we’re working in 25 Guatemalan municipalities, both rural and urban, to transform vulnerable communities into resilient, safe and productive communities. We’re implementing projects designed…

By Natalie Lovenburg Walk through the mountainous village of Arsi Negele in southeastern Ethiopia, where the sun is shining, livestock are wandering through lush green fields, and farmers are loading their wooden carts with produce to sell at the local market. This is Shumitu Bulo’s home. Like many women in rural villages, Shumitu works extremely…

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, and it’s an opportunity to raise awareness about how preventable and treatable this deadly disease is. What many people don’t realize is more than 80 percent of cervical cases occur in developing countries, where more than 95 percent of women have never had a Pap smear test. In fact,…

Today, we join the world in celebrating an end to the Ebola fight by continuing to work in Liberia and empowering communities to build a resilient health care system. We welcome a future for Liberia filled with resiliency, strength and hope. The deadly Ebola virus shook the world as countries in West Africa and elsewhere,…

Thato, a nine-year-old girl from Mochudi, Botswana, is a survivor. During a routine home visit, a PCI partner and local peer educator trained on how to spot child abuse, gender-based violence and exploitation observed Thato’s extreme health condition and took her immediately to a clinic. Thato was severely malnourished, weighing only 38 pounds. She was…