Press Releases
New USAID-funded Program to Strengthen Worker Cooperatives in Guatemala and Kenya
Silver Spring, MD – Global Communities announces a new award from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to implement CLEAR+—the second phase of the Cooperative Leadership, Engagement, Advocacy and Research (CLEAR) program carried out since 2018. The five-year CLEAR+ program will strengthen the cooperative sectors in Guatemala and Kenya. CLEAR+ is designed to…
Read MoreOpen Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel
#CeasefireNow: Open Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel to Prevent a Humanitarian Catastrophe and Further Loss of Innocent Lives We have witnessed unfathomable death and destruction in the Gaza Strip and Israel. Thousands of people have been killed, injured, displaced, and nearly two hundred remain held hostage, including children and elderly.…
Read MoreStudy Led by Global Communities Generates Novel Evidence on Gender Equality in the Context of Nutrition and Parenting Programs
Silver Spring, MD – Global Communities announces the publication of original research in the Journal of Social Science and Medicine on the impact of engaging fathers and bundling nutrition and parenting interventions on household gender equality and women’s empowerment in rural Tanzania. The article titled “Effects of Engaging Fathers and Bundling Nutrition and Parenting Interventions…
Read MoreGlobal Communities Responds to Devastating Earthquakes in Türkiye, Syria
On February 6, 2023, magnitude 7.8 and 7.6 earthquakes struck southern Türkiye and northern Syria, causing widespread destruction across 91,000 square miles and affecting the 23 million people who call that region home. Global Communities immediately activated our teams on the ground to prepare a response while also supporting the safety of our staff and…
Read MorePublic University and USAID Program to Strengthen Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Sri Lanka
Jaffna, Sri Lanka – On October 11, 2022, the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Social Cohesion and Reconciliation Activity (SCORE) entered into a formal agreement with the University of Jaffna to increase counselor capacity and youth involvement in mental health and psychosocial support. The announcement was timed to coincide with World Mental Health Month,…
Read MoreCarrie Hessler-Radelet Steps into New Role as Global Communities’ President & CEO
Silver Spring, MD, Oct 03, 2022 — Carrie Hessler-Radelet stepped into a new role as President & CEO of the international nonprofit organization Global Communities. Hessler-Radelet has served as the organization’s President since April 2020, a position she assumed following a merger with Project Concern International (PCI). “I could not be prouder and more honored…
Read MoreGlobal Communities to Expand School Feeding Projects in Tanzania and Madagascar
USDA awards $30 million for sustainability activities and new programming Silver Spring, Md. – On September 21, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) selected Global Communities to expand its presence and programming through two new school feeding projects in Tanzania and Madagascar. The projects, which are funded by the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child…
Read MoreUSAID and Equity Bank partner to unlock $5M in lending to artisanal and small-scale mining operators in eastern DRC
Kinshasa, DRC – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Equity BCDC have partnered to unlock financial services and products to artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) operators in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) via USAID’s Zahabu Safi (Clean Gold) Project. As one of the largest banks in the DRC, Equity BCDC…
Read MoreUSAID and Equity Bank partner to unlock $5M in lending to artisanal and small-scale mining operators in eastern DRC
Kinshasa, DRC – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Equity BCDC have partnered to unlock financial services and products to artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) operators in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) via USAID’s Zahabu Safi (Clean Gold) Project. As one of the largest banks in the DRC, Equity BCDC…
Read MoreUSAID’S Zahabu Safi (Clean Gold) Project Launches Refiners Community of Practice to Help Set Up Responsible Gold Supply Chain from Eastern DRC
A pre-competitive and collaborative group of refiners familiar with the challenges of sourcing artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) gold from the DRC came together in late 2020 under the umbrella of USAID’s Zahabu Safi (Clean Gold) Project’s Refiners Community of Practice (CoP), following in-depth market analysis into the reasons why they tend to refrain from…
Read MoreGlobal Communities Board of Trustees Announce Carrie Hessler-Radelet as Incoming President & CEO
Current CEO David A. Weiss to retire after more than a dozen years of leadership; VP of Humanitarian Assistance Pia Wanek promoted to lead integrated programs portfolio Silver Spring, MD (March 21, 2022) – Following a meeting of Global Communities’ Board of Trustees, Chair Richard F. Celeste announced on behalf of the board that the…
Read MoreGlobal Communities Stands with Ukrainian Colleagues
Silver Spring, MD – Global Communities today issued a statement of support for Ukrainian colleagues and their families. CEO David Weiss said: “The entire Global Communities family stands with our Ukrainian colleagues and their families. The images from Ukraine are heartbreaking, but our colleagues are incredibly resilient. Their safety, and that of their families, is…
Read MoreResponsible Gold Innovation Facility Announces Five Inaugural Awards
Fund established by USAID’s Zahabu Safi (Clean Gold) Project, implemented by Global Communities in partnership with Levin Sources, to catalyze innovations advancing sustainable artisanal gold supply chain in Democratic Republic of the Congo To support activities and investments upstream in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) artisanal gold supply chain, USAID’s Zahabu Safi (Clean…
Read MoreGlobal Communities Welcomes First Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer
Deborah Harris to lead organization-wide effort to advance equity Silver Spring, MD – Global Communities, an organization working at the intersection of humanitarian assistance, sustainable development and financial inclusion, announced the selection of Deborah Harris as its first Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer. Harris brings more than 20 years of experience acquired while serving in…
Read MoreGlobal Communities to Support School Meals in Madagascar
USDA awards $25 million for inaugural McGovern-Dole school feeding project Silver Spring, Md. – On October 1, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture selected Global Communities to lead a consortium of partners in implementing the first McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition (McGovern-Dole) project in Madagascar. The new project, known as Mianatra (“Learn” in Malagasy),…
Read MoreGlobal Communities, PCI Complete Merger
Unified organization brings deeper expertise, broader reach to urgent development challenges Silver Spring, Md. – On September 1, 2021, a significant merger in the international development sector was completed between Silver Spring, Md.-based Global Communities and San Diego, Ca.-based Project Concern International (PCI). In April 2020, Global Communities and PCI announced their merger based on shared missions and complementary…
Read MoreGlobal Communities Responds to Recent Earthquake in Haiti
On August 14, 2021, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti’s southern departments of Nippes, Grande Anse and Sud, which have a combined population of 11.4 million.(1) Just two days later, on August 16, Tropical Depression Grace made landfall in the same area, with strong winds and heavy rains causing flooding and landslides. Nearly 1.2 million people…
Read MoreVirtual Signing Ceremony Announcing AUIS & Bell Finance Seminar for Private Sector Development
SILVER SPRING, MD. (June 28, 2021) – Global Communities CEO David Weiss was proud to participate in a virtual signing ceremony launching a new partnership between Global Communities subsidiary Bell Finance and the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani. The partnership will deliver an innovative new Private Sector Development Finance Seminar to business students as they…
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