Press Releases
Global 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…
Read MoreGlobal Communities Race Equity Statement
Executive Summary Global Communities respects the dignity and humanity of all people, unequivocally condemns racism and racial injustice everywhere and in all its forms and stands strongly against all racist violence and discrimination. Our organization’s mission, vision and values center on building a more just and equitable world, which requires an active effort to confront…
Read MoreISF Grant Agreement announcement: Enhancing Colombian Cities’ Resilience through Insurance for Climate Risks and Natural Disasters
Enhancing Colombian Cities’ Resilience through Insurance for Climate Risks and Natural Disasters Launch of a public-private partnership project on disaster risk management and insurance in Medellin as potential blue-print for other Colombian and Latin American cities to increase climate disaster resilience of the vulnerable populations Frankfurt am Main, Medellín, 10. May 2021 About half of…
Read MoreGlobal Communities, Gold Fields Ghana Foundation Partner on WASH Project in Western Region
Global Communities Ghana has signed a five-year partnership with the Gold Fields Ghana Foundation to help meet the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) needs of selected communities from two mining towns in the Western Region. As part of the partnership, Global Communities will plan and implement WASH infrastructure projects in underserved communities that have struggled…
Read MorePCI Joins Call for the Protection of Aid Workers in Ethiopia
In light of two recent attacks on humanitarians in Ethiopia, the Humanitarian INGOs (HINGOs) call for the protection of all humanitarian aid workers and civilians to enable assistance to reach all people in need. On 24 March in West Wellega, a GOAL vehicle was attacked, and the driver killed by unknown armed actors. On 23…
Read MoreSan Diego-Based Nonprofit Launches New Human Trafficking Prevention Program
E3 Alliance calls on San Diego workforce to help put illicit industry out of business SAN DIEGO — Until now, one sector was largely missing from human trafficking prevention efforts in San Diego. With the launch of E3 Alliance: Employers Ending Exploitation, Project Concern International (PCI), a Global Communities Partner, plans to mobilize businesses across…
Read MoreUSAID, Corteva, Global Communities, John Deere Collaboration Leverages K777 Million Investment to Catalyze Agriculture in Zambia
Press Release from the US Embassy in Zambia LUSAKA, ZAMBIA – Ten thousand emerging farmers across Zambia will receive support to increase their productivity, incomes, and sustainable farming practices under a new project spearheaded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Corteva Agriscience, Global Communities, and John Deere. The Zambia Emerging Farmers Partnership…
Read MoreUSAID Sends Shelter Supplies to Help Hondurans Affected by Hurricanes Iota and Eta
Press Release USAID Office of Press [email protected] The Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) within the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is sending 280 rolls of heavy-duty plastic sheeting from USAID’s warehouse in Miami to provide emergency shelter to thousands of people in the Republic of Honduras affected by Hurricanes Iota and Eta. Now that…
Read MoreGlobal Communities and PCI Launch Integrated Regional Response to Hurricane Eta
Silver Spring, MD – Global Communities and PCI, a Global Communities Partner, are quickly mobilizing for an integrated regional response to Hurricane Eta, which brought life-threatening storm surges, damaging winds, flash floods, and landslides to Central America last week. Global Communities and PCI have decades of experience in Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, as well as…
Read MoreCorteva Agriscience, John Deere, Global Communities & USAID Launch Project in Zambia to Enrich Lives
This press release was originally published on the Corteva website. Wilmington, Del. – October 22, 2020 – Corteva Agriscience, John Deere, Global Communities, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today the Zambia Emerging Farmers Partnership, a project designed to help increase the productivity, incomes and sustainable farming practices of 10,000 emerging farmers with…
Read MoreMillennium Water Alliance Welcomes Global Communities as Newest Member
This press release was originally published on the Millennium Water Alliance website. Washington, DC, October 28, 2020 – The Millennium Water Alliance Board of Directors has approved the membership of Global Communities, a development and humanitarian assistance organization with operations in 26 countries in the Western Hemisphere, Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, as…
Read MoreTravel Guru Rick Steves to Headline PCI’s ‘Hands Across Borders’ Gala
Virtual event will celebrate changemakers and support efforts to end poverty worldwide SAN DIEGO—Project Concern International (PCI), a Global Communities Partner, will host its first-ever Hands Across Borders: Celebrating Changemakers virtual event on Wednesday, Sept. 16. This year, to ensure all guests stay healthy and safe during this uncertain time, PCI has transitioned its traditional…
Read MorePCI Commits to NGO Climate Compact on Earth Day 2020
On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day (April 22, 2020), Project Concern International (PCI), a Global Communities Partner, and InterAction launched the NGO Climate Compact with more than 80 global development, health and anti-poverty organizations. The Compact’s four areas of commitment emphasize actions that Members can take between 2020 and 2022 to start the process…
Read MorePCI and 40+ NGOs Urge Congress to Provide Bridge Funding for COVID-19
This week, Project Concern International (PCI) joined more than 40 leading humanitarian and development organizations in calling on Congress to provide a minimum of $1.5 billion in bridge funding to support bilateral programs best positioned to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic: “The global health and economic crisis caused by the novel coronavirus will have extensive…
Read More500,000 Women and Girls Complete Gap Inc.’s Global Education and Life Skills Training Program
Washington, D.C. – Project Concern International (PCI) is proud to be a partner of the Gap Inc. P.A.C.E. program, which has now reached over 500,000 women and girls around the world, providing them with life skills education and training to help them succeed in their personal and professional lives. Since 2018, PCI has graduated 10,000…
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