Press Releases
USAID 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…
Read MorePCI and Immunotherapy Foundation Tackle HPV in San Diego
SAN DIEGO – On International HPV Awareness Day, Project Concern International (PCI) stands with local and global health partners to increase awareness of the diseases and cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), and to educate people about prevention with early uptake of the HPV vaccine. Did you know that 92% of cancer-causing HPV infections can…
Read MorePCI Signs Groundbreaking Agreement with a Major Agency of the Government of Guatemala
Through its state institution, INFOM, Guatemalan government and PCI will collaborate to scale PCI’s innovative Neighborhood Approach nationwide Project Concern International (PCI) has signed a groundbreaking agreement with the Government of Guatemala’s National Institute for Municipal Development (INFOM in Spanish) to bring PCI’s innovative approach to building resilient communities to neighborhoods across Guatemala. Through this…
Read MoreCelebrating Leaders Investing in Women and Girls at ‘Hands Across Borders’ Gala
Project Concern International to honor advocates working to empower women and girls in San Diego and around the world SAN DIEGO—Project Concern International (PCI), Southern California’s largest health and humanitarian organization, will host its 30th annual Hands Across Borders gala on Saturday, November 2, at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla. The event will recognize local…
Read MorePCI among Rick Steves’ Europe’s First Annual Million-Dollar Climate Smart Commitment Grants
Washington, D.C. – Rick Steves’ Europe announced Project Concern International (PCI) among the first recipients of the company’s Million-Dollar Climate Smart Commitment Grants. With this generous funding, PCI and local communities in the Western Highlands of Guatemala will tackle significant challenges to health, safety and environmental sustainability. Through the grant, PCI and local women leaders…
Read MoreCooperative and Community Development Advocate John Holdsclaw IV Named to Global Communities Board of Trustees
Silver Spring, Maryland (September 27, 2019) – Global Communities today announced the appointment of John Holdsclaw IV, Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs at the National Cooperative Bank, to its Board of Trustees. National Cooperative Bank (NCB) is a leading financial institution dedicated to providing banking solutions to cooperatives, their members and socially responsible organizations…
Read MorePCI and 90+ NGOs Strongly Oppose Bypassing Congress to Freeze Foreign Aid
WASHINGTON – Together with more than 90 leading humanitarian and development organizations, Project Concern International (PCI) releases the following joint statement in response to the Administration’s recent steps to freeze funds for U.S. foreign assistance programs: “As organizations committed to addressing poverty and alleviating human suffering around the world, we stand together against any freezing of…
Read MoreGlobal Communities Welcomes International Development Expert Dr. Hillary Thomas-Lake to Board Of Trustees
Global Communities is pleased to welcome Hillary Thomas-Lake, PhD to its Board of Trustees. Dr. Thomas-Lake is a senior international development professional with more than 25 years of international development experience in the public, private and non-profit sectors. Her areas of expertise include philanthropy and partnership development, democracy and governance, conflict management, community-based social enterprises,…
Read MoreSan Diegans Will Walk to Highlight the Global Water Crisis and its Impact on Women & Girls
SAN DIEGO – On Sunday, April 28, more than 500 San Diegans will join Project Concern International’s (PCI) 11th annual Walk for Water in solidarity with girls and women around the world by carrying buckets of water along a 5k route to bring awareness to the global water crisis. Globally, 1 in 10 people lacks…
Read MoreGlobal Communities Welcomes Sheila Crowley, Chief of Staff
Silver Spring, Md. (April 2, 2019) – Global Communities is pleased to announce that Sheila Crowley has joined the organization as Chief of Staff. Crowley has extensive experience leading global strategy and program operations in government and nonprofit environments. In her new role, Crowley will oversee both the strategic and annual planning processes for Global Communities,…
Read MoreLaunch of USAID/Cooperatives Leadership Engagement Advocacy & Research (CLEAR)
Nairobi, Kenya — Global Communities, an international non-governmental organization working in Kenya, today at the Cooperative University of Kenya (CUK), unveiled the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Cooperatives Leadership Engagement Advocacy & Research (CLEAR) program. Global Communities, an organization that has been supporting cooperatives worldwide to achieve their social and economic objectives for…
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