Published 10/03/2011 by Global Communities
Down to Business in the West Bank
The youth of the Middle East need access to finance to achieve their dreams. CHF’s microfinance institution (MFI) in Palestine, had been piloting start-up business loans for youth.
Check out this most recent report that details our work in introducing financial services to the young people of the West Bank.
Helping Small Communities Gain Access to Clean Water The new small town water supply system is now providing over 3,000 Ntankoful residents with clean, safe water. Located along the Tarkwa bypass on the outskirts of the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolitan area in Ghana, the 3,000 residents of Ntankoful have grappled with the issue of inadequate water supply…
Season’s Greetings from Global Communities
Rwanda: Empty Orphanages, Communities Filled with Hope By David Weiss, President and CEO, Global Communities This story originally appeared in the Huffington Post. Marie (second from left) and Emil (fourth from left) have been reunited with their oldest sister Emmy (far right). Marie and Emil* are typical seven-year-olds. Marie loves going to school and playing…
Global Communities Lana Abu Hijleh Named One of the Top 100 Inspiring Women in the World of the Year 2015 by the BBC Silver Spring, MD –The BBC has named Global Communities’ West Bank/Gaza Country Director Lana Abu Hijleh as one of the 100 most inspiring women in the world for 2015. Abu Hijleh was selected…
Quick Mitigation to Flood Damage in Al Hassa In October 2015, approximately 300 households were damaged by unprecedented amounts of rainfall and flooding in the Al Hai Al Gharbi neighborhood in Al Hassa, Tafileh. Community members faced a potential disaster. As the Al Hassa Mayor, Ibraheem Abu‐Jfain, said: “Despite our regular checks of the weather…
Global Communities’ Vice President for Communications & Public Affairs on the Importance of Community-based Development David Humphries, Vice President for Communications & Public Affairs was recently interviewed by Through the Noise, a weekly podcast, where he talked about, in his “melodic Scottish accent” the importance of Global Communities’ community-based approach to development. Using examples from Kenya, Colombia, India,…