Emergency Response
Humanity at Risk: Addressing Challenges to Principled Humanitarian Action
By Paula Rudnicka, Sr. Manager for Public Affairs. Audio production by Kallista Zormelo. For decades, the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence have …
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Pass the Mic: Localizing Child Protection Interventions in Ukraine’s Humanitarian Context
By Paula Rudnicka, Sr. Manager for Public Affairs Global Communities has a rich history of implementing Child Protection in Emergencies programs. Our interventions are multifaced, …
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MarÃa’s Harvest: Empowering Sustainable Farming and Drought Resilience in Honduras
MarÃa MartÃnez is a wife, mother, grandmother and producer of basic grains living in the Zacatustal, San Ramón, Choluteca community in Honduras. Her home is …
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Global Communities Ramps Up Hot Meal Distribution, Nutrition Assistance in GazaÂ
Amid widespread and severe food insecurity in Gaza, Global Communities, in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP), has started tripling the number of hot …
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Protecting Children in Emergencies: Perspectives from Syria and Ukraine
By Emily Galloway, Tarek Fakhereddin, Nataliia Biloshytska and Tania Dudnyk Global Communities has a rich history of providing emergency aid and protection services to refugees …
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Adapting and Innovating in a Volatile World: Reflections from the 2024 Fragility Forum Â
By Paula Rudnicka, Sr. Manager for Public Affairs  Last month, the World Bank held its 2024 Fragility Forum – a biannual conference that brings together …
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‘Survival, Resilience and Solidarity’: Our Relief Efforts in Gaza
By Maureen Simpson Now over four months in, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached catastrophic levels, with one in four households facing famine levels …
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Building Community and Supporting Internally Displaced People with Integration Efforts in Ukraine
By Tania Dudnyk It took eight years for Yuliia to shake off the feeling of numbness and fully integrate into the Ukrainian community where she …
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Localizing Humanitarian Assistance to Help Meet Needs of Marginalized Groups in Ukraine
By Tania Dudnyk “For the first time in my life working in the public sector, we as an organization not only provide assistance but receive …
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Ukraine’s Resilience Strengthened by Grassroots Psychosocial Support and Civic Partnerships
By Tania Dudnyk Chernihiv oblast has been one of the regions most severely affected by the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. When it was under …
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Preventing and Responding to Gender-based Violence in Humanitarian Settings
By Emily Galloway, Sr. Advisor for Global Protection, Global Communities Gender-based violence (GBV) is a pervasive issue that disproportionately affects women, girls and vulnerable individuals …
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Supporting War-Affected People in Ukraine: Insights from Our Protection Manager
By Paula Rudnicka, Sr. Manager for Public Affairs at Global Communities I remember feeling frightened and devastated when the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began …
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Hygiene Promotion Volunteers Help Make Clean Water Count in Communities
Until a few months ago, the community of El Bijao did not have access to clean and safe drinking water. Residents of the western Honduras …
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Teacher Uprooted by War in Ukraine Helps Displaced Children Find Healing in Nature
By Tania Dudnyk In March 2022, Anna was heading from Kharkiv, Ukraine, to the western part of the country, fleeing the war with no idea …
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Helping Families Piece Life, Homes Back Together in Ukraine’s Chernihiv Oblast
By Tania Dudnyk Chernihiv Oblast is among the top five regions of Ukraine most affected by Russia’s invasion on February 24, 2022. Due to its …
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Art Therapy for Ukrainian Children Helps Reduce Stress Under Everyday Shelling
By Tania Dudnyk Since the end of June, children from three villages in the Chernihiv region have been attending special art therapy classes designed to …
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Direct Cash Assistance Gives War-Torn Ukrainians Freedom to Cover Most Pressing Winter Needs
The winter of 2022-2023 was expected to be highly challenging for Ukrainians. Continued Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure caused disruptions of electricity and heating …
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Pass the Mic: Using Data to Improve and Adapt Emergency Food Assistance ProgramsÂ
By Paula Rudnicka, Sr. Manager for Public Affairs at Global Communities Using reliable, quality data in humanitarian settings is critical to ensuring that life-saving interventions …
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