Gender Equality & Social Inclusion
Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Ghana
Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Ghana How one program is changing incentives to help women enter non-traditional occupations By Karla Yoder, Economic Development and Workforce …
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Why We Need to Talk about Men on International Women’s Day
Why We Need to Talk about Men on International Women’s Day By Betty Adera, Chief of Party for Global Communities’ DREAMS Initiative in Kenya | This …
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Global Communities’ Programs in South Sudan
Community-driven Development for More Resilient Communities Funded by USAID, the Promoting Resiliency through Ongoing Participatory Engagement and Learning (PROPEL) program employed a locally-driven, learning-focused approach to …
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Kenyan Men Join the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence
Kenyan Men Join the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence In the slums of Nairobi, male ‘agents of change’ are teaching men and boys how to prevent …
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Bseira Women’s Gym: Much More Than Just Exercise
Bseira Women’s Gym: Much More Than Just Exercise Women in Bseira Find Health Benefits and Unexpected Social Benefits Through Exercise Bseira CET members in the …
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Encouraging Female Youth Participation in Jordan
Encouraging Female Youth Participation in Jordan Encouraging Female Youth Participation in Jordan by Global Communities on Exposure
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Building on South Sudan’s Remaining Social Capital
Building on South Sudan’s Remaining Social Capital By Joanna Springer, Senior Research and Evaluation Specialist at Global Communities  |  This article originally appeared in Global Observatory. …
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Youth, Purpose and Prosperity: Security in the Middle East
Youth, Purpose and Prosperity: Security in the Middle East This is Sa’ed Murad. He is a Jordanian who, not long ago, was one of the …
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How Access to Water is Improving the Lives of Women and Girls in South Sudan
How Access to Water is Improving the Lives of Women and Girls in South Sudan These stories originally appeared in the USAID South Sudan Newsletter. …
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More Than Something to Drink: Water & Long Lasting Development
More Than Something to Drink: Water & Long Lasting Development By Franky Li, WASH Technical Advisor for Global Communities  |  This article originally appeared on …
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Preventing Gender-Based Violence with Men and Boys-Centered Training
Preventing Gender-Based Violence with Men and Boys-Centered Training By Fredrick Nyagah, Gender Advisor for the DREAMS Program, Global Communities Kenya This story originally appeared on Medium. …
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International Women’s Day 2017
International Women’s Day 2017 In recognition of International Women’s Day, we would like to highlight just a few of the women around the world who …
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VIP: Building Community Resiliency Through Cooperatives
Building Community Resiliency Through Cooperatives Visiting International Professionals Elena Gillis, Muhammad Malik, Samad Sadri, and Alison Salisbury Rwanda-USA, January-May 2016 Are cooperatives making a difference …
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Global Communities in Lebanon: Education and Employment of Women
Global Communities in Lebanon: Education and Employment of Women Women living in many parts of the Middle East experience extremely high unemployment rates; some leave …
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Rwandan Youth Take on the Topics of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and HIV Prevention
Rwandan Youth Take on the Topics of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and HIV Prevention The Kinazi Unity Club is a group of 35 …
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From Sex Worker to Car Washer: DREAMS Program Helping Young Women Live Empowered Lives
From Sex Worker to Car Washer: DREAMS Program Helping Young Women Live Empowered Lives This article first appeared on BBC Swahili |  By Idris Situma Twenty-three year …
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Parenting Groups Helping Solve Household Conflict in Rwanda
Parenting Groups Helping Solve Household Conflict in Rwanda Viviane Mukandekezi is a mother of five children in Kinazi, Southern Rwanda. She and her husband are both …
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Kenya: Healthy Outcomes through Prevention Education (HOPE)
Kenya: Healthy Outcomes through Prevention Education (HOPE)Â Evaluation Summary In Kenya, high poverty, insecurity, poor health outcomes, substance abuse and low levels of education make young …
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