Sustainable Development

Global Communities Announces Initiative to Promote Sourcing Communities’ Sustainability and Resilience

Global Communities Announces Initiative to Promote Sourcing Communities’ Sustainability and Resilience Silver Spring (January 24, 2018) –  Global Communities today announced the launch of the …

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Global Communities’ Programs in India

Beginning in 2003, Global Communities partnered with India’s local governments, national ministries, corporations and hundreds of communities across the country to design and implement programs …

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The Business Perspective in BiH Still Exists

The Business Perspective in BiH Still Exists Successes from the LIDER Microfinance Program in Bosnia and Herzegovina In the ocean of negative information, pessimistic persecution …

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What Does Sustainability Look Like 17 Years Later? A Return to Poland.

This article originally appeared in the Huffington Post. At the heart of global development is the question of sustainability. How can we ensure that our …

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Global Communities Partners with Power Africa

Community-engagement NGO focusing on ensuring effective take-up and sustainability of power projects in Africa Silver Spring (November 17, 2017) – Global Communities today announced that it …

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Enterprising Africa: Where Strong Systems Boost Business

Enterprising Africa: Where Strong Systems Boost Business By David A. Weiss, President and CEO of Global Communities  |  This article originally appeared in the Huffington …

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Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA): An Analysis of What CLA Looks Like in Development Programming

Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA): An Analysis of What CLA Looks Like in Development  Programming About the Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting Framework While the practices …

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Economic Development Factsheet

Economic Development Factsheet Global Communities’ economic development programs aim to catalyze sustainable and inclusive economic growth by strengthening the capacity and integration of economic actors …

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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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Sowing Development: Farmers provide more than food; they are the cornerstone of rural economies

Sowing Development Farmers provide more than food; they are the cornerstone of rural economies By Liz Adams, Technical Specialist for Agriculture at Global Communities  |  This …

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Global Communities in Lebanon: Agriculture – Farming, Aquaculture, and Modern Greenhouses

Global Communities in Lebanon: Agriculture – Farming, Aquaculture, and Modern Greenhouses Clustering for Economic Development and Revitalization of Industry Sectors Through CEDARSplus, which builds on …

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Global Communities in Lebanon: Agriculture

Global Communities in Lebanon: Agriculture Lebanon Apple Production Agriculture is Lebanon’s third most important sector, employing about 15% of the active population. Global Communities has …

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Yemen Factsheet

Yemen Factsheet Global Communities has been working in Yemen since 2004 implementing humanitarian and development programs across a broad range of sectors and has continued to …

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Market Labor and Youth Capacity Assessment in Lebanon

Market Labor and Youth Capacity Assessment in Lebanon Worldwide, young people are three times more likely than their parents to be out of work. There …

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Agriculture & Food Security Programming

Agriculture & Food Security Programming Global Communities’ agriculture and food security programs aim to improve livelihoods through increasing agricultural production and sales and enhancing food security …

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Bela União Neighborhood and Community Development

Bela União Neighborhood and Community Development The Bela União neighborhood is the largest neighborhood in Horizontina, Brazil and considered the most “marginalized”.  The neighborhood is …

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When One Door Closes, Another Opens: Syrian Entrepreneurs Creating New Economic Opportunities in Jordan

When One Door Closes, Another Opens: Syrian Entrepreneurs Creating New Economic Opportunities in Jordan The Alwis Brothers Co. was established in Syria in 1935 as …

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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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