Cooperatives: Building Success Together
Cooperatives: Building Success Together With over 60 years of experience in building capacity around the world, Global Communities focuses on the five key dimensions of cooperative success to increase incomes, strengthen democratic values and promote equality. Global Communities cooperative programs are operational in Mongolia, Rwanda, Uganda and urban Kenya. Our in-country teams of technical experts…
Read MoreRwandan 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 youths between the ages 15 and 24, who meet every Saturday to discuss a wide array of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) topics such as family planning, HIV…
Read MoreSupporting Community Based Nutrition Program and Growth Monitoring in Rwanda
Supporting Community Based Nutrition Program and Growth Monitoring in Rwanda Angele Uzamukunda is a nutritionist at the Kabuye health center, where she supervises the Community Based Nutrition Program (CBNP) and growth monitoring sessions for children under five from the villages of Kabeza, Nyagasozi, Burizira, and Rebero in the district of Gasabo. Since August of this year,…
Read MoreParenting 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 workers in fields surrounding their village. Beside the poverty the family is facing, Viviane was overwhelmed with the growing responsibility at home. As life became more challenging, her husband slowly…
Read MoreUsing Evidence to Reduce Poverty in the World’s Poorest Places
Using Evidence to Reduce Poverty in the World’s Poorest Places By Milton Funes, Director of Program Impact and Learning at Global Communities This article was originally published on Reuters Alertnet. The first Sustainable Development Goal is to “end poverty in all its forms everywhere.” Underlying that simple call to action is a complex requirement –…
Read MoreBuilding a Healthy, Prosperous and Bright Future in Rwanda
Building a Healthy, Prosperous and Bright Future in Rwanda Global Communities has been working with USAID and Feed The Future to help 125,000 Rwandans live healthier, more prosperous and secure lives. The USAID Ejo Heza was a program that helped rural households build their economic resiliency and food security through a range of integrated activities…
Read MoreSuccess Story: Improving Gender Communication among Households in Rwanda
Alexander and Sarah in the banana field that they cultivate together. Alexander’s second try at banana growing was successful because he included his wife in the planning and decision making. Success Story: Improving Gender Communication among Households in Rwanda Alexander Nsengimana once prided himself on being the head of the household and making all the…
Read MoreWhy the Global Food Security Act Matters
Participants in the Ejo Heza program show off their improved crop yields Why the Global Food Security Act Matters Originally published on Medium By Elizabeth Adams, Global Communities Technical Specialist for Agriculture In today’s polarized political environment, even issues that once received broad bipartisan support have become divisive flashpoints. So the recent passage of the Global…
Read MoreHarvest Losses High in Rwanda: How to turn post-harvest loss into income generation and food security
Harvest Losses High in Rwanda: How to turn post-harvest loss into income generation and food security By Emile Nsengumuremyi, Senior Program Officer & Agronomist, EMIRGE / Rwanda This article originally appeared in Global Cooperative Development Learning Platform. A cooperative farmer in Rwanda demonstrates post-harvest handling for maize. Post-harvest losses are food losses. Each step of…
Read MoreUSAID Ejo Heza: A Brighter Future for Rural Rwandans (video)
USAID Ejo Heza: A Brighter Future for Rural Rwandans A healthy, prosperous, and bright future. That is what most people want for themselves, families, friends and community. The USAID Ejo Heza program aimed to achieve just that by helping Rwandans reach their full potential. In Kinyarwanda, the language of Rwanda, “Ejo Heza” means “A Brighter…
Read MoreGlobal Communities: Partnership with Peace Corps
Global Communities: Partnership with Peace Corps Since 2010, Global Communities and Peace Corps have had a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), working together to help strengthen communities’ capacities across the globe. Collaborating in the placement, training, and support of Peace Corps volunteers in development projects managed by Global Communities, the agreement has helped volunteers receive training…
Read MoreA Day in a Life of a Cooperative
A Day in a Life of a Cooperative Matt Feldman, Visiting International Professional in Rwanda and Uganda, August 2015 Worldwide, the rural poor face similar constraints to generating income. Livelihoods are predominately based on small-scale, low productivity agriculture and farmers often lack the resources and knowledge to improve productivity and access more lucrative markets. The cooperative…
Read MoreDeveloping a Strategy to Engage Private Sector in Rwanda
Developing a Strategy to Engage Private Sector in Rwanda Marcela Valverde, Visiting International Professional in Rwanda, June-July 2015 Working with vulnerable populations in Rwanda, Global Communities gained considerable experience in building public-private partnerships (PPPs) to address the issues confronting the community and government institutions already functioning in that country. Building on these experiences, under the Improved…
Read More“Pride for the Family:” Stories of Successful Reintegration in Rwanda
“Pride for the Family:” Stories of Successful Reintegration in Rwanda Ishema Mu Muryango (‘Pride for the Family’ in Kinyarwanda) was a two-year program funded by USAID’s Displaced Children and Orphans Funds (DCOF). The program goal was to safely and sustainably reintegrate children living in institutions in two districts of Rwanda back into their families or communities, and…
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