Women Helping Women in Business During a #SheMeansBusiness Workshop in Egypt
In Egypt, women entrepreneurs are often overlooked for funding by financial institutions in a male-dominated business world. Ensuring these women have access to financial skills and loan opportunities is a priority of CHF Management and Consulting Services Egypt SAE, which is Global Communities’ development finance consultancy in Egypt. In order to achieve this priority, the…
Read MoreCREATE Program in Yemen Empowers Youth to Challenge Themselves
By Asmaa Uqba, Reporting & Communications Officer, Global Communities Yemen During my visits to the Vocational Training institute, I encountered some trainees that caught my attention. These young people came from different villages in the Lahj governorate, which is located in the southern part of Yemen. Global Communities, through the USAID-funded Continued Recovery, Emergency Assistance,…
Read MoreGlobal Communities Initiatives in Ghana and Jordan Featured in USGLC Global Impact Project
The Global Impact Project, created by the US Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC), tells the story of how businesses, NGOs, foundations, and universities are partnering with the U.S. government to address global challenges – creating impact abroad and in the United States. Global Communities’ Digni-Loo innovation in Ghana as well as our Jordan Loan Guarantee Facility…
Read MoreWhy We Serve People with Disabilities: Lessons from Iraq
By Elissa McCarter-LaBorde, CEO of Vitas Group. Originally published on the Center for Financial Inclusion website. In 2014, Vitas launched a special needs loan program in Iraq, made available to people with disabilities (PwDs), particularly youth. The loan amounts range from US $100 to $3,000. Our current portfolio of almost $200,000 includes nearly 300 clients.…
Read MoreEVENT: Agriculture in Syria—Building Resilience amid Conflict
EVENT: Agriculture in Syria—Building Resilience amid Conflict Since the outbreak of civil war in 2011, Syria has encountered severe land degradation due to climate change and protracted violence. As agriculture is one the main drivers of the Syrian economy, communities have been struggling to survive and as many as 6.5 million Syrians have been left…
Read MoreBiogas for Better Access to Energy and Livelihood
Biogas for Better Access to Energy and Livelihood Rural villages in northern Syria are facing severe energy crises due to damaged infrastructure, fuel scarcity, and the poor quality and high price of fuels available. All this leads to a lack of power generation, greatly affecting people’s lives. Recent fuel shortages in Idleb have led to…
Read MoreDurreyeh Neqdeli — Committed to Serving Her New Community
Durreyeh Neqdeli — Committed to Serving Her New Community Young refugee helps bridge the gap between Syrians and Jordanians through community service Durreyeh (on left) is the first Syrian member of the Community Enhancement Team in her small community in Jordan. Durreyeh Neqdeli is only 25 years old, but she has already experienced a lot. Five…
Read MoreGlobal Communities in Yemen
Global Communities in Yemen Global Communities has been working in Yemen since 2004 helping to empower young people and improve the educational system, as well as build the capacity of media and civil society to address and engage the public around social issues related to the rights of women and children. Read more about our…
Read MorePublication: Resilience through Humanitarian Assistance: Agriculture in the Syria Conflict
Publication: Resilience through Humanitarian Assistance: Agriculture in the Syria Conflict Global Communities has been responding to the Syrian conflict since 2013. In that time, we have sought to address food insecurity with solutions that can potentially bridge an emergency response with more long-term, post-conflict recovery. Between 2014 and March 2018 we provided agricultural assistance as…
Read MoreInvesting in Energy Access
Investing in Energy Access De-risking Energy Projects through Community Engagement and Financial Inclusion By Robyn McGuckin, Energy Specialist at Global Communities | This article originally appeared on Medium. Photo: Mathieu Young/Off Grid Electric Providing first-time electricity to more than 1 billion people around the world is not a task for the fainthearted. In fact, it is…
Read MoreBuilding Economic Prosperity in Iraq, One Small Loan at a Time
Building Economic Prosperity in Iraq, One Small Loan at a Time For a long time, Nada Khoudair considered herself an ordinary housewife and mother who took pride in her role of taking care of her family. But her view of herself altered dramatically when her husband passed away and she found herself the sole breadwinner…
Read MoreWater, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Emergencies
Fact Sheet: WASH in Emergencies Water is essential for a range of day-to-day human needs, including consumption, hygiene and irrigation. In developing countries where clean water may already be scarce, conflicts or natural disasters can devastate water and sanitation infrastructure, and reduce people’s abilities to access this key resource. As a result, contaminated water and…
Read MoreWorld Humanitarian Day: Beyond the Headlines
World Humanitarian Day: Beyond the Headlines This article originally appeared on Medium What are the needs in a complex, intractable conflict like Syria? On World Humanitarian Day, Global Communities reflects on some of the needs that conflict-affected populations have in Syria that are not covered in the news. Beyond the immediate essentials of food, medicine,…
Read MoreServing No’aimeh, My New Home
Serving No’aimeh, My New Home Young Woman Joins the No’aimeh CET as its First Syrian Member to Give Back to Her New Home Durieh receives recognition for her voluntary work. Durieh Neqdeli is only 25 years old, but she has already experienced a lot. Five years ago her parents made the difficult decision to leave…
Read MoreBseira 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 newly equipped Bseira Female Youth Center. “During all dialogue sessions related to the women’s sector, all I remember is women repeatedly saying, ‘We wish we had a gym,’” said Siham…
Read MoreTafileh Town Unites Against Drugs
Tafileh Town Unites Against Drugs Citizens Commit to Combatting Drugs Together An HTM community member signs a commitment at a public ceremony. Hid, Tein, and Mansoura (HTM), a community of 6,000 in Tafileh, identified drugs and negative youth behaviors associated with a lack of avenues for positive engagement as a key threat facing the community.…
Read MoreWorking Together to Improve Public Health in Wasateyeh
Working Together to Improve Public Health in Wasateyeh CET and DOH Work Together to Improve Health Services and Reduce Tensions in the Community A Wasatyeh community member receives services in the dental office equipped through USAID CEP. The sudden influx of Syrian refugees put significant pressure on the already strained health services in Wasatyeh. As…
Read MoreUSAID CEP Supports the Ministry of Interior to Draft First Decentralization Manual
USAID CEP Supports the Ministry of Interior to Draft First Decentralization Manual Stakeholders review and propose edits to the draft procedures manual at an MOI workshop supported by USAID CEP. When the Government of Jordan (GOJ) passed the new decentralization law in November 2015, the USAID Community Engagement Project (CEP) had a unique opportunity to…
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