Global Communities Welcomes Former Director of U.S. Trade and Development Agency to Board of Trustees
Global Communities Welcomes Former Director of U.S. Trade and Development Agency to Board of Trustees Hon. Leocadia Zak Joins Board of International Development NGO Silver Spring, MD – Global Communities is pleased to announce the addition of Leocadia (Lee) Zak, President of Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, to our Board of Trustees. A lawyer…
Read MorePORTRAITS in COLOMBIA: Youth Helping People Overcome the Trauma of Violence
PORTRAITS in COLOMBIA: Youth Helping People Overcome the Trauma of Violence View the photo gallery below or at the link here.
Read MoreGlobal Communities Welcomes Lonna T. Milburn, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Partnerships and Programs
Global Communities Welcomes Lonna T. Milburn, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Partnerships and Programs Silver Spring, MD (September 25, 2018) – Global Communities is pleased to announce that Lonna T. Milburn, Ph.D., has joined Global Communities as Senior Vice President of Partnerships and Programs. Milburn is an experienced executive in international resource mobilization and development in…
Read MoreVideo: USAID Water Harvesting in Honduras
The effects of climate change have brought disastrous consequences to the agricultural sector in the southern zone of Honduras. In an effort to combat this, with financing from the United States Agency for International Development / Development Innovation Ventures (USAID/DIV), Global Communities has implemented the “Cosecha” (Harvest) program. Utilizing a controlled trial, Cosecha has constructed…
Read MoreVideo: USAID Cosecha Water Harvesting Program in Honduras
Video: USAID Cosecha Water Harvesting Program in Honduras The effects of climate change have brought disastrous consequences to the agricultural sector in the southern zone of Honduras. In an effort to combat this, with financing from the United States Agency for International Development / Development Innovation Ventures (USAID/DIV), Global Communities has implemented the “Cosecha” (Harvest)…
Read MoreIOM Completes First Road to Massive Displacement Settlement in Haiti
IOM Completes First Road to Massive Displacement Settlement in Haiti This story was originally published by the International Organization for Migration. IOM, the UN Migration Agency in Haiti has completed the first road to Canaan, a fringe, partial internally displaced persons community that formed after the 2010 earthquake. The road will benefit approximately 200,000 Haitians…
Read MoreDREAMS Partnership Finalist for 2018 P3 Impact Award
DREAMS Partnership Finalist for 2018 P3 Impact Award Originally posted on US Department of State website Finalists for the 2018 P3 Impact Award were announced today by the Office of Global Partnerships at the U.S. Department of State, the University of Virginia Darden School of Business Institute for Business in Society and Concordia. The Award…
Read MoreGlobal Communities, DLA Piper, Hannover Re and Willis Towers Watson Team Up to Promote Resilience for Vulnerable Communities Exposed to Weather and Climate-related Risks
Global Communities, DLA Piper, Hannover Re and Willis Towers Watson Team Up to Promote Resilience for Vulnerable Communities Exposed to Weather and Climate-related Risks July 11th, 2018, Berlin, Germany — Global Communities, DLA Piper, Hannover Re and Willis Towers Watson announced today that they are partnering to promote resilience for communities that are susceptible to…
Read MoreResidents and John Deere Volunteers: Creating a Space for All to Enjoy
Creating a Space for All to Enjoy John Deere Volunteers and Community Residents Join Together to Beautify Colato Community Square in Horizontina, Brazil View our Exposure piece below or at the link here.
Read MoreVideo: John Deere Foundation and Global Communities Partnership
Video: John Deere Foundation and Global Communities Partnership Global Communities has been partnering with the John Deere Foundation since 2012 to implement community development projects in the vicinity of Deere’s operations in India, Brazil and the US. Our programs create long-lasting, community-led change by organizing multiple stakeholders in development decisions affecting their lives and their…
Read MoreRebuilding Lives and Livelihoods in the “Promised Land”
Rebuilding Lives and Livelihoods in the “Promised Land” Savings and lending associations helping residents in Canaan develop their own businesses Maggy Pierre and her daughters are rebuilding their lives in the community of Canaan, Haiti. Eight years after the Haiti earthquake, thousands of people are remaking their lives life in Canaan. The area is an…
Read MoreGlobal Communities and John Deere Foundation Expand Partnership in South America
Sowing Futures in Brazil and Argentina: Global Communities and John Deere Foundation Expand Partnership in South America Silver Spring, MD (April 13, 2018) – Global Communities today announced that it has partnered with the John Deere Foundation to expand its intervention with vulnerable populations to Argentina and additional areas in Brazil, building on its previous…
Read MoreSuccess Stories from Participants of the ANDA Program in Colombia
VIP: Ali Blumenstock, ANDA Program in Colombia
VIP: Ali Blumenstock, Monteria, Colombia: Addressing Environmental Issues One Community At a Time May 30 to August 11, 2017 Global Communities’ ANDA Program is based in Monteria, Department of Cordoba, Colombia. In Spanish ANDA means ‘to go forward’ and it was established in 2013 with the aim of reducing poverty and improving the quality of…
Read MoreCommunity Leaders Making a Difference in Brazil
Community Leaders Making a Difference in Brazil The Global Communities Brasil Sowing Futures program is strengthening neighborhoods in Horizontina by identifying and building the capacity of community leaders. In these neighborhoods, residents trained by Sowing Futures have been successful in creating formal neighborhood associations capable of developing and sourcing funding for their own community development projects.
Read MoreBrazil Sowing Futures: Bathroom Remodeling Creates Awareness and Unity Within Community
Bathroom Remodeling Creates Awareness and Unity Within Community Rehabilitation Action took place at the Deolinda Maneira Severo School, in the Jardim Oliveira Camargo neighborhood, in Indaiatuba Glass, mirrors and broken vessel lids. Old paint and scrawled walls. No partitions between urinals or clean spaces for toilet paper. This bleak scenario describes the former state of…
Read MoreGlobal Communities and Unidos por Puerto Rico Team Up for Recovery Effort
Global Communities and Unidos por Puerto Rico Team Up for Recovery Effort Silver Spring, November 2, 2017 — Global Communities has partnered with Unidos por Puerto Rico to help repair homes near San Juan that were badly damaged by Hurricane Maria. Support to Maria Survivors will focus on providing roof repair and mold removal support…
Read MoreThe Soccer School that Teaches More than a Sport: Respect, Friendship and Unity
The Soccer School that Teaches More than a Sport: Respect, Friendship and Unity Lusinir Martins Chaves, 25 years old, has moved neighborhood, city and state many times. He always carried in his suitcase and in his heart the dream of becoming a soccer player. He tried once, twice – actually more than 10 times! –…
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