Bridging the Digital Divide for Rural Youth in Sri Lanka with New IT Center
By Rebecca Jayatissa Perched on a hill 13 kilometers away from Deniyaya town in Sri Lanka, MR/Ensalwatta Tamil Vidyalaya is…
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Promoting Evidence-Based Approaches to HIV: Our Posters at AIDS 2024
By Paula Rudnicka, Sr. Manager for Public Affairs In July 2024, more than 11,000 people attended AIDS 2024 – the…
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Putting People First in the HIV Response: Reflections from AIDS 2024
By Paula Rudnicka, Sr. Manager for Public Affairs It has been more than 40 years since the first cases of…
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The Role of International Organizations in the Localization Movement: Insights from Our Partnership with Project Concern Zambia
By Chioma Okafor, Senior Technical Advisor, Local Capacity Strengthening The global development community has reached the consensus that local leadership…
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Gaza: New Israeli orders force thousands in Deir al-Balah to flee again, and disrupt last aid hub
New displacement orders issued by Israeli authorities have forced another mass movement of families and humanitarian workers from areas in…
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Adapting for the Future Defined by Locally-Led Development: A Q&A with Our President Carrie Hessler-Radelet
By Paula Rudnicka, Sr. Manager for Public Affairs. Video production by Kallista Zormelo and Michael Kamel. Localization is one of the…
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Promoting Bilingual Education in Multicultural Societies to Enhance Student Literacy
By Leonel Arguello, Director of Integrated School Feeding Programs As a Nicaraguan, I grew up in a multiethnic, multicultural and…
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Shifting Tides: Advancing Locally-Led Development & Humanitarian Action
By Paula Rudnicka, Sr. Manager for Public Affairs The concepts of localization and locally-led development are deeply woven into the…
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DSG Hub: Our Journey to Promote Safe and Gender-responsive Digitization of Savings Groups
By Paula Rudnicka, Sr. Manager for Public Affairs Across the globe, savings groups are increasingly using digital solutions – such…
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Women-Founded Cooperative Leads Solar Energy Innovation in Kenya
By Maryangela Amendola One phone call changed Jacinta’s future. In 2015, a college friend told her about a renewable solar…
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IntraHealth Welcomes Kate Stratten as CEO
“I’m honored to lead this incredible global team, particularly during this very exciting time in our organizational history,” Stratten says….
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Igniting Children’s Potential, One Bite at a Time: Reflections from the International Food Aid Showcase
By Paula Rudnicka, Sr. Manager for Public Affairs Last month, Global Communities participated in the 2024 International Food Aid Showcase…
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María’s Harvest: Empowering Sustainable Farming and Drought Resilience in Honduras
María Martínez is a wife, mother, grandmother and producer of basic grains living in the Zacatustal, San Ramón, Choluteca community…
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Global Communities Welcomes IntraHealth International as a New Subsidiary, Expanding Health Services Worldwide
With 117 years of collective experience and expertise, our newly combined organization will foster cross-sectoral collaboration and increase access to…
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The Role of Mianatra in Enhancing School Attendance and Health in Madagascar
Until early 2023, EPP Toby Mahatsinjo, a primary school in the chronically food insecure Androy region of Madagascar, faced significant challenges…
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School Feeding Interventions as a Tool for Addressing Child Malnutrition: Experiences from Tanzania, Guatemala and Madagascar
By Betty Adera and Chloe Pan Malnutrition remains a pressing global issue, affecting millions of children and impeding their growth,…
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Global Communities Ramps Up Hot Meal Distribution, Nutrition Assistance in Gaza
Amid widespread and severe food insecurity in Gaza, Global Communities, in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP), has started…
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Charting a Safer Future: How Guatemala’s Communities are Preparing for Natural Disasters
The latest Humanitarian Needs Overview estimates that 75% of the Guatemalan population live in areas at risk of climate hazards….
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