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Women Forward: Closing the Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity

By Chloe Pan While many traditional approaches to improving food security outcomes focus on addressing farmers’ agricultural knowledge and access…

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Strengthening Partnerships and Governance for Sustainable WASH Solutions in Indigenous Communities: Deepening Our Understanding of Local Needs and Challenges

By Gigi Dupuy & Marc Valentin While most people have access to basic drinking water in Guatemala, many rural areas,…

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Celebrating 10 Years of Positive Impact in Brazil

In 2014, Global Communities arrived in Brazil in partnership with the John Deere Foundation to implement the Sowing Futures program…

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Marking One Year of Devastating War and Bloodshed

Statement by Carrie Hessler-Radelet, President and CEO of Global Communities With deep concern and a commitment to peace and humanity,…

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Humanitarian Photographer Steven Wade Adams on Preserving the African Pastoralist’s Way of Life

By Steven Wade Adams Africa is filled with a vast, rich mix of people and cultures, each with their own…

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Pass the Mic: Localizing Child Protection Interventions in Ukraine’s Humanitarian Context

By Paula Rudnicka, Sr. Manager for Public Affairs Global Communities has a rich history of implementing Child Protection in Emergencies…

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Global Communities Marks 10-year Anniversary of the Women Empowered Initiative in Guatemala

Guatemala City – On August 30, 2024, more than 80 distinguished guests gathered in Guatemala City to celebrate the 10-year…

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Global Communities to Honor Humanitarian Leaders at 2024 Hands Across Borders Gala

SAN DIEGO – Global Communities, a leading health and humanitarian organization committed to saving lives, advancing equity, and securing strong…

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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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