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Read MoreInterAction Announces $1.2 Billion Refugee And Humanitarian Assistance Pledge Group of 31 international NGOs commit over $1 billion in private resources to help address global refugee crisis over the next three years. WASHINGTON – InterAction – the largest U.S. alliance of international nongovernmental organizations—announced a commitment today by 31 of its members* to collectively invest over…
Read MoreAllowing Refugees to Better Their Communities Results in Big Benefits By David Weiss, President and CEO, Global Communities This article originally appeared in the Huffington Post. The approaching UN General Assembly summit on refugees and migrants promises to bring attention to humane and coordinated approaches to addressing the needs of the millions of displaced individuals around…
Read More“I did not know I was being radicalized”: understanding violent extremism Preventing violent extremism must be led by local voices. The solutions cannot from the outside, but from the same people who would become the extremists This article originally appeared in Thomson Reuters Foundation News.Written by Selline Korir, Global Communities Those words were spoken to…
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Read MoreBy Christa Davis and Dr. Maria Lourdes F. Reyes We’ve all experienced the discomfort of a hygiene “incident”: running out of soap before showering, forgetting to brush our teeth, or needing to change our baby’s diaper only to realize we’ve used the last diaper in the pack! These occurrences are annoying, but also manageable. But…
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Read MoreNancy E. Roman Joins Global Communities’ Board of Trustees Silver Spring, Maryland – Global Communities today announced the appointment of Nancy E. Roman, President and CEO of the Capital Area Food Bank, to its Board of Trustees. “We are so pleased to welcome Ms. Roman to the Board of Global Communities,” said Robert A. Mosbacher,…
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Read MoreDid you know that Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) currently serve in 63 countries around the world? In Tanzania and Botswana, PCVs have volunteered on several PCI projects. There’s been an effective synergy in this collaboration and the partnership has lead to more meaningful results and greater impact. This week, PCI joins the Peace Corps community…
Read MoreWhat aid workers are saying about Yemen This article originally appeared in Devex By Anna Patricia Valerio The violation of what was supposed to be a weeklong cease-fire, the abduction of two aid workers from the International Committee of the Red Cross, and a cyclone that has complicated relief operations are just some of the…
Read MoreSilver Spring, MD –The BBC has named Global Communities’ West Bank/Gaza Country Director Lana Abu-Hijleh as one of the 100 most inspiring women in the world for 2015. Abu-Hijleh was selected for her role in development, humanitarian work and leadership in Palestine over the past 30 years. This is the third year of the BBC’s…
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284 Communities at the Epicenter of the Ebola Outbreak Remained Ebola-Free – How Did That Happen? What Can We Learn from Them? By David Weiss, President and CEO, Global Communities This article originally appeared in the Huffington Post. For four years, Global Communities was busy assisting communities in Liberia to become open defecation free. Public…
Read MoreA burial team member tapes the gloves and sleeves together of another burial team member’s PPE so that skin is not exposed. Safe Practices Result in Quick Detection of New Confirmed Ebola Cases By: Katie Deierlein, Global Communities On June 28th, an oral swab collected during the safe burial of a recently deceased 17-year old…
Read MoreWalmart and USAID Partner to Change Lives of the Rural Poor in Rwanda By Teri Blandon, Global Communities. This article originally appeared on the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Corporate Citizen Center blog. In rural communities across the developing world, small farmers lack education on basic farming techniques, instead relying on traditional practices that hurt…
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International Women’s Day 2015 International Women’s Day, marked on March 8th each year, is a global day to celebrate the achievements of women worldwide. On this day, Global Communities is proud to salute and honor the millions of women around the world striving each day to improve the social, economic, and environmental conditions of their…
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