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COVID-19 Response in Kenya

Articles on our COVID-19 Response in Kenya: Kenyan Cooperatives Demonstrate Resilience & Concern for the Community to Mitigate the Effects of Covid-19 The Kenyan Cooperative …

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USAID DOBRE Program: Youth Council and Yelovytsky Culture Center Initiatives in Lanivtsi Community

Co-authors: Olena Paseka, press secretary at Information and Public Relations Department at Lanivtsi City Council; Yuri Matevoshchuk, director at the Yelovytsky Culture Center Despite encouraging …

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Kenyan Cooperatives Demonstrate Resilience & Concern for the Community to Mitigate the Effects of Covid-19

Ashley Holst, Global Communities Technical Specialist Cooperatives & Inclusive Businesses Read original blog post on Medium.comAs we celebrate International Day of the Cooperative this year, …

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Can the ‘Next Normal’ Economy Learn from the Successes of Inclusive Businesses?

By Kristin Wilcox Feldman, Chief of Party, USAID CLEAR Program Link to article on Medium.com The impacts of Covid-19 are weighing heavily on so many …

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Biloberizka and Pyadytska CCs Utilize Backhoes to Respond to Natural Disaster

USAID DOBRE, which is implemented by Global Communities, has provided excavators to several CCs in Ukraine as part of its service delivery improvement projects, which …

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ІТ Approaches to Support Local Council Operations in Muzykivska Consolidated Community

Co-Authors: Liudmyla Pogribna, Local Council Secretary at Muzykivska CC; Ashley Bravo Garcia, CD PCV, Peace Corps Ukraine; SocialBoost and the National Democratic Institute, USAID DOBRE …

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Transforming Fatherhood in Rural Tanzania

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USAID DOBRE Program Extends to Three Additional Oblasts

Today, the USAID DOBRE program in Ukraine announced its extension into three additional oblasts: Chernihiv, Chernivtsi and Zaporizhzhia. This increase brings the number of oblasts …

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YouthPower in Jordan: Youth Support Local Community with Creative Solutions

Recycling clothing to benefit the environment and disadvantage Nermeen Al Tamimi, 22, grew up in a family that is passionate about volunteering and public service. …

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USAID SCORE Trainees Use Newly Acquired Tailoring Skills to Help Community During COVID-19 Pandemic

View on USAID website Ireshika Somapala, a mother of two from the village of Bogahawewa in the North Central district of Anuradhapura, began a six-month …

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YouthPower in Jordan: Working Toward a More Sustainable Future

Green Buildings to Protect the Environment Shahed Al-Khateeb, 24 and originally from Jordan, has always been passionate about the environment and finding sustainable architectural solutions …

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Youth of Learning Clubs Unleash Their Digital Prowess

Youth masters digital interactive initiative to engage youth and drive positive change within communities USAID YouthPower deploys innovative and multilayered capacity building approaches that empower …

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New Study Explores Impact of Digital Savings Groups in Tanzania

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Global Communities and PCI Stand in Solidarity for Racial Justice

Dear friends, The murder of George Floyd, yet another unarmed Black man, and the events of this past week have left so many of us …

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Global Communities and PCI Stand in Solidarity for Racial Justice

Dear friends, The murder of George Floyd, yet another unarmed Black man, and the events of this past week have left so many of us …

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DOBRE Volunteers Sew 4,700 Protective Masks

In Halystyniska, Ukraine, the village council, businesses and the public organized the sewing of protective facemasks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Volunteers sewed …

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Expecting During the Unexpected: Pregnancy and Birth in the Time of COVID-19

For all that has come to a screeching halt in the time of COVID-19, life still goes on. In hospitals, homes and clinics across the …

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Same Heroes, New Culprit: Pivoting from Polio to COVID-19

In India, the same unsung heroes who helped stop the spread of polio are working tirelessly to defeat COVID-19. Drawing on decades of experience in …

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