Economic Opportunity

What did Ukraine Consolidated Communities Do to Reach Progress in Local Budget Transparency and 9,000 Resident Proposals?

Here is a short answer – the consolidated communities (CCs) underwent a budget transparency evaluation. In November 2019, the Crystal of the Year Award acknowledged …

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Sofiivska Consolidated Community in Ukraine Implements Modern Website Tool to Boost Resident Participation

Maksym Khoruzhevsky uses the new website. Co-Authors: DOBRE partner, SocialBoost, and Maksym Khoruzhevsky, website moderator from Sofiivska CC “The hromada (community association) has been in …

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Ukrainians tour local economic projects

Photo by Robert Houk/Johnson City Press Written by Robert Houk. This article was originally published by the Johnson City Press rhouk@johnsoncitypress.com A 30-member delegation from …

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Entrepreneurship Development Activity in Sri Lanka Wins Global Communities “One Good Idea” Award

In 2015, Global Communities’ launched the One Good Idea Award as an opportunity to create, innovate and promote learning from within and capture the innovation …

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India Boys’ Home Residents Gain New Skills, Perspectives Behind the Lens

In June 1985, the piercing green eyes of an Afghan refugee girl peered out at National Geographic readers in what would become one of the …

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USAID SCORE in Sri Lanka Promotes Beekeeping as an Innovative Way to Mitigate Human-elephant Conflict and Improve Local Livelihoods

Following the community resettlement in 2010, frequent incidents of elephants raiding crops in the Paddikudiyeruppu GN division in Vavuniya North in Sri Lanka have resulted …

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U.S. Partnerships with Women Promote Economic Growth in Northern Ghana

This article was originally published on the US Embassy of Ghana Website Tamale, GHANA— Since 2014, over 96,000 women in northern Ghana saved USD $7.8 …

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Will the celebration continue in Moline neighborhood?

Global Communities CEO David Weiss of Silver Spring, Md. and Steve Beard, Moline Global Communities director, are in front of the office in the Floreciente …

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From a Single Parent with Disabilities to a Role-model and Businesswoman

This is the second part of the four-parts series. Read the beginning here: https://is.gd/AORh4l In many rural communities of Northern Ghana, farmers depend on a …

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USAID SCORE Facilitates Outboard Engine Training for Fishermen in North Sri Lanka

Pias Sandrakumar, a 26-year-old fisherman from the resettled village of Ilawalai North West in Jaffna in the conflict-affected North of Sri Lanka, used to worry …

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Floreciente Gets Community Health Advocate to Help Residents Access Better Health

UnityPoint Health-Trinity community health advocate Carolina Granja laughs during a press conference in Moline. Photo credit: Meg McLaughlin/mmclaughlin@qconline.com. Source: The Dispatch Argus The Floreciente neighborhood …

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Phones as Farm Hands: Fighting Fall Armyworm with Tech

Mary Alick first saw a picture of the culprit while standing in her field among damaged crops of pigeon peas and maize. Joseph Fayilosi, an …

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Women Helping Women in Business During a #SheMeansBusiness Workshop in Egypt

In Egypt, women entrepreneurs are often overlooked for funding by financial institutions in a male-dominated business world. Ensuring these women have access to financial skills …

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Ghanaian Interior Designer Benefits from Global Communities’ Business Incubator Program

Gloria Anang is a 28-year-old resident of Accra and owner of Gloo Gallery. She graduated from YIEDIE, a Global Communities that creates economic opportunities in …

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CREATE Program in Yemen Empowers Youth to Challenge Themselves

By Asmaa Uqba, Reporting & Communications Officer, Global Communities Yemen During my visits to the Vocational Training institute, I encountered some trainees that caught my …

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Graduates Empowered to Set a New Pace for Women in Guatemala

Just over a year ago, Julia Xec could not read or write. But last week marked the start of a new chapter in her life. …

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Ukrainian Youth Bring Change Their Communities

Ukrainian Youth Bring Change Their Communities Youth-led NGO created to support local community development Vasyl Telep has become a driver of change in his community and …

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Meeting Invitation: The State of Decentralization Reform in Ukraine

Meeting Invitation: The State of Decentralization Reform in Ukraine The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and Global Communities are pleased to invite you to a …

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