Africa

Get Out the Vote for AfriScout

Today is Election Day in America, but there’s a global vote Project Concern International (PCI) needs for a very special candidate: Our AfriScout program in …

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Creating Safe Spaces for Adolescent Girls and Young Women

Creating Safe Spaces for Adolescent Girls and Young Women View the photo essay below below or on Exposure here.

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Rwanda: Collaboration with Public and Private sector in promoting Early Childhood Development (ECD) Services

Rwanda: Collaboration with Public and Private Sector in Promoting Early Childhood Development (ECD) Services Cutting the ribbon from left to right: Tona Isibo – Global …

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Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato: From Leaf to Root, It’s All Food

Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato: From Leaf to Root, It’s All Food Northern Ghana has a hot and dry climate and food is often scarce. Since …

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Stimulating a Reliable Market for Maize

Stimulating a Reliable Market for Maize By Elizabeth Adams, Technical Specialist, Agriculture & Food Security, Global Communities. Originally published on Medium In Kenya, maize markets are …

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Building Resiliency among Families in Rwanda

Building Resiliency among Families in Rwanda USAID-funded Twiyubake Program makes an impact on vulnerable rural families The Improved Services for Vulnerable Populations (ISVP) Program, locally known as USAID …

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DREAMS Partnership Finalist for 2018 P3 Impact Award

DREAMS Partnership Finalist for 2018 P3 Impact Award Originally posted on US Department of State website Finalists for the 2018 P3 Impact Award were announced …

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Facilitating a More Enabling Environment

This post was written by Karla Yoder, Economic Development Specialist at Global Communities and originally appeared on Feed the Future Agrilinks As market systems development …

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Collaborating, Learning & Adapting Case Analysis: Deep Dive

Collaborating, Learning & Adapting Case Analysis: Deep Dive Global Communities’ Ebola Response in Liberia Read the full report. Read the summary. From 2014–2015, Ebola devastated …

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How Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting Led to More Effective Prevention During Liberia’s Ebola Outbreak

How Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting Led to More Effective Prevention During Liberia’s Ebola Outbreak By Ilana Shapiro and Kristin Lindell  |  This article originally appeared …

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Private Manufacturing Companies Donate Materials for Construction of Model Public Toilet in Rwanda

Cutting the ribbon to inaugurate the public toilet (from left to right) representative of Ruliba Clays Ltd., Petrocom Ltd., Global Communities USAID Twiyubake Director of …

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Five Reasons Why Water Security Matters to Global Security

Five Reasons Why Water Security Matters to Global Security By Franky Li, WASH Technical Advisor for Global Communities  |  This blog originally appeared on Medium. Across …

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Community-Driven Development Methods for South Sudan: Key Findings and Recommendations

Community-Driven Development Methods for South Sudan: Key Findings and Recommendations The USAID Promoting Resilience through Ongoing Participatory Engagement and Learning (PROPEL) program was designed to …

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Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Ghana

Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Ghana How one program is changing incentives to help women enter non-traditional occupations By Karla Yoder, Economic Development and Workforce …

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Applying Community-Driven Development to Strengthen Resilience in a Conflict Setting: Lessons from South Sudan

PROPEL-South Sudan End-Line Report Executive Summary Applying Community-Driven Development to Strengthen Resilience in a Conflict Setting: Lessons from South Sudan Executive SummaryThe USAID Promoting Resilience through …

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Why We Need to Talk about Men on International Women’s Day

Why We Need to Talk about Men on International Women’s Day By Betty Adera, Chief of Party for Global Communities’ DREAMS Initiative in Kenya  |  This …

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Global Communities’ Programs in South Sudan

Community-driven Development for More Resilient Communities Funded by USAID, the Promoting Resiliency through Ongoing Participatory Engagement and Learning (PROPEL) program employed a locally-driven, learning-focused approach to …

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Investing in Energy Access

Investing in Energy Access De-risking Energy Projects through Community Engagement and Financial Inclusion By Robyn McGuckin, Energy Specialist at Global Communities  |  This article originally …

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