Europe & Asia
In Ukraine, an Award Ceremony to Celebrate the Success of Community Transparency Standards and Citizen Engagement
On November 19, 2019, DOBRE and the European funded U-LEAD programs co-hosted the Crystal of the Year Budget Transparency Award ceremony. The ceremony took place …
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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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USAID DOBRE Runs Third Annual “Strategic Development and Investment” Conference
In Ukraine, the USAID DOBRE program, implemented by Global Communities, ran the Third Annual “Strategic Development and Investment” Conference (November 20-21, 2019) for DOBRE partner …
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Bashtanska Consolidated Community Reaches Success through Transparent Procurement Procedures
Bulldozer procured for Bashtanska CC Co-Authors: Head of Bashtanska Consolidated Community and the Department Specialists “The story about savings started in 2018, when Bashtanska Consolidated …
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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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USAID SCORE Empowers Monaragala Youth to Become Reconciliation Champions on Social Media Platforms
USAID SCORE recently facilitated a group networking session and a workshop for 26 youth from Moneragala selected with the support of the National Youth Services …
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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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Crossing the Ethnic Divide
SCORE supports access road renovation to improve inter-ethnic relations Nimal Rajapaksa, a Sinhalese mason from the Agbopura new settlement area, travels on his motorcycle to …
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USAID SCORE Promotes Reconciliation and Social Cohesion Through Youth Sports Festival
Using sports as a vehicle for reconciliation and increased social cohesion, USAID SCORE together with the National Youth Services Council organized a sports festival recently …
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USAID SCORE Supports Street Drama Promoting Reconciliation And Social Cohesion Among Multi-Ethnic Students
USAID SCORE recently supported the Ministry of National Integration, Official Languages, Social Progress and Hindu Religious Affairs (MONIOLSP) in a series of street drama productions …
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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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From Mosques to Barbershops: Unconventional Allies in India’s Immunization Efforts
When India experienced a polio resurgence in 2001, those working to end the disease had to take a leap of faith. In western Uttar Pradesh, …
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Cooperatives Going Further Together in Mongolia
Since 2002, Global Communities has been working in the peri-urban communities or “ger” areas surrounding Mongolia’s largest cities. Ger areas are usually made up of …
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New Science Lab Trains Next Generation of Innovators in Ukraine
The children of Kamyanomostivska consolidated community (CC), Mykolayivska Oblast, a city near the Black Sea in southern Ukraine, can now learn about science and conduct …
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Communities Enjoy Better Access to Services Under Locally Governed Areas of Ukraine
A USAID-funded project in Ukraine is helping local governments and communities adjust to decentralization efforts by the national government. The new system has resulted in …
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Becoming Babli: Young Widow Finds Purpose Empowering Women of Bihar, India
When Babli Devi was 15 years old, she had dreams of becoming a journalist. Instead, she became a bride. Like many adolescent girls and young …
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