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Innovation in Action: A Q&A with Radhika Bhavsar on Driving Positive Impact
By Maureen Simpson If you ask Radhika "Rad" Bhavsar, innovation is meant to be uncomfortable. Valuable breakthroughs and insights rarely come packaged without this necessary rite of passage; the key is trusting the process. "I...
Five Reasons Why School Meals Matter
School meals are more than just a plate of food; they are the cornerstone of nurturing the next generation in places around the world where children face hunger. That’s why Global Communities is proud to...
Inspiring Women’s Leadership and Resilience in Guatemala
By Mabel Bejarano and Paula Rudnicka More than 10 years ago, Global Communities planted the seeds of change in Guatemala with the Women Empowered (WE) initiative. What began as a small pilot project in Huehuetenango...
From Destruction to Determination: How Grants are Reviving Gaza’s Small Businesses
Running a small business is challenging even in the best of times, but the war in Gaza has devastated local entrepreneurs, making it nearly impossible to sustain their businesses amid widespread destruction and displacement. According...
Supporting Foster Families Amid Ongoing War in Ukraine
By Galyna Goreshniak Growing up as an only child, Olha Gez always dreamed of having a big family of her own one day. Now, she runs a family-type orphanage in Dnipropetrovsk oblast — providing a...
How Oral Information Management Tools Boost Women’s Financial Literacy and Savings in Ethiopia
By Jessica Ayala, Sr. Manager for Digital Communications Savings groups—often referred to as informal community banks—are small groups of people who save together and lend to each other from their pooled funds. Globally, as many...
Local Plumber Turned Entrepreneur Champions Sanitation for All in Ghana
In the bustling district of Sagnarigu, Ghana, one name is quickly becoming synonymous with positive change: Awal. As a Digni-Loo entrepreneur under Enhancing WASH (En-WASH), an activity funded by the United States Agency for International...
Humanity at Risk: Addressing Challenges to Principled Humanitarian Action
By Paula Rudnicka, Sr. Manager for Public Affairs. Audio production by Kallista Zormelo. For decades, the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence have underpinned humanitarian action. They provide a foundation for delivering aid...
