Currently, aid distributions in Gaza average just 28 trucks per day, far from enough to meet the most basic needs of Gaza’s more than 2 million people. The growing gap between what is needed and what is reaching people is a direct threat to civilian survival. Principled humanitarian access must be protected. This is not just a moral imperative but a legal obligation under international humanitarian law, which guarantees civilians the right to receive impartial assistance during armed conflict. 

Global Communities urges all parties to agree to an immediate and permanent ceasefire to save lives and allow families to safely access essential food, water and medical care.

All land crossings into Gaza must be fully opened to humanitarian organizations, without restriction.

Administrative barriers that impede the delivery of lifesaving aid must be lifted.

Every civilian, no matter where they are, must be able to receive assistance safely and without discrimination. 

We also urge returning to a United Nations-led response that is carried out by experienced, independent organizations operating under international law.  

We call on all governments, donors and the international community to continue supporting principled humanitarian efforts and to protect the space in which neutral actors work to save lives. In times of conflict, our strongest commitments must be to humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence, so we can serve people in need without fear or favor. These commitments must be upheld in Gaza, urgently and without exception. 

Global Communities has been on the ground in Gaza since the beginning of this conflict, providing lifesaving assistance under extraordinary and often dangerous conditions. Our teams have mourned the loss of cherished colleagues, operated under constant threat of violence, and endured the same shortages of food and water as the communities we serve. Despite these challenges, we remain steadfast in our commitment to the people of Gaza and advocating for their rights and well-being.

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Through this award, Global Communities will deliver and expand Project ROOTS programming across three key sites: San Diego High School, Rise Up Leadership Academy (RULA) at the City Heights Recreation Center and the Youth Transition Campus, a local replacement of the former Juvenile Detention Facility aimed at providing a more rehabilitative and therapeutic environment for young people in custody. The program will also grow its community-based outreach through partners including SAY San Diego, the BIPOC Support Foundation, and San Diego Public Libraries.

“At a time when youth in our community are facing mounting risks — from online exploitation and gang involvement to gender-based harassment and domestic violence — Project ROOTS is helping to build protective factors that last a lifetime,” said Marissa Cardwell, Project Roots Program Manager and Technical Advisor for Positive Youth Development at Global Communities. “This grant allows us to deepen our reach, invest in community education and training, and equip more youth with the tools they need to thrive.”

Project ROOTS serves youth ages 8 to 18 to cultivate safe spaces, through evidence-informed group mentorship sessions that build resilience, promote mental health and empower youth to navigate risks safely and confidently. Rooted in social-emotional learning, the curriculum addresses topics such as self-esteem, healthy relationships, online safety, financial literacy, leadership skills and trauma-informed coping strategies.

Over the next 12 months, the program will directly serve 100 youth across three core implementation sites and reach an additional 50 youth through community partner organizations. Each youth cohort will receive 10 to 20 hours of mentorship-based support, with sessions tailored to their unique developmental needs. Through the support of this grant, Project ROOTS will also expand delivery of public trainings on topics like Human Trafficking 101, trauma-informed strategies, and positive youth development to educators, local organizations serving youth, parents and communities.

San Diego is consistently ranked as a high-intensity area for child sex trafficking. Project ROOTS was developed in direct response to these challenges through a partnership with the San Diego District Attorney’s Office, youth advisors, mental health professionals, and community stakeholders. It remains a locally grounded, collaborative approach to youth empowerment and exploitation prevention.

“Prevention is one of the most powerful tools we have in protecting our youth from exploitation and violence,” said San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan. “Programs like Project ROOTS give young people the knowledge, mentorship and community support they need to make positive choices and avoid dangerous pathways. We are proud to support Global Communities in expanding this critical, life-changing work.”

With this new funding, Global Communities will continue to train community partners and facilitators in the Project ROOTS curriculum, expanding its footprint in schools, libraries, and youth-serving organizations citywide. Whether through a summer leadership workshop for elementary students or a reentry support session for justice-involved youth, the goal is the same: help young people recognize their worth, make informed decisions and build a future free from violence and exploitation.

About Global Communities

Global Communities connects local ingenuity and global insights to save lives, advance equity and secure strong futures. We achieve this mission in collaboration with a wide range of public and private sector partners, driven by the belief that no one should go hungry, face crisis alone or be denied the chance to build a better life. Since 1952, we have delivered high-impact programs across more than 50 countries.

In San Diego, Global Communities supports families and youth through initiatives like Healthy Start, which promotes maternal and child health, and Project ROOTS, which empowers young people through mentorship, leadership development, and community engagement. These local programs reflect the organization’s global commitment to equity, resilience and opportunity. Explore our work in San Diego by visiting our website.

If you would like to support Project ROOTS and its efforts to empower vulnerable youth in San Diego, donate today.

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We are still here. Still active. Still committed. 

Despite this time of unprecedented disruption, we continue to work with communities navigating conflict, disaster, and poverty. The need for our work has not gone away, it has grown. And we continue to uphold our values with the same courage, compassion and deep community partnerships that have defined us for 70 years.  

This moment calls for resolve. In an interconnected world, threats like pandemics, natural disasters, wars and economic crises do not stop at borders. When communities thrive, it creates a ripple effect that enhances global safety, prosperity and stability. 

We are moving forward with determination and pivoting to meet both the challenges and possibilities in front of us. With integrated services spanning humanitarian assistance, food security, health and nutrition, and development finance, we will continue to address urgent needs and support communities on their journeys towards self-reliance. 

We have weathered many storms over the years and never alone. Our partnerships with public and private sectors, with donors, and most importantly with the communities we serve, remain the backbone of everything we do. 

Now more than ever, our commitment to our mission and those we serve remains steadfast. We are adapting to meet this challenge. And we are continuing to move forward towards our vision of a world where opportunities are expanded, crises give way to resilience and every person has the chance to thrive. 

At this pivotal moment, your support is critical. To explore collaboration on future funding opportunities, please visit our Partner page. If you would like to contribute towards our efforts to save lives and build strong futures for communities around the world, donate today. 

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The conflict has resulted in the loss of over 46,000 Palestinian lives, most of them civilians, and has left many more injured and displaced. The humanitarian situation in Gaza has reached catastrophic levels, with health care, water and other essential services operating at a fraction of their capacity. The ceasefire provides an opportunity to prevent further civilian harm, surge desperately needed humanitarian aid into the region and reunite hostages with their families. 

“Our teams on the ground have witnessed firsthand the immense suffering caused by this conflict. The ceasefire offers a chance to address the urgent needs of the population and to work towards a future where all individuals can live in peace and security,” said Kelly Van Husen, Vice President of Humanitarian Assistance and Technical Quality and Impact for Global Communities. 

Global Communities has been on the ground in Gaza since the start of the war, providing lifesaving assistance to those affected by the conflict. Our teams have faced significant challenges, including the loss of cherished colleagues and the constant threat of violence. Despite these obstacles, we remain committed to supporting the people of Gaza and advocating for their rights and well-being. 

We call on all parties to uphold the terms of the ceasefire and to ensure the protection of civilians and humanitarian workers. It is imperative that humanitarian aid is allowed to flow freely into Gaza to address the urgent needs of the population. We also urge the international community to support efforts to achieve a lasting peace that addresses the root causes of the conflict and ensures the dignity and security of all individuals in the region. 

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Firstly, we would like to convey our deep appreciation to the people of Gaza for their continued willingness to engage with NGOs, ensuring we understand where humanitarian needs are the highest, enabling us to understand the challenges you are facing, and for ensuring our safety in the community.

NGOs recognize that the protection of civilians in Gaza is paramount. On a daily basis, we are undertaking continuous advocacy through all available channels to us, calling for a ceasefire, calling for the opening of all the crossings, and calling for an end to the violence against civilians and civilian infrastructure, alongside calling for the end of forceful transfers of people. We continue to demand action from the international community to protect civilians, and to highlight the scale of humanitarian needs in Gaza.

We understand that people in Gaza need more than just humanitarian aid, and the ability of the private sector to function effectively is critical. We have been repeatedly calling for solutions to the cash liquidity emergency, and for commercial supplies to be permitted to enter all areas of Gaza without restrictions. NGOs also understand the need to increase Palestinian self-reliance through more education and livelihood opportunities, and this is something many of us are working on developing.

As NGOs, we are deeply frustrated that we are still not able to meet all of the humanitarian needs of the community in Gaza, which continue to surge in this extreme and worsening emergency. We are working every single day trying to address these challenges.

Among the biggest issues that we are facing:

We are still not being permitted to bring in aid supplies in the quantities or varieties needed. We are continually prohibited from entering critically needed humanitarian items, including medication, assistive devices, and agricultural products, alongside other critically needed items. While we can bring in some trucks, we are not being allowed to bring in anywhere near enough. We still experience major delays, denials, and limitations on the amount of aid that can be brought in through all of Gaza’s land borders.

We continue to advocate for the reopening of the Rafah crossing, alongside all crossing points into all of Gaza, and the lifting of any limits set on how much aid can cross through these each day. We are calling, in particular, for the urgent expedition of winterisation supplies, including tarpaulins, sealing off kits and shelter items, alongside essential medical supplies and assisted devices.

We are still not being permitted to move aid supplies safely within Gaza. For most of the aid supplies coming into Gaza, we are only permitted to use the Kerem Abu Salem crossing, but we are not being enabled to collect this aid safely. We suffer recurrent looting of aid supplies, and this means not all aid is reaching the people who need it most, and some of it is instead being sold in markets, rather than distributed as intended. We continue to advocate to be allowed to collect aid safely, and to be permitted to use all available roads and routes, which Israeli forces currently prohibit us from doing.

How NGOs are prioritising who receives aid:

As we do not have enough aid supplies to meet your needs, we normally prioritise based on either eligibility criteria (those who the aid is most relevant for), or on vulnerability criteria (women-headed households, children, those with disabilities, the elderly, etc.).

We are continually working to ensure that the limited aid that we can get into Gaza reaches those who need it the very most. This is not always possible, especially given the security environment, as well as there being so many eligible and vulnerable community members that we cannot meet all needs.

NGOs are keen to ensure greater transparency, and meaningful engagement with the community in Gaza. We recognise we need to improve this. Each NGO has their own feedback and engagement mechanism, so you can reach out to any of us directly. In addition, a coalition of international and Palestinian NGOs are also working to increase our two-way dialogue with you to improve our collective engagement and accountability through engagement with Gazan civil society organizations. Our intention is to ensure your voices are being amplified, and that we can ensure we are advocating loudly for your needs, your rights, and your dignity.

With sincere appreciation and respect,
A coalition of Palestinian and International NGOs operating in Gaza, facilitated by PNGO and AIDA.

Specific NGO signatories include:

• Welthungerhilfe
• Care International Organisation
• Global Communities
• Premiere Urgence Internationale
• Norwegian People’s Aid
• Japan International Volunteer Center
• Middle East Children’s Alliance MECA
• Caritas Jerusalem
• Oxfam
• Solidarités International
• Project Hope
• Save the Children
• Dan Chruch Aid/ Norwegian Church Aid
• Norwegian Refugee Council
• Action Against Hunger
• HEKS/EPER (Swiss Church Aid)
• Humanity & Inclusion
• INARA
• CESVI
• UAWC
• GCMHP
• LRC Gaza
• SDF
• RAFDA
• Maan Development Center
• Dr.Haider Abdel Shafi Center
• Right to lives Society
• PARC
• Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children
• Scince & Culture Center
• Kotof el -Khair Health and Community Association
• Women’s Programs Center Association
• UHCC
• Baitona
• CFTA
• AlDammer for Human right
• IRC

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With deep concern and a commitment to peace and humanity, we mark one year since the tragic events of October 7 and the start of the war that has devastated and displaced millions. Rooted in decades of conflict and hardship, the war has brought immense suffering and loss of life across the region, with Gaza facing one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world today.

As we reflect on the past year, we are especially focused on the terrible impact of the war on our own staff and the people we serve. For over 30 years, Global Communities’ work in the West Bank and Gaza has focused on partnering with local organizations to help strengthen the resilience of Palestinian people and address the profound impacts of the longstanding conflict on their lives and livelihoods. From rebuilding infrastructure and promoting economic development to fostering civic engagement and advancing women’s leadership, our programs have touched the lives of thousands and thousands of people. The disruption to this progress is devastating, but our commitment to supporting the Palestinian people on their path to peace, healing and recovery remains as strong as ever.

The heartbreaking losses brought upon by the war are felt deeply by our humanitarian response teams, who have been on the frontlines of the crisis response from day one. Our colleagues continue to work tirelessly, delivering lifesaving services, including food and water, to their communities, all while facing violence, displacement, severe trauma and significant logistical challenges brought on by widespread insecurity and limitations on aid. Despite these overwhelming obstacles, their dedication to helping those in need remains unwavering.

The brutality of this war is deeply horrifying, as are the attacks on humanitarian convoys and the tragic loss of more than 300 humanitarian workers who gave their lives in service of others. Over the past year, we have mourned the loss of two of our colleagues, Hani Jnena and Alaa Abu Al-Khair, who were killed in separate airstrikes. The pain is deepened by the devastating loss of far too many family members of our surviving staff, intensifying the heartache and suffering experienced by everyone.

On this somber occasion, and for the millions enduring displacement, fear, hunger and unimaginable loss, we urge the end of violence of all kinds and on all sides, a recognition of the dignity and common humanity of all people, and strict adherence to humanitarian law. This must include a ceasefire, fundamental to the protection of life and the delivery of humanitarian services; the safety and security of aid workers; the removal of barriers to the delivery of humanitarian assistance; and the safeguarding of all civilians and essential infrastructure. While tensions persist and the threat of a broader conflict grows, we join our colleagues in the humanitarian sector in calling for a lasting and peaceful resolution to this crisis. Our shared humanity and the well-being of countless lives depend on it.

To our colleagues in the region: Your courage and dedication inspire me every day. I grieve with you, and my heart is with you, your families and your communities as you navigate this horrific crisis. Please know that we are deeply grateful for all that you do and are in awe of your resilience. We will continue to support you in every way we can, standing for peace and healing.

May peace prevail soon.

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This year, Global Communities will honor several individuals and organizations for their outstanding contributions to humanity:

• K. Andrew Achterkirchen will receive the Philanthropic Leadership Award for his long-standing dedication to philanthropy and community engagement. A retired engineer, Achterkirchen devotes his time to tutoring students at the Preuss School and Barrio Logan College Institute (BLCI), helping them prepare for college. Andy serves as a board member BLCI, Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest and Fronteras, among others, showcasing his commitment to health, education and equity initiatives across the community.
• Maria Decker will be honored with the Community Ambassador Award in recognition of her tireless volunteer work helping Global Communities and other San Diego organizations forge vital connections with local community partners and raise mission-critical funding.
• Ileana Nataly Larios Guillen will receive the Global Hero Award for her exceptional leadership in Global Communities’ Women Empowered (WE) program in Guatemala. Over the past decade, Nataly has supported thousands of women to develop financial literacy, accumulate savings and make loans to one another, invest in income-generating activities, and become leaders in their families and communities.
• Gap Inc. will receive the Corporate Leadership Award for their outstanding commitment to bridging the equity gap by empowering women globally. Around the world, Gap Inc. has reached more than 1.4M women through their Personal Advancement and Career Enhancement (P.A.C.E.) program, a practical education curriculum designed to advance gender equality by providing foundational life skills for women and adolescent girls. Global Communities has partnered with Gap Inc. to strengthen its Women Empowered (WE) program by integrating the P.A.C.E. curriculum.

“Our honorees this year exemplify the spirit of compassion, leadership, and global citizenship that we strive to foster at Global Communities,” said Carrie Hessler-Radelet, President & CEO of Global Communities.” Their work has had a profound impact on the lives of countless individuals, and we are thrilled to celebrate their contributions at this year’s Hands Across Borders gala.”

A special highlight of the evening will be a performance by Voices of Our City, a San Diego-based choir that amplifies the voices of people impacted by homelessness through the power of music and the arts. Their performance will add a unique and moving element to the gala, aligning with Global Communities’ mission of empowering vulnerable populations.

In San Diego, Global Communities drives initiatives that empower young people, enhancing their resilience against human trafficking and exploitation and that support pregnant mothers to ensure they have healthy pregnancies, safe births and resources in place to ensure their newborns have a healthy start to life.

More than 350 local businesses and community leaders are expected to attend this year’s Hands Across Borders gala, chaired by San Diego philanthropists Sushma Patel and Mary Lynn Weitzen, with support from honorary chairs Haida Mojdehi, Molly Eldredge, Julie Tafel Klaus and Elizabeth Roemer Wyckoff. The evening will feature a dinner, silent auction with an international marketplace, live performances, and entertainment, creating an unforgettable experience for all attendees.

More details, tickets and sponsorships are available at globalcommunities.org/handsacrossborders.

About Global Communities
Working across the humanitarian assistance, sustainable development, and financial inclusion sectors, Global Communities brings together local ingenuity and global insights to save lives, advance equity, and secure strong futures. We support communities in more than 30 countries to advance their own development, partnering with local leaders, governments, civil society, and the private sector to achieve a shared vision of a more just, prosperous, and equitable world.

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Many Palestinian families, already forcibly displaced countless times since October, are on the move yet again, including humanitarian workers critical to providing the limited aid response that is still possible.

At least 24 NGOs have reported impacts from orders in the past week resulting in the forced displacement of staff members, operations disrupted, and at least one site sheltering civilians under attack. Warehouses storing supplies are located within the blocks that have come under orders that are resulting in forcible displacement.

So-called ‘“evacuation” orders issued by Israeli authorities on 13, 15, 16 and 21 August continue to obstruct aid operations, affecting a number of agencies including Save the Children, Mercy Corps, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), MSF, Solidarités International, Medical Aid for Palestinians, Oxfam, Humanity & Inclusion, Action Against Hunger, Islamic Relief, Project HOPE, DanChurchAid and Norwegian Church Aid and partners, and Palestinian partners of ActionAid, War Child, Danish Refugee Council, Médicos del Mundo, Middle East Children’s Alliance and WeWorld.

A shelter belonging to NERA has come under fire, while NRC has waited more than 15 days for the Israeli authorities to respond to a request to deconflict an area where they seek to relocate staff following Israel’s latest displacement order.

The UN said that multiple orders issued by Israeli forces in Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah between 8 and 17 August impacted 17 health facilities, including five primary healthcare centers and nine medical points, disrupting essential health services. Disruptions will also threaten the ability to administer critically needed polio vaccines once they arrive in Gaza.

Communities are cut off from vital aid, as suppliers who deliver essential items like water, face challenges reaching locations close to the areas which people have been ordered to leave.

Humanitarian actors must be allowed to deliver aid based on need rather than the designation of safe areas by a party to the conflict.

“Even if Israeli authorities let polio vaccines in, with the biggest responders in Gaza constantly pin-balled from one place to the next, how can we deliver an effective campaign and reach the children in dire need of that protection? If you want to understand the access situation, this is it – not the trickle of trucks exceptionally allowed to enter.” said Jeremy Stoner, Save the Children Regional Director for the Middle East.

“Palestinians in Gaza have been relentlessly uprooted, forced from one so-called ‘safe’ area to the next, enduring unimaginable hardship and loss. Among them are brave humanitarian workers who risk their lives every day to save others. Our ability to provide meaningful aid in any part of Gaza does not meet our ambitions, l let alone the overwhelming needs. Deir al-Balah, once declared a humanitarian zone, is now under attack with bombardment at our doorstep,” said Sally Abi Khalil, Oxfam’s Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa.

“We are a humanitarian organisation, trying to deliver humanitarian services in what Israel had unilaterally declared a ‘humanitarian zone’. These conditions don’t just punish us, they impact civilians in desperate need of assistance,” said Suze van Meegen, NRC’s acting Country Director in Palestine.

“The situation has become incredibly dangerous. There’s constant fighting, and the sounds of shelling and explosions are clearly audible. Skin diseases are spreading rapidly. We’re all becoming paranoid that we’ll get infected. The physical toll is real. I’ve been having severe stomach pains, likely from the contaminated water we’re forced to drink. I don’t know how much longer we can survive like this,” said Lena*, Mercy Corps staff member in Gaza.

For more than 10 months, humanitarian organisations have called for an immediate and sustained ceasefire. Now the looming risk of a polio outbreak and urgent need to vaccinate children in Gaza makes this more urgent than ever.

All parties to conflict have an obligation to facilitate humanitarian access at all times. Israel as the occupying power is obligated to ensure that the humanitarian needs of the occupied population are met. This includes facilitating humanitarian aid and creating conditions that enable the safe provision of supplies, and has been ordered by the International Court of Justice in its provisional measures of 26 January and 24 May.

Rafah served as the main hub for Gaza’s strained aid operations until early May, when Israeli forces expanded their ground operations there. Aid agencies were forced to move their operations to Deir al-Balah. With northern Gaza decimated, southern Gaza largely inaccessible, civilians and aid workers, and critically needed humanitarian operations, now have nowhere left to go.

Editor’s Note
The Israeli designated “humanitarian zone” now ecompasses less than 11 percent of Gaza, according to the UN.
Civilians who are unable or unwilling to leave their homes remain protected under international humanitarian law.

Signed on:
Save the Children
War Child
ActionAid
DanChurchAid
Solidarités International
Islamic Relief
Middle East Children’s Alliance
Danish Refugee Council
WeWorld
Humanity & Inclusion/ Handicap International (HI)
Norwegian People’s Aid
Project HOPE
The Palestinian Association for Empowerment and Local Development – REFORM
Agricultural Development Association – PARC
Anera
Médicos del Mundo
Médecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
Medical Aid for Palestinians
Norwegian Church Aid
Action Against Hunger
ChildFund Alliance
Global Communities
Mercy Corps
Oxfam
CARE International
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)

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June 25, 2024 | Chapel Hill, NC, and Silver Spring, MD – Beginning July 2, 2024, Kate Stratten will become CEO of IntraHealth International, a Global Communities subsidiary, as IntraHealth’s outgoing CEO, Maqsoda Maqsodi, departs to take on a new opportunity.

“I am so proud to have led this organization over the past 16 months,” Maqsodi says. “In that time, we have achieved tremendous milestones together, including developing and operationalizing our IntraHealth 2030 roadmap toward locally led development and entering into an exciting new combination with Global Communities that will enable us to multiply our collective impact and better meet the changing needs of the countries we serve.”

Previously Stratten served as vice president for programs at IntraHealth, overseeing the organization’s global portfolio of projects. She has 20 years of experience leading and implementing multimillion-dollar international public health projects. Her areas of technical expertise include HIV/AIDS, family planning, fistula prevention and care, gender-based violence, maternal and child health, and health systems strengthening.

Stratten has managed the start-up of large initiatives such as the AIDS Resource Center in Ethiopia, the national AIDS Hotline in South Africa, and the introduction of community-based prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in low-prevalence areas. Prior to joining IntraHealth in 2008, Stratten worked for Johns Hopkins Center for Communications Programs and as a health communications consultant in Johannesburg, South Africa.

“I’m honored that the board has entrusted me to lead this incredible global team, particularly during this very exciting time in our organizational history,” Stratten says. “Together with Global Communities, we are poised to expand our impact and make high-quality health services available to more communities around the world, both during emergencies and day-to-day. We have urgent, lifesaving work to do, and I could not be prouder of the team we have in place to do it.”

“I’m so excited to work together with Kate as we move forward with integrating our organizations and the very important work we have to do together around the world,” says Carrie Hessler-Radelet, president and CEO of Global Communities. “I also want to extend my sincerest thanks to Maqsoda for all she’s done to bring IntraHealth and Global Communities together and design a smooth, mutually beneficial combination.”

About Global Communities and IntraHealth
Global Communities brings together local ingenuity and global insights to save lives, advance equity, and secure strong futures. Founded in 1952 as the Foundation for Cooperative Housing, today Global Communities envisions a world of expanded opportunity, where crises give way to resilience and all people thrive.

IntraHealth International believes everyone everywhere should have the health care they need to thrive. For 44 years in over 100 countries, IntraHealth has partnered with governments and local organizations to improve the performance of health workers and strengthen the systems in which they work.

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