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At Global Communities, we believe no one should go hungry, face crisis alone, or be denied the chance to build a better life. We transform urgency into action, and action into a world where everyone can thrive.
Impact Areas
Global Health
We ensure comprehensive primary health care programs that meet the needs and preferences of communities and contribute to healthy lives for individuals and families.
Financial Inclusion
We create opportunities for individuals, communities, and businesses to meet their needs and drive lasting economic growth. We believe everyone can climb the economic ladder, from informal to formal markets, from surviving to thriving, improving their well-being and resilience.
Food Systems
We support farmers in growing more reliable and nutritious food, increasing their incomes, and accessing markets; ensure children receive the meals and care they need to thrive in school; and strengthen communities’ resilience to weather-related shocks.
Humanitarian Assistance
We partner with communities affected by disaster and conflict to deliver lifesaving support and help people rebuild pathways toward stability and opportunity.
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Spotlight
Building a Stronger Health Workforce for West Africa
West African countries like Mali, Niger, and Senegal face a critical shortage of health workers, especially in rural areas, contributing to high rates of maternal and child mortality. The Classroom to Care (C2C) project is laying the foundation to change that situation by supporting the training of nurses and midwives in the very communities they will serve.
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Progress doesn’t happen in isolation. Global Communities believes the path to a brighter tomorrow is forged through shared action. We work alongside communities and strategic partners — from foundations and country governments to local organizations and corporations — to help families shape strong, healthy, and resilient futures. Explore the ways we can work together.
The Latest
From Commitment to Care: Sustaining Integrated Health and Family Planning Services in Burkina Faso
By Idrissa Derra, Community Health Technical Specialist, INSPiRE Two years ago, the CSPS Urbain de Pô health center in southern Burkina Faso began delivering integrated maternal and child health, nutrition, and family planning services through a model supported by the Gates Foundation-funded INSPiRE project. Since then, midwife Rachelle Gamba and her team have seen rising…
Menstrual Health Is Everyone’s Responsibility — A Global Perspective on Girls’ Education
By Leonel Arguello, Director, Integrated School Feeding Programs, Global Communities Six years ago, I had the opportunity to visit primary schools in rural Tanzania where Global Communities was implementing a McGovern-Dole Food for Education project. As someone who has spent much of my career designing and leading integrated school meals programs, I’ve long understood that…
World Health Worker Week: A Global Call to Invest in Health Workers
By Abbey Savin Each year during the first week of April, the Frontline Health Workers Coalition – hosted by IntraHealth International, a Global Communities Partner – leads World Health Worker Week (WHWWeek), a powerful platform for collective advocacy. The campaign highlights the critical importance of sustained leadership and long-term investment in the health workforce to…