Emergency Response

PCI Continues Post-Cyclone Support in Malawi

When Cyclone Idai first made landfall in March 2019, Malawi had already experienced intense flooding in 15 districts, with the Government of Malawi citing Machinga …

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 …

Ghana WASH Behavior Change Communication Package

Ghana WASH Behavior Change Communication Package Under the USAID WASH for Health program, Global Communities worked with government officials and WASH sector stakeholders to research, analyze …

“Hetsomi” Means Dignity: Sanitation Innovation Giving Dignity to Ghana’s Poorest

“Hetsomi” Means Dignity Sanitation Innovation Giving Dignity to Ghana’s Poorest Stella Adzonyo with her granddaughter. She says the Digni-Loo has changed her life. Stella Adzonyo faces …

Saving Lives with a Little Soap and Water

Saving Lives with a Little Soap and Water New Behavior Change Communication Package Promotes Healthy Hygiene Practices Imagine saving 5,000 lives. This is one of …

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Emergencies

Fact Sheet: WASH in Emergencies Water is essential for a range of day-to-day human needs, including consumption, hygiene and irrigation. In developing countries where clean …

Improving Sanitation in Ghana: A Functional Latrine in One Week

Improving Sanitation in Ghana: A Functional Latrine in One Week Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) has drastically improved sanitation and hygiene in Ghana’s Zangu-Vuga community. Prior …

Innovation at Work: Plastic Latrine Slabs Address Ghana’s Sanitation Challenges

Innovation at Work: Plastic Latrine Slabs Address Ghana’s Sanitation Challenges USAID WASH for Health Project Providing Improved Sanitation to Households with Disabilities Anani Abeena, a …

Stability and Security in the Syrian Crisis

Stability and Security in the Syrian Crisis By David Humphries, Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs for Global Communities | This story originally appeared on Medium. …

A Race against Time: Responding to Cholera Outbreaks in Ghana

A Race against Time: Responding to Cholera Outbreaks in Ghana When Cholera strikes, it is devastating. It moves quickly, infecting people who unknowingly pass it …

Better Neighborhoods, Better Lives: Helping Communities Rebuild in Haiti

Better Neighborhoods; Better Lives by Global Communities on Exposure

Global Communities in Lebanon: Working with Refugees

Global Communities in Lebanon: Our Work with Refugees Global Communities has worked closely with UNHCR to provide for refugees as well as the communities that …

Agriculture & Food Security Programming

Agriculture & Food Security Programming Global Communities’ agriculture and food security programs aim to improve livelihoods through increasing agricultural production and sales and enhancing food security …

Combating Human Trafficking in Honduras

Combating Human Trafficking in Honduras Much like its neighbors in the “Northern Triangle”, Honduras is beset by a host of challenges: high rates of crime …

Global Communities Programs in Haiti

Global Communities Programs in Haiti Global Communities began working in Haiti in 2006 to promote stability by creating jobs and rehabilitating much-needed infrastructure. In response …

Using Evidence to Reduce Poverty in the World’s Poorest Places

Using Evidence to Reduce Poverty in the World’s Poorest Places By Milton Funes, Director of Program Impact and Learning at Global Communities This article was …

“I did not know I was being radicalized”: understanding violent extremism

“I did not know I was being radicalized”: understanding violent extremism Preventing violent extremism must be led by local voices. The solutions cannot from the …

Turning on the Lights in Al Sarhan

Turning on the Lights in Al Sarhan The Al Sarhan municipality, located in the governorate of Mafraq, is made up of nine widely dispersed villages. …