5 creative ways Amref Health Africa is supporting women
A great way to celebrate International Women’s Day is to take time to learn about the work being done by women and for women to advance their rights and health around the world! In honor of this international observance day, we spoke with our Charity Alliance member Amref Health Africa (Amref) to learn more about […]
How Gates Philanthropy Partners continues to prioritize the most vulnerable
Last year, I wrote about Gates Philanthropy Partners as a beacon of hope during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly a year later, Jennifer Alcorn, a deputy director with the Gates Foundation and Gates Philanthropy Partners, is here to give an insider’s perspective on the organization and what it was like to rapidly scale […]
Tostan and the CFC – a recipe for positive change
It’s that exciting time of year again when the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is about to kick off. One of the largest and most successful workplace fundraising campaigns in the world, the CFC provides federal employees the opportunity to contribute to thousands of charities across the U.S. and around the world. In 2019, federal employees […]
Bicycles: A surprising tool in the fight against COVID-19
We know that there are weak health systems in sub-Saharan Africa and other countries, but our current crisis shines a new light on what that really means for vulnerable communities. COVID-19 forces us to acknowledge the full reality of health care systems around the world. Patients across the region, particularly in rural areas, often struggle […]
Caring for the most vulnerable: Stories of positive impact with CMMB
The world is a different place now than it was just a few months ago, and we’re finding ourselves surrounded by negative news and scary numbers. As people in countries across the globe shutter their stores, close their schools and stay inside, reality feels difficult to accept and harder to escape. But while we’re facing […]
3 ways FINCA is helping to alleviate poverty globally
DID YOU KNOW? Almost 50% of the world’s population, more than 3 billion people, live on less than $2.50 a day. Additionally, more than 1.3 billion people live in extreme poverty and somehow survive on less than $1.25 a day. For comparison, many Americans spend more than $2.50 a day on a cup of specialty coffee, […]
