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On International Women’s Day, Global Communities celebrates the strength of the many women and girls living in humanitarian crises around the world. Women and girls are often at significantly increased risk of harm – such as ...

Shiam is a locally registered non-profit organization that aims to spread principles of good citizenry, democracy, and good governance among Palestinian youth. It is the spin-off organization of the internationally ...

New York, NY November 1, 2017––The McNulty Foundation today announced Lana Abu-Hijleh and Youth Local Councils as the recipient of the tenth annual John P. McNulty Prize. Ms. Abu-Hijleh is being honored for pioneering a program that ...

Lana Abu-Hijleh, Country Director of Global Communities-West Bank/Gaza was one of the key founders of Youth Local Councils initiative. The initiative is nominated for the McNulty Prize - 2017. For more information please ...

Youth Leading Council has been selected as one of four McNulty Prize Laureates for 2017. The venture is nominated for a $100,000 prize! For more information please ...

❖ 20,000 youth across the West Bank elect 700 members to Youth Local Councils for two-year terms. ❖ There are over 40 YLCs across the West Bank, carry out community development projects that are engaging and improving their ...

On a quarterly basis, Global Communities (CHF International) distributes food assistance to 14,222 vulnerable families across the Gaza Strip through its Food Security Program (FSP). This includes flour, lentils, dried chick peas, vegetable oil, ...

The Aqqaba Secondary Girls’ School, Tubas Governorate – the FIRST Palestinian “green school” – was inaugurated in a special ceremony hosted by the mayor of Aqqaba, Mr. Jamal Abu Ara. Officials and ...

Global Communities, in partnership with the UN-World Food Programme, has been distributing vital in-kind food assistance to thousands of Palestinian families since 2005. Today, Global Communities continues this outstanding effort by providing ...