The Global Fund For Children

The following guest blog was written by Merlene Nembhard, the founder of The Jamaica Basic Schools Book Project. Through Merlene’s project, The Global Fund for Children has donated 965 new Global Fund for Children books, with a retail value of more than $9,500, to schools in Jamaica. Since 1996, the Books for Kids project has [...]

Washington, DC–My trip to Burkina Faso last November was an eye-opener—I realized that I was very disconnected from what teenagers are talking about today and how they talk about it, especially when it comes to sex.

Jacmel, Haiti–By the second day of the first ever GFC Knowledge Exchange in Haiti, it was apparent that the notorious earthquake of January 2010 wasn’t the main focus of conversation among the participating Global Fund for Children grantee partners.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia—A ger is a traditional Mongolian portable tent that is still used today as a dwelling place for families. The unofficial ger district just outside of Mongolia’s capital, Ulaanbaatar, has expanded significantly over the last year as many families have left the countryside in search of jobs.

Washington, DC–Children require adults’ support, care, and protection to become productive adults themselves. Unfortunately, many children globally are deprived of this protection, and they suffer various forms of abuse and exploitation, which adversely affects their well-being. Child abuse includes all forms of physical and emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, and other forms [...]

Washington, DC–Over lunch, Bharati Chaturvedi, the director of Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group, and I shared our excitement at what lies ahead for her organization. Chintan, a Global Fund for Children grantee partner in Delhi, India, had just received the first Innovation Award for the Empowerment of Women and Girls for training and organizing [...]

Wow! After Day 2 at the GEO conference my mind is abuzz! The wonderful thing about this conference is hearing from the greatest thought leaders in the business of philanthropy, social media, capacity-building, and non-profit effectiveness.

Sibiu, Romania–Situated in east-central Europe, bordering the Black Sea, Romania has always had slavery as a part of its history—from ancient Greek settlements through the Roman Empire, in medieval times, and under the Ottoman Empire. Unfortunately, this tragic history has continued into modern times, as many Romanian families continue to be destroyed by the scourge [...]

[Editor's Note: This piece also appears as a guest blog on Beth Kantor's site, which is one of the premier outlets for discussing how nonprofits can harness social media to affect meaningful results.]   Learning in Public.  Sounds pretty awesome, right?  It involves creating a forum where wide and varied stakeholders can share and learn [...]

By now, like us, you have probably watched “Kony 2012”—the 30-minute long video about the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and its notorious leader Joseph Kony. Posted a few days ago by the advocacy group Invisible Children, the video has gone viral with more than 70 million views. The buzz is exciting—to have millions of people [...]