The Global Fund For Children

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.

Jacmel, Haiti – Proud is a word that cannot begin to describe how I feel writing this blog from Jacmel, Haiti. After almost a year and a half of planning, with delays due to unexpected cancellations and visits from an angry Mother Nature, The Global Fund for Children’s first Knowledge Exchange for GFC’s Haitian and [...]

Bangú, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – I landed in Rio de Janeiro early this morning to visit our current grantee partner Nucleo Socio-Cultural Caixa de Surpresa (Jack-in-the-Box Sociocultural Center).[...]

Sandra Macías del Villar, The Global Fund for Children’s associate program officer for Latin America and the Caribbean,  reflects on her recent trip to Brazil to visit current and prospective GFC grantee partners.

Washington, DC – It is with great sadness that The Global Fund for Children announces the passing of Sonia Pierre, the founder and director of our grantee partner MUDHA (Movimiento de Mujeres Dominico-Haitianas) on December 4, 2011. Our associate program officer for Brazil and the Caribbean, Sandra Macías del Villar, saw Sonia’s work firsthand during [...]

Bogotá, Colombia – I spent today visiting GFC’s grantee partner Fundación Simsa in Bogotá, Colombia. I’ve done a number of site visits over the past three years, but last Sunday’s visit wins the prize for the most crying children.[...]

Fundacion Simsa (Simsa Foundation), a GFC grantee since 2006, provides free dental care to some of the poorest segments of Colombian society through mobile dental clinics and promotes good dental hygiene for children in poor neighborhoods throughout Bogota.

It would be difficult to overestimate the importance of soccer, or futebol, in Brazil. It’s nothing short of a national obsession. However, this universally loved game is also an exercise in social exclusion. Coaching and structured recreational teams for low-income youth are notably absent.

Poder Joven (Youth Power), a GFC grantee partner since 2004, offers programs that promote literacy, life skills, critical thinking, and personal responsibility, with the aim of preventing children in the violent and impoverished neighborhoods of downtown Medellín, Colombia, from abandoning their homes for the streets. Join Michael Gale, GFC’s program officer for Latin America and [...]

Corporación Salus (Salus Corporation), a GFC grantee partner since 2006, is located in Uraba, Colombia. Salus provides psychosocial support, educational opportunities, and nutritious meals to children and youth displaced by Colombia’s armed conflict. Join Michael Gale, GFC’s program officer for Latin America and the Caribbean, on his November 2011 trip to Corporación Salus.