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Virtual Exchange in the Era of COVID-19

How many students worldwide will ever have an opportunity to be involved in a cultural exchange program? How many will ever have the chance to travel abroad or even host a guest from abroad in their home? These are the driving questions behind the longevity of virtual exchange. COVID-19 has certainly accelerated the evolution of this medium of virtual, global connection! But does it “have legs?” For those of us feverishly pivoting to this new reality, writing grants, and developing programs, is this stop-gap or an investment in the future?


Virtual Exchange in the Era of COVID-192023-08-23T19:19:37+00:00

Examining the Meaning of Citizenship in the Middle East

Citizenship deprivation and statelessness underlie many critical issues facing the Middle East today. The Boston Consortium for Arab Region Studies (BCARS) and its extensive, transnational network examine the ways citizenship status impacts access to rights and services in the region through collaborative research.

Examining the Meaning of Citizenship in the Middle East2023-08-23T19:19:37+00:00

Saha Global on Meeting the Challenge of COVID-19

At Saha Global, our mission is to bring clean water to small rural villages in Northern Ghana. We do this by setting up entrepreneurial women with community-scale clean drinking water businesses that use simple, locally available materials and methods. Our organization was born in the Boston area as part of a master’s thesis project at MIT in 2008.

Saha Global on Meeting the Challenge of COVID-192023-08-23T19:19:37+00:00

How Last Mile Health Switched Gears for Coronavirus

Since 2007, Last Mile Health has worked with national health systems and local partners to equip rural locations around the world with community health workers and to improve access to and quality of care in the most hard to reach areas. In addition to their work on the ground, LMH runs a Community Health Academy that trains health workers to support their local areas with high-quality health education. LMH makes health systems stronger and more sustainable, and advocates for best practices in community health by prioritizing the unique needs of those in the communities they empower.

How Last Mile Health Switched Gears for Coronavirus2023-08-23T19:19:37+00:00

Advancing equitable health systems: Women leading the COVID-19 response

The first case of COVID-19 in Togo was recorded on March 11, 2020. Since then, the government of Togo has responded quickly. As a result of the quick response, the spread of COVID-19 has been slow; however, cases continue to rise as they appear outside of the capital, where the health system is weaker. Integrate Health has worked closely with the government to support their response.

Advancing equitable health systems: Women leading the COVID-19 response2023-08-23T19:19:37+00:00

NPH International’s Covid-19 Response: Providing Protection & Care to Latin America & the Caribbean’s Most Vulnerable

Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (NPH, Spanish for “Our Little Brothers and Sisters,”) raises children, supports families, and transforms lives in nine countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean including Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Peru. NPH provides a safe home, food, clothing, education, and healthcare to over 6,100 vulnerable, disadvantaged, and at-risk children. NPH community outreach programs provided over 107,000 services in 2019.

NPH International’s Covid-19 Response: Providing Protection & Care to Latin America & the Caribbean’s Most Vulnerable2023-08-24T18:04:19+00:00

Fighting COVID-19 in Haiti: C2C’s COVID-19 Response

Care 2 Communities (C2C) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization registered in Boston with a growing network of seven community clinics in the North and Northeast Departments of Haiti.

Fighting COVID-19 in Haiti: C2C’s COVID-19 Response2023-08-23T19:19:37+00:00

COVID-19, International Development, and Education: An Interview with Open Learning Exchange

Melissa Bornico spoke with Mike Perez, the CEO of Open Learning Exchange, to get his perspective on how learning and education have been impacted by COVID-19. What follows is a poignant illustration of his organization’s effort to empower communities before and through a global health emergency, a meaningful outlook on his vision for learning, and an example of the resiliency that people can have when equipped with their own actualized potential.



COVID-19, International Development, and Education: An Interview with Open Learning Exchange2023-08-23T19:19:37+00:00

Build Health International’s Covid-19 Response: The Importance of Infrastructure in Fighting Disease Outbreaks

Build Health International is a Beverly based Global Health organization that creates high quality infrastructure for healthcare delivery systems in low resource regions around the world. Read more about how the organization has responded to the COVID-19 Pandemic through creating open access resources and helping partner organizations with their most imminent structural needs.

Build Health International’s Covid-19 Response: The Importance of Infrastructure in Fighting Disease Outbreaks2023-08-24T18:04:19+00:00

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