World Connect is excited begin making grants in #Guatemala and welcomes Martha Lidia Oxi Chuy to lead our community investment and build a locally-led development hub to sustain community investment from the inside. Lidia previously served as Co-Executive Director of MAIA, the only organization of its size led by indigenous women serving Maya communities, and that is redefining education in Guatemala through a holistic model that combines academics, culture and identity, wellness, emotional intelligence, and personal development. Lidia is a fellow of the Vital Voices Engage Program, Gratitude Network, Global Governance Forum, and the Global Council of Community Centric Fundraising (CCF), where she is also a board member. Welcome Lidia! Ütz ipetik!
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Activating the power inside communities
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World Connect believes that the power to drive progress exists at the center of every community worldwide. Communities are power centers and we invest with them to drive progress from the inside out. World Connect invests by giving grants directly to communities to activate ideas that originate within communities. 95% of the community-led development initiatives we invest in succeed because communities lead. 80% of our investments are sustaining at five years post-investment and 15% are showing compounding impact - ripple effects - from our initial investment. 60% of the communities we invest in are receiving their first investment. To date we have impacted 2.4+ million people around the globe with increased access to health, education, economic opportunity, and a safer environment. Join us in investing with the power inside communities to achieve more equitable and sustainable development momentum.
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Congratulations to Muhammad Saddiq Ahmad and Rural Health Mission Nigeria who have built a 9-bed hospital in #Taraba State, #Nigeria. World Connect is a proud co-investor with the community of Kabri-Chana, which has eliminated a 30 mile walk for pregnant women to deliver their babies. We believe anything is possible when the #powerinsidecommunities is activated with investment! #powerinsideNigera #health #maternalchildhealth #vaccines #SDG3
CEO/Founder| Atlantic Fellow| Mandela Fellow| IPC Specialist| Public Health professional| Health Equity & Patient Safety Advocate| Story teller
Chana Community Hospital: A Beacon of Hope and Healthcare Innovation in Rural Nigeria. In early 2023, Rural Health Mission Nigeria (RHEMN) embarked on an ambitious project: to build a hospital in the heart of Chana, a remote community with limited access to healthcare. This vision was fueled by World Connect, Inc. a New York-based nonprofit that recognized the community’s need for quality healthcare services. With financial support from World Connect and the dedication of local and international partners, the foundation for Chana’s hospital was laid. The journey was not without challenges. The team had to contend with logistical issues, including transporting materials over rough terrain. Despite these obstacles, the construction continued steadily, guided by RHEMN’s commitment to create a facility that could truly serve the people of Chana. In March 2024, the nine-bed hospital was finally completed. It included a dedicated laboratory, pharmacy, labor room, and male and female wards. The facility was fully equipped with 24/7 solar-powered electricity, ensuring reliable power for critical operations. A clean water supply and high-speed internet connection were also installed, enabling virtual consultations through telemedicine. This innovation allowed patients in Chana to access healthcare services and specialized consultations beyond the walls of their local clinic. By May 2024, the hospital was open for services, staffed by a team of dedicated professionals—midwives, nurses, community health workers, and laboratory technicians. Together, they provided comprehensive care to the community, from routine checkups to emergency support. On October 31, 2024, the Chana Community Hospital was officially commissioned, symbolizing a new era for healthcare in the community. With reliable power, skilled personnel, and telemedicine capabilities, Chana’s hospital now stands as a beacon of progress and a testament to the power of collaboration. https://lnkd.in/d-aMe6xw #RuralHealthcare #CommunityHealth #Telemedicine #WorldConnect #NigeriaHealthcare #RHEMN #SolarPoweredHospital #HealthcareAccess #MaternalHealth #SustainableDevelopment #PrimaryHealthcare #HealthEquity #InfrastructureDevelopment
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Really great to see World Connect Board Member Robert Hecht of Pharos Global Health Advisors and Yale School of Public Health visiting the visionary Rita Idehai and Ecobarter and WREP by Ecobarter in #Abuja #Nigeria! Rita is a leader on #recycling in Nigeria and three time grantee of World Connect. Rita and her team are introducing recyclable vending machines to Nigeria. With World Connect funding, EcoBarter has mobilized #IDP #women who generate income from transforming plastic into fabric. A win win win: ♾️ Jobs and income for women ♾️ A workforce for EcoBarter ♾️ Increased recycling It is an honor to co-invest in creating a healthier planet with Rita and the team at EcoBarter! #powerinsidewomen #powerinsideNigeria #shiftthepower #environment #SDG13
Founder at Ecobarter | Working on Sustainable Waste Management, Social Inclusion, Climate Adaptation | President, Recyclers Association of Nigeria |
We hosted Dr. Robert Hecht a professor of public health at Yale and Board member of World Connect, Inc. at our WREP by Ecobarter workshop in Kuje Abuja. At WREP we work with clusters of local community women as production partners to convert typically hard to recycle plastic wastes into new fabrics for bags, shoes and other lifestyle accessories. World Connect, Inc. is one of the biggest supporters of our work, so it was such a pleasure to share the impact working with waste has had on our community of women. Since the first world connect support grant in 2019, we have trained over 200 more women and now have 50 active production partners across 3 clusters. Together, we process more than 100,000 single-use plastics monthly. Each of the women earning an average of N60,000 over 80 hours of work monthly. A few of the women also shared how working with WREP has ensured they are able to pay their rents, keep their children in school or even buy basic supplies like diapers. Our model at The Ecobarter Company is to build innovative systems including our newly developed reverse vending machines to drive a waste-free world while centering shared prosperity and we are proud of the progress so far. Thank you Pamela Nathenson for connecting us
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Umande Muhammed is not on LinkedIn, but he is a social impact leader you should know. He founded Katengeza Cooperative in Katengeza, Malawi in 2008 in response to the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls in his community, to create income generating opportunities. Umande learned about World Connect through his YALI Network peers and applied and received $685 from World Connect in 2020 to improve the packaging of their locally processed moringa, neem, and mvunguti and increased their sales 400% within four months. With their increased revenue Katengeza planted an additional 6,538 moringa trees. They built up their business with a laptop, planted 40 backyard gardens, and purchased 30 bags of fertilizer to assist families in addressing hunger. The improvements they made to their packaging allowed them to receive certification from the Malawi Bureau of Standards, increasing their distribution capacity. With a second investment of $8,663 from World Connect in 2021, the group bought a milling machine and built a factory house and solar dryer, increasing production by 1000% and monthly sales by 385%. World Connect awarded the cooperative $10,000 in 2023 to purchase a motorcycle to increase their distribution and diversify their business by building beehives for honey production. Before World Connect and its local partner Mudzi Connect begin investing in Katengeza Cooperative, they were earning 50,000 Malawian Kwacha or $28 USD annually. They now earn 16,000,000 Malawian Kwacha or $9,208 USD annually, which is a 32,000% increase in revenue. Before, there were 100 moringa trees in the community, now, there are more than 11,000. In addition to all of this success, they have also seen a reduction in gender based violence in the community, improved food security, housing, financial literacy, and reduced HIV/AIDS stigma. World Connect activates power inside communities by co-investing with them in their priorities. By focusing our funding on local priorities and ideas, we ensure local ownership, which results in projects succeeding 94% of the time, and sustaining 80% of the time. In some cases, we see exponential growth like this and we're so proud of and impressed by the work of Katengeza Cooperative and Umande Muhammed. #powerinsideMalawi #shiftthepower #locallyleddevelopment #economicdevelopment
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Great update Rhoda Kanyesigye! This is what is possible when the #powerinsidecommunities is activated with investment!
There is no better joy of community transformation than this! World Connect, Inc. in partnership with the local community in Mugano Sector of #NyamagabeDistrict, in #Rwanda and CorpsAfrica Rwanda built an #ECD that has moved children from a home-based ECD of not more than 20 children to a two-roomed learning center that is hosting over 80 children from the community. #locallyLedDevelopment #ActivatingThePowerInsideCommunities #ConnectingResourcesToTheResourceful
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Activating power inside communities by co-investing with them in their development priorities. In this case, a growing beekeeping enterprise in #Malawi in partnership with Mudzi Connect, Tamandani Correta Njoka YALI Network Mandela Washington Fellowship. 🐝 Increased income 🐝 Improved nutrition 🐝 Tree preservation The projects World Connect supports address urgent community-defined needs and supports capacity growth among grantees to pave the way for new investment in community-led development. #powerinsidecommunities #powerinsideMalawi
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Success! Sometimes there's simply no better illustration of impact than a #beforeandafter visual. In Jali, #Rwanda, just outside Kigali, women have had to scale unsafe terrain for water. With an investment of $4,700 from World Connect and an investment of $650 from the community of Jali, an improved, safer water solution rose in three months. ✔️ clean water, improved health ✔️ safety for women ✔️ more time for school and work Congratulations to Jean-Claude SHEMA and the community of Jali for this accomplishment. And thank you to our country director in Rwanda Rhoda Kanyesigye for this striking testament to the power of our work. #powerinsidecommunities
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Success! Sometimes there's simply no better illustration of impact than a #beforeandafter visual. In Jali, #Rwanda, just outside Kigali, women have had to scale unsafe terrain for water. With an investment of $4,700 from World Connect and an investment of $650 from the community of Jali, an improved, safer water solition rose in three months. ✔️ clean water, improved health ✔️ safety for women ✔️ more time for school and work Congratulations to Jean-Claude SHEMA and the community of Jali for this accomplishment. And thank you to our country director in Rwanda Rhoda Kanyesigye for this striking testament to the power of our work. #powerinsidecommunities
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Congratulations to Chrissy Zimba and the community of Ekwendeni, #Malawi on installing a water pump with a $5,211 investment from Mudzi Connect, our grantmaking partners in Malawi. In addition to improving health, the project will save the time of women who historically have had to collect and treat water to make it safe to drink. YALI Network Mandela Washington Fellowship Great work to our team in Malawi: Frank C Kasonga, MSc. Ruth Canesha Chamangwana Bertha Mukhuna Daniel Chisoni JONA KASE #powerinsidecommunities
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"The night sky is not lit by one bright star. it is lit by billions of stars that come together." Thank you to board member Rehmah Kasule for sharing this African proverb at our benefit dinner last week, which brought together 200 stars in our community. Thank you ArinMaya Lawrence and Mercedes Escobar for the beautiful music that lifted the evening. We were so proud to announce the launch of #Guatemala Connect at our dinner! Thank you to our speakers and those meant to speak but who couldn't join us. Lola James Rita Idehai Arelis Figueroa Tamala Chirwa, MBA PCC George Biddle! Thank you to our team across the globe who make our work possible! Patrick Higdon Kathryn Murphy Christine Lackowski Frank C Kasonga, MSc. Rhoda Kanyesigye Nina Watkins Natacha Weiss Ruth Canesha Chamangwana Bertha Mukhuna JONA KASE Vanessa Adebayo, MPH Daniel Chisoni ZIONE JAMES Alli Tolbert Pamela Nathenson A big thank you to Katherine Goguen, whose film for the evening made clear the transformational impact of activating the power inside of communities, and women especially. World Connect has invested in 1,461 women leaders. Watch our film here: https://lnkd.in/em9dGRgb
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