Through the USDA McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition program, Counterpart strengthens the resiliency of food systems by fostering the conservation of resources,...
World + 2 more
World + 2 more
Through the USDA McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition program, Counterpart strengthens the resiliency of food systems by fostering the conservation of resources,...
PartnerSHIP for Impact (P4I) celebrated World Humanitarian Day by sending a shipment of medical and household supplies to help an estimated 15,000 people displaced by the crisis in Ukraine. The...
The children of Badjouma Radier, Cameroon are growing stronger and learning more—and the whole community is rejoicing. More than 2,500 community members gathered at Badjouma Radier Elementary School...
One leader learns to mobilize others to create an informational network that can now be activated on any issue of community concern. In the 1990s, the government in Moharjapur, Bangladesh partnered...
Maté Mint Sidi Ali’s village in Guidimakha, Mauritania sits six miles from the nearest health clinic – too far for many in her community to get any kind of healthcare. “Hiring a ride is expensive and...
Afghanistan + 6 more
In the Armenian village of Aragatsavan, residents had struggled for more than two decades to secure clean drinking water. The community’s Soviet-era reservoir was contaminated, and leaked more than...
By Tom Willcox The inhabitants of Labaabe Baala village in Afghanistan’s Samangan province had struggled for seven months to secure a clean and safe water source, ever since the village well fell...
Mauritania + 1 more
Arlington, Virginia –Tens of thousands of drought victims in the West African country of Mauritania will receive emergency assistance to rehabilitate wells, prevent outbreaks of disease and provide...
By Jennifer O'Riordan In the fall of 2011, thousands of families who had fled Somalia’s dangerous south for the north began to experience a devastating famine. War and other violence in southern...
By Alisha Rodriquez Maté Mint Sidi Ali says she never envisioned being a leader in health. But when Counterpart International came to her village in Mauritania’s Guidimakha region recruiting...
By Alisha Rodriquez, Senior Program Development Officer It’s easy to see the fear in parents’ eyes when they talk about their children’s health during the current drought and food crisis in...
By Maggie Farrand Xaliimo Cabdilahi Mohamed considers herself to be a lucky person, even though she is a refugee living in the Hiiraan camp in Garowe, Somalia. “We fled and left all our belongings...
Sighnaghi District, Tibaani Village, Georgia (August 30, 2011) – On Tuesday, August 30, 2011, Counterpart International celebrated a Small Reconstruction Project (SRP) Opening and Ribbon Cutting...
Armenia + 1 more
Situation Khachpar village is approximately 15 km (9 miles) southwest of Armenia's capital, Yerevan. Of the 2,700 inhabitants, more than 98 percent are Azerbaijani refugees. The village has 40-50...
(Baku, Azerbaijan - April 13) - While the first five fatal cases of avian flu were confirmed in Azerbaijan last month, a U.S. humanitarian aid organization reconstructed a water purification system...
Hauling water up a steep gorge is no longer a problem for residents of Kuldara. KHOVALING, Tajikistan (June 8, 2005) -- For decades residents of Kuldara, a village nestled in the remote mountainous...
WASHINGTON, DC (July 20, 2004) -- Counterpart International President Lelei LeLaulu praised the "courage and professionalism" of Counterpart Iraq staff who were able to successfully implement...