In this new animated video from Development Associates International and the Girl Child Long Walk team, Rebecca explores many questions about her calling, God, and what the Bible has to say about her value and gifting as a female human being. Read More

The African Visionary Fund’s Katie Bunten-Wamaru and Segal Foundation’s Dedo N. Baranshamaje team up to urge philanthropy to address the racism imbued in global giving to Africa in The Guardian. Read More

Roxbury Presbyterian Church Social Impact Center hosted a webinar series: Trauma, Trust, and Truth: Coping in the Next Season of COVID-19 Pandemic to discuss the impacts of COVID-19 and share information on the vaccine. Read More

Current Executive Director and incoming CEO, Geoffrey Thige, and outgoing CEO and incoming Managing Director, Jailan Adly, share three ways funders can ensure their investments are more efficient, effective, and equitable via Philanthropy News Digest. Read More

Support our partners at Mother's Heart in Cambodia, as they work to support women and their new babies by providing quality health care, stable housing, nutritious food, vocational training, and job placements. Read More

Revolutionary online services now offered by Hagar's Sisters Read More

African-led organizations are best positioned to deliver impact because their leaders are deeply rooted in the communities they serve. Yet they are often overlooked by international funders. Segal Family Foundation and African Visionary Fund aim to change Read More

As we all already know, our lives changed dramatically this year. Read on to learn how Resonate shifted their methodology and created ambitious COVID-19 recovery initiatives to help their clients get through this tumultuous year and beyond. Read More

The Girl Child and her Long Walk to Freedom project is pleased to announce the launch of the Kiswahili translation of the patriarchy explainer video! Read More

RefuSHE is excited to announce that Geoffrey Thige, RefuSHE's Executive Director in Kenya, will become the Chief Executive Officer of RefuSHE starting January 2021! Read more about the significance of this transition in RefuSHE's latest blog post. Read More

Join us for an honest conversation on how to think about racial, cultural, and operational dynamics when giving to non-profit organizations. Read More

This year, on World AIDS Day, let's Unite for Hope. Grassroot Soccer is excited to bring you their sixth annual, first virtual World AIDS Day Gala. This unique event will combine the best of our prior live events while opening up the experience to a globa Read More

Right now - in a moment that none of us could have predicted, yet should not be surprised by - a lot is being asked of philanthropy. Just read a few of the many demands: Increase investments in Black-led organizations that connect individuals and fam Read More

Covid-19 has continued to wreak havoc on the health, safety, and wellbeing of youth all over the world. With Kenyan schools closed until 2021, millions of girls are facing challenges that have only been amplified by the pandemic. While out of school, girl Read More

We're gearing up for International Day of the Girl on October 11 - and we are thrilled to kick off the celebration by introducing you to our Adolescent Girls Advisory Council! We firmly believe that girls are experts of their own lives - and brilliant fem Read More

On March 22nd, Uganda's health officials confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in Uganda. Although border regions take the brunt of COVID-19 cases in Uganda, impoverished slum communities within Kampala continue to struggle to have their basic needs met. I Read More

Searching for a stylish face mask to keep you safe while being fashion-forward? Join the RefuSHE Auxiliary Board for our Sunday Morning SafeTEA Workshop on November 8, 2020 at 11 am CT! During our SafeTEA Workshop, the RefuSHE's Business Development Manag Read More

This action-packed Summit will take you across the globe, from Asia to Africa to South and North America. You'll meet inspiring leaders, passionate activists, determined young people, and dynamic educators. You'll hear spirited conversation, music, poetry Read More

Every girl should have the power to choose who she wants to be and how she wants to live their lives. Yet too many are being left behind as they confront pandemics, inequity, racial injustice, and climate change. Join us for a compelling conversation with Read More

Learn more at https://dandelionafrica.org/girls-for-leaders/ and https://dandelionafrica.org/boys-for-change/. Read More

It's hard to believe that Spark Microgrants is 10 years old! Your support over the last 10 years has helped Spark improve the civic and economic power of 325 rural communities facing poverty in East Africa and West Africa. Read More

Girl Child, who were you before the world told you who you should be? Watch a short video to understand the "mountain" we still need to move. Read More

On 9/30 Boston Faith & Justice Network will hold the second in their Uncomfortable Conversations Series. The topic will be economic inequality. Join them to hear our panel share their interest and expertise, engage together as a community & consider how w Read More

One of the beautiful realities of whole-life discipleship is that you never know where it will take you. It may push you to have a brave conversation with a co-worker, to give sacrificially of your time or money, or to take a different outlook on your rol Read More

A mentoring initiative brought girls back to class in Tanzania amid the coronavirus pandemic, and may be a model for elsewhere in the world. Read More

Girl Child, who were you before the world told you who you should be? Watch a short video to understand the "mountain" we still need to move. Read More

As naturally happens in organizations, this spring, IDF went through a set of staff transitions.ÿ Lina Canon, our former Associate Grants Manager, moved on to become the Associate Director at Chica Project here in Boston.ÿ And Katie Bunten-Wamaru, our Pro Read More

Greetings, We hope this finds you safe and healthy wherever you have been sheltering. If you are reading this, you may be a friend in the network of the Imago Dei Fund (IDF), the Institute for Faith and Gender Empowerment (IFAGE), and/or someone we have Read More

The more things change, the more we need to come together. Much has changed for all of us over the last few months. But one thing has remained the same: Our collective commitment to creating a world where no person is bought, sold or exploited. While we c Read More

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Virtual Summer Soiree: Changing Ourselves, Changing Our World. Join Fellow NEID members for virtual drinks and dinner and explore how the pandemic is changing us and our vision for how we wish to change our world. Read More

More than 1,000 people gathered in Boston Common on Sunday for Boston Pray. (WBZ-TV) Read More

Dandelion Africa Director Wendo Aszed looks at how COVID-19 is affecting women in rural Kenya. Read More

Coronavirus Booklets are now available to all! Tostan has created two informational booklets on COVID-19 in ten languages for public use. The first is a 24-page illustrated booklet on COVID-19, and the second brochure offers an Islamic perspective on cont Read More

World Vision Resources for Addressing Gender Equality During COVID-19, Global Funding for COVID-19, Massachusetts Resources, Boston Resources, Cambridge Resources, Resources for Organizations, Resources for Funders/Philanthropy Read More

A foundational aspect of our Workforce Development Program is our hygiene module, which integrates USAID's Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) curriculum in the cultural context of rural India. This curriculum has been tested AND proven to cultivate hyg Read More

Cotton face masks made by our artisans are now available online in North America at Kibebe.com. Read More

Actress, singer, producer, and UNHCR supporter Kat Graham is partnering with RefuSHE to spread the word about our virtual event, Fashion Challenge: Reimagined, on June 18th! Kat is a strong advocate for human rights and has been a high-profile supporter Read More

Around the world, ICRW is working with our partners to address the immediate impacts of the pandemic and create a stronger, healthier and more fully empowered future for all. In India, our team is collaborating with local communities and the national gov Read More

The Imago Dei Fund is looking to add to our team! Some of our partner organizations are also hiring. Please pass along these opportunities to anyone you think may be a good fit. Read More

At Girl Rising, stories inspire us. They encourage us to see the world differently. They show us what is possible. We have put together the Girl Rising Family Guide to help bring these stories and conversations into your homes. It includes links to the fi Read More

Claims that Africa will be hit the worst by the pandemic ignore African epidemiological know-how and action. In an April 10 interview with CNN, American philanthropist Melinda Gates expressed her belief that the coronavirus pandemic will have the worst i Read More

Dear partners, we would love if you could take a few minutes to fill out this survey being done by Gretchen Steidle at Global Grassroots to better understand how you see and measure the linkages between the inner dimension of personal transformation and Read More

Join us for a 75-minute webinar from 2-3:15 PM ET to learn how to find grant makers offering general-operating support in response to the pandemic and tips for demonstrating financial transparency, resiliency, and sustainability despite financial and econ Read More

Does your organization have technical needs that your current staff doesn't have the capacity to meet? Do you have a wealth of data but are unsure how to best leverage it to advance your organization's mission? Is your website in need of an upgrade? MIT' Read More

Dear Readers, Welcome to our COVID-19 Special Edition. Here, we bring together perspectives and insights from some of the most erudite women leaders in philanthropy. We know that women's voices matter, particularly in these unprecedented times, and these Read More

As the nation grapples with the COVID-19 crisis, nonprofit leaders face tough decisions about how to sustain their organizations in a time of uncertainty. To help ensure nonprofit leaders have every tool at their disposal, NFF is presenting the following Read More

Connecting and building relationships with new funders can be a challenge. It requires courage, patience, and professional perseverance. You are likely concerned that COVID-19, and the cancellation of the Skoll World Forum, could affect your fundraising s Read More

A robust grant pipeline is vital to cultivating new funder partnerships. Identifying new sources of potential funding is critical, particularly in light of the impact COVID-19, and the cancellation of the Skoll World Forum, may have upon your fundraising Read More

Philanthropy MA, together with Fish Family Foundation and The Clowes Fund invite you to a funder briefing about the immigration sector in Massachusetts, followed by a funders-only networking lunch. At this briefing, funders will hear from CEOs of leading Read More

You are invited to join Luke Goldworm, James Carmody, Bob Guttentag, Paul Hanson, Ariel Martinez, Peter Qualliotine, Andy Takats, Robert Vail, Jae Williams, and Andrey Zarur for the launch of the My Life My Choice Male Allies Movement! This unprecedented Read More

Investing in women has a positive economic impact across generations and throughout communities. Here in Massachusetts and throughout the country, women and girls' rights and cause have been receiving increased attention within the political space and in Read More

I felt loved. When a woman I barely knew wiped tears from my eyes and said, "I see you," I felt loved. I'm not sure how I got from here to there over three days through the Gender Equity and Reconciliation International retreat in Boston this Fall, but so Read More

We're curious to know what organizations out there have formal or informal internship programs for motivated young adults seeking experience in the field. Email and let us know! Read More

In this powerful talk, Tabitha recalls a time when she was consumed by an overwhelming desire to do something about the sexual violence and trauma she saw in her community. Trauma is like a relay baton, she says, trauma not transformed is trauma transferr Read More

Join us from December to June as we learn about the global landscape surrounding family planning as an essential part of poverty alleviation efforts and devise a grantmaking strategy to fund a shortlist of organizations together. Led by Emily Nielson Jone Read More

The leaves are turning, the temperatures are dropping, and we are closing in on an incredible first year here at The Share Trust. We have built inspiring partnerships, uncovered and collected powerful evidence and found Self Help Groups thriving in every Read More

December 5, 2019 in New York, NY. Handwork Rebooted: addressing technology's role in building a connected, transparent, globalized handworker economy Read More

The El Mundo Boston Latino 30 under 30 honors young individuals making an impact on the Massachusetts Latino community in a variety of fields including, but not limited to, Business, Sports, Community Service, and Fine Arts. The list serves to highlight t Read More

Take your leadership to the next level through transformational executive coaching & training experience that applies cutting-edge leadership theory to your latest leadership challenges. Traditional models of command and comply leadership will not work to Read More

Some of our partner organizations are hiring! Please pass along these opportunities to anyone you think may be a good fit. Read More

The Atrium, Brooklyn Botanic Garden , 990 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY on Tuesday, October, 29, 2019 | 6 - 7:30pm. Please RSVP by Friday, October 25. Read More

Wed, Nov 13th 2019 at 5:30 to 7:30 PM EDT. Join Compass Working Capital and our Women's Wealth Equity Circle for an evening with Stephanie Land, author of the New York Times best-selling memoir Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive Read More

World Pulse has launchedÿ Girls Hub, which is nested inside the wider World Pulse network - connecting the voices of girls, women, and advocates for girls. There is also ability to filter the content by region, and also filter for resources. So many i Read More

After a decade of building the Akilah Institute in Rwanda, the founders say they have embarked on the journey of launching a new global network of universities, Davis College. Elizabeth Dearborn Hughes co-founded Akilah Institute with her husband Dave Hu Read More

"Talk about important work!" That was the reaction from Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Sussex, when she was introduced today to the work of mothers2mothers (m2m), in Cape Town, South Africa. The Duchess joined m2m during an official engagement on the Read More

EDJA's effort to open a community's eyes and hearts is one of the most inspiring and powerful #metoo movements of our day. Read More

You are warmly invited to a unique gathering of male and female ministers, clergy, and other religious leaders and innovators from Boston-area congregations, churches, and non-profits - to jointly confront the challenge presented by the #MeToo movement, a Read More

Girl Rising started as a film - profiling nine unforgettable girls coming of age in the developing world and confronting barriers to their education. Powered by these stories of resilience and determination, the film exploded into a global campaign for Read More

I am honored that our Board of Directors has appointed me to serve GHC and our mission to transform health systems through leadership as CEO. Read More

Kibera slum, Africa's largest slum located in Kenya will be hosting the inaugural World Poverty Forum (WPF) in January next year. Founded by Kennedy Odede, one of Africa's best-known social entrepreneurs, the forum is taking place on the 11th and 12th of Read More

October 24-25, 2019 , Boston University, 1 Silber Way, Boston, M. Purchase Tickets Online here. Read More

We are pleased to announce that tickets are now available for "Journeys of Hope," an evening of celebration and storytelling by refugees, hosted by Beautiful Day. Come join us on Tuesday, October 29 at the Woodman Center at Moses Brown School in Providenc Read More

Six projects from four countries, including the Akilah Institute, have won the 2019 WISE Awards for innovative solutions to education challenges and positive social impact. Read More

Compass Working Capital is growing and we areÿlooking for talented, mission-driven individuals to join our team. Currently available positions include: Financial Coach, Development Associate, Career Development Manager. Join us for a Career Opportunity O Read More

Village Enterprise has now transformed a million lives in rural Africa through entrepreneurship and innovation. Through your support, the more than 45,000 businesses we helped start have lifted a million people out of extreme poverty. Read More

Health tech solutions for low-resource areas emerge from MIT Solve. Read More

The Aspen Institute Festival Scholars are a diverse group of global leaders who are selected for their work, accomplishments, and ability to transform ideas into action. Read More

"How many kids will it take?" Protesters demand Southern Baptists do more to fight sex abuse. Read More

Elisha designs & leads Lwala's SRH programming, hosts a health-focused radio show, and provides technical assistance to the Ministry of Health. His work has led to a 300% increase in contraceptive uptake amongst Lwala communities. Read More

In the aftermath of genocide, Rwanda's women have transformed the country. Read More

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women. After speaking at the FIFA's Women's Football Convention, she told us about the importance of females in football, the game's effect on the advancement of Read More

Learn to facilitate group dialog and connection using spiritual wisdom and contemplative practices. Read More

Learn to spiritually accompany those engaged in justice and peace efforts through ancient practices of deep listening. Open to emerging spiritual leaders from any and all traditions or practices. Read More

In honor of World Refugee Day, join us for a special screening of Girl Rising's powerful new film, Brave Girl Rising. Made in collaboration with Citi, HP and the International Rescue Committee and filmed in one of the largest refugee camps in the world, B Read More

How can we help young women in Africa turn into leaders? In this emotional talk Executive Director Jana Hardy Kinsey shares how mentors can empower girls to become confident, resilient, inspiring leaders, and how those leaders are changing the world for t Read More

Educate! was selected as one of 20 innovative youth solutions for the UN's Generation Unlimited. They were featured for their work to equip young people in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda with the skills to succeed in today's economy. Read More

Building Tomorrow recently announced that they have enrolled 51,941 out-of-school children in Uganda since 2014. To put it in perspective, they've enrolled an out-of-school child every 50 minutes since August 2014! Read More

Nest unveils their first State of the Handworker Economy Report, an immense report housing troves of descriptive data on artisan small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and home-based workers engaged in craft work. The report was generously funded by Blo Read More

This International Women's Day, Girl Rising, the non-profit behind the global campaign for girls' education and empowerment, debuts a powerful new film titled Brave Girl Rising today in honor of International Women's Day. Made in collaboration with the I Read More

BIG NEWS: In celebration of #IWD2019 on March 8th, we're launching a week-long campaign "Don't Let A Period Stop Her"! Starting TODAY - March 11th, we will be in donated digital billboards across the US in 22 locations: http://bit.ly/2Hetck2 AND a week- Read More

Without a doubt, one of the greatest challenges the planet faces today is climate change. Africa is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. According to the United Nations: " Global warming of 2??C would put over 50 percent of the contin Read More

Looking for a fun way to engage in Women's History Month, connect with others and get out in the city? Check out some of these awesome events going on in Boston this month: Wednesday, March 6th: LinkedIn Women of Boston Panel, 5:30 pm - 8 pm at WeWork on Read More

Almost 1,000 students study at the Akilah Institute, Rwanda's only women's college. It is here that Africa's future female leaders are educated to solve the world's most pressing problems, through a lens of opportunity and sustainability. Read More

The heart-wrenching details emerging about the lives of exploited women forced to work at the Asian Orchid Massage parlor may have shocked members of Patriots Nation, but, sadly, were not shocking to us at My Life My Choice who deal with the realities of Read More

BOSTON (February 15, 2019) - The Boston Women's Fund, a progressive nonprofit supporting community-based organizations and grassroots initiatives run by women, girls, and gender nonconforming people will award $50,000 to Boston area organizations as par Read More

From Kathy LeMay - "On Monday, February 11th, 12pm-12:45 pm EST I'm so pleased to invite you to my Live Webinar where I answer The 3 Most Burning Questions on Fundraisers Minds. I am here to give you all the knowledge, hacks and little-known secrets to ma Read More

APPLY BY JAN 31! Join a global network of leaders building sustainable solutions to poverty & injustice. Hundreds of nonprofit directors, for-profit social entrepreneurs, grant makers and impact investors will convene in Mexico from October 13th -18th, al Read More

By the age of 16, Cyntoia Brown had experienced multiple rapes, physical and mental abuse, run away from home, and was being sold for sex by a pimp named Garion McGlothen or "Kut Throat." On the evening of August 6, 2004, her life would change forever whe Read More

Today is the International Day of Human Rights and the last day of the 16 days of Activism to End Gender Violence campaign. The International Day of Human Rights is a celebration of the anniversary of the 1948 adoption of the Universal Declaration of Huma Read More

December 3rd is World Disabilities Day and marks the half-way point in the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender Violence campaign! This year's theme is "Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and equality." Learn more about this year Read More

Today is World AIDS Day and the 7th day of the 16 days of activism campaign. The theme for this year's World AIDS Day is "Know Your Status." UNAIDS encourages everyone to know their status so that people living with HIV are linked to quality care and prev Read More

Today is the day we celebrate YOU- women, girls, activists, program implementors, and fellow supporters- in the 16 Days of Activism campaign! November 29th is International Women Human Rights Defenders Day. While this day focuses on the work of women who Read More

South Africa and the United States are connected by a shared history of power structures exploiting people based on their race, gender, class and ability. Over the last two centuries, Black liberation activists in these two countries have learned from and Read More

The 16 Days of Activism to End Gender Violence is underway! Below are some key facts and information about the campaign including its history, significance, and important dates. Throughout these 16 days, we look forward to sharing more information about t Read More

The Imago Dei Fund (IDF) is excited to welcome our two new Program Partners, Erin Gerber and Katie Bunten-Wamaru. Erin and Katie both bring a depth of experience, kindness, generosity and a humble respect of humanity and the challenges we face in the worl Read More

From the Praxis Project: It's official! In late October, our partners at the Canada Centre to End Human Trafficking were awarded the contract to build and run Canada's first ever national human trafficking hotline. Polaris's global hotlines experts have Read More

What a Kenyan Slum Can Teach America About Politics? Don't put your hope in elected officials. Real change has to start locally. Read More

Want to become a transformative facilitator? Are you committed to contemplatively facilitating reflection, dialogue, and connection in communities working for justice and peace? Have you been interested in how to effectively leverage spiritual wisdom and Read More

From the Praxis team: We want to share some exciting but bittersweet news with you. After a period of mutual discernment and prayer, Praxis co-founder Josh Kwan has accepted an amazing opportunity to be the new President of The Gathering, a leading commu Read More

"I'm most excited about contributing to the work of an organization that is investing in the health and wholeness of people and communities all over the world. I have lots to learn and can't wait to get started!" ~ Becca. Becca joins IDF as the Foundation Read More

A few more spots are still open in an upcoming pilot Reading Pilgrimage starting on International Day of the Girl on October 11th. This is designed to be an online learning journey to cultivate a more conscious faith to look under the troubled gender wate Read More

The Ihangane Project was chosen to be part of this year's MIT Solver class! As one of eight selected health solutions, TIP will join the Solve community and will build partnerships with cross-sector leaders to help drive transformational change. In additi Read More

A peer-reviewed study demonstrating a significant decrease in under-5 mortality in Lwala communities has been released. Read More

Please join My Life My Choice at The Boston Foundation on Thursday, October 11, 2018 for a transformative conversation about our groundbreaking work to combat the commercial sexual exploitation of children. Read More

I have often wondered why there are so many churches along Roxbury's mile-long Warren Street corridor between Dudley Square and Grove Hall and still so many lost souls on the streets - the homeless, drug and alcohol addicted, and the mentally ill. That is Read More

Recent attention to sexual harassment in many fields, exemplified by the #MeToo movement, has revealed the pervasiveness of gender-based violence (GBV). Women from diverse backgrounds have stepped forward to report the abuse they have experienced in diffe Read More

The New Voices Fellowship, one of the flagship programs of the Aspen Global Innovators Group, is a groundbreaking initiative designed to bring more expert voices from the Global South into the global development discussion. The Fellowship offers developme Read More

New England International Donors (NEID) is partnering with the Opportunity Collaboration Global to recruit outstanding NGO leaders, funders, journalists and academics to convene in Mexico from October 14-19 to forge collaborative solutions to global chall Read More

As part of our mission, Compass is committed to shaping national practice and policy to promote financial security and economic mobility for families with low incomes. Recently that work took a big step forward, with the passage of the federal Family Sel Read More

After 20 years of helping grassroots gender equality advocates raise their voices and change lives around the world, Women Thrive is closing its doors. Women Thrive's final report is a journey of the last 20 years. The report looks back at the work and ac Read More

For many months now, African Leadership Academy has been working to support the creation of a new network of young African leaders - the Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa program. It's been quite a feat to keep a lid on it for so long! The participation o Read More

The Boston Higher Education Resource Center's (HERC) Passport to College Program is a Latino-led, culturally-sensitive, college readiness program focused on failure-proofing first-generation students of color throughout their journey through college. Read More

Spiritual accompaniment is essential to the quest for justice and peace in our world. We are looking to train the next generation of spiritual leaders who seek to accompany those working for justice and peace. The process of contemplative listening carr Read More

There are more people in our world today experiencing the trauma of persecution and displacement, than at any other time in human history. Women-of-faith helping professionals are all too often leading our societies toward peace and security, advocating f Read More

We have all heard the heartbreaking news of immigrant children being separated from their families at the U.S. - Mexico border and the increasing legal needs of all immigrants. As this crisis at the border unfolded, you, our church partners, came to our m Read More

New England International Donors (NEID) and The Philanthropic Initiative's Center for Global Philanthropy are co-hosting the 2018 Innovations in International Philanthropy Symposium at MIT's Samberg Center September 6-7, 2018 to propel forward the capacit Read More

Following the successful Public Health Leaders Fellowship pilot of three West African fellows in 2016/17, the Centre on Global Health Security is pleased to team up with the Global Health Centre at the Graduate Institute, Geneva for a new cohort of Africa Read More

Is someone you admire doing right by girls? Or maybe YOU are the one making the world a better place! We're calling on individuals and organizations from across the world to share how they are helping create a gender equal world. Our actions, however big Read More

I was born and raised in the Boston area. We moved to the west coast - Southern California - when I was 16. In 2012, I felt a strong sense from God that I was to move back to Boston. After being gone for more than 30 years, I was to start a work - a minis Read More

Dear Imago Dei Fund Partner, I am excited to share the outcome of our 2018 strategic planning process. Thank you for your patience as we took a pause for critical reflection. Per my prior message, Imago Dei Fund's mission will continue as it is: Motiva Read More

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While #MeToo revelations continue to roil the globe, what can we all do in our own sandboxes to say #TimesUp? How can we do work in our own lives that gets atÿnot only the more egregious forms of relational abuse, but also at all the layers of harmful gen Read More

Transformational Listening is unique because it consists of two distinct programs: TL-1 Soul Care Companions in year one consists of a nine month program where you will experience and grow in the art of contemplative listening, and develop the skill to fa Read More

Medtronic Foundation seeks organizations to submit project ideas to test or scale innovative solutions that can improve the efficiency of healthcare delivery by reducing barriers and addressing gaps in distance, time or workforce capacity, while positione Read More

Rev. Dr. James Hal Cone, renowned founder of Black Liberation Theology, award-winning author and Bill & Judith Moyers Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, died today. He was 79. Read More

For men who care about #metoo... a reverse prayer of sorts on Mother's Day from the maternal heart of God who feels the same weariness and love that so many mothers feel as we read all of these #metoo #churchtoo stories and feel the pervasive dishonor tha Read More

Skoll! to Sally Osberg, Founding CEO of Skoll. As we mark an important milestone - the Skoll Foundation's first CEO transition - we believed it important to capture the aspirations, values, and ways of working that constitute the DNA of the Foundation lau Read More

As someone who has spent the last thirty years working to end violence against girls and women, I have never been more hopeful. Women and girls are being believed. Abusers are being held accountable. Sexual violence, so long invisible, is finally becoming Read More

Moderated by m2m Co-founder Robin Smalley, this intimate, candid conversation with Babalwa Mbono and her 15-year-old daughter, Anathi, will inform, inspire, and captivate. 200 Clarendon Street, Boston MA 02116, May 18, 2018 Noon - 2:00 pm. Lunch will be p Read More

Recognizing a pioneering approach to community development, the Obama Foundation this week selected Spark MicroGrants' Executive Director and co-founder Sasha Fisher to join the inaugural 2018 Fellows class. Sasha will join 20 Fellows selected from more t Read More

By being selected for the Obama Foundation's Fellowship program, Nedgine Paul Deroly has just joined a circle of prestigious world leaders. The founder of the organization Anseye Pou Ayiti (APA) - Teaching for Haiti in Engslish - is now one of the 20 Read More

"In my role at the Imago Dei Fund, I look forward to contributing to the empowerment of individuals and organizations who are so invested in challenging and changing the systems in place, and creating a world where everyone can meet their full potential." Read More

Meaningful engagement with men and boys is increasingly recognized as critical to gender equality and equity, necessary not only for women's empowerment, but also for transforming the social and gender norms that reinforce patriarchy and inequality and h Read More

The Summit is a unique cross-sector gathering of leaders committed to world change through faith and justice. Thought leaders and movement makers from a variety of faith traditions and fields will meet to discuss, strategize, and create opportunities to a Read More

Federal authorities have taken down Backpage.com, a major classified advertising website that has been repeatedly accused of enabling prostitution and sex trafficking of minors. Read More

Bethany House of Prayer in Arlington, MA - How are the resources of human generosity best deployed to address the problems of our world? What if our financial resources were aligned with the ancient wisdom of spiritual transformation and right action? Read More

Dear Friends, Please Join Usÿfor a three-day invitational gathering - #WeHealTogetherNewEngland at the Warren Conference Center & Inn in Ashland, MA on Monday April 30 to Wednesday May 2. We as host couples - Michele & Tim Breene, Doug & Adele Calhoun, G Read More

In the wake of the #MeToo campaign and revelations of rampant sexual harassment in our society, Gender Equity and Reconciliation International (GERI) convened a unique invitational gathering last weekend - comprised of 33 key leaders from the women's and Read More

Goats, dusty roads, and dancing - these were all experiences shared by eight young women in Rwanda this February. Led by African Road Executive Director Kelly Bean, and sponsored by the Imago Dei Fund these young leaders traveled to Rwanda to learn abou Read More

Current events have a way of shedding fresh light on familiar Bible narratives that some of us have been hearing since we were children. The desperate plight of millions of refugees in today's world should surely give us pause before callously and peremp Read More

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Dear Partners, First, thank you all for the very warm welcome. From the moment I started with the Imago Dei Fund (and even a little before) I have received wonderful greetings and congratulations. I really appreciate these - it feels like I am receivin Read More

This Women in Leadership Report is the first of its kind, intended to paint a broad picture of an African woman's daily life: the joys, the trials, the triumphs and the losses. Read More

10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EVENTS - JOIN US AT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CELEBRATORY EVENTS: THE COURAGE OF CONNECTION RETREAT , MARCH 17, 2018 , BOSTON, MA . Still Harbor is bringing together a full team of facilitators and chaplains to lead an incredible day of Read More

We are thrilled to announce that The Ihangane Project was awarded an Honorable mention prize and $60,000 for E-Heza at the Johnson & Johnson GenH Challenge. E-Heza is our point-of-care digital health record created with front-line health care workers that Read More

There is no loss like the loss of a child. As a mom living in the United States, where medical interventions are readily available, it breaks my heart to look around the world and see thousands of mothers losing babies to preventable and treatable conditi Read More

"Mainstreaming Gender Equality Is a Journey"�ÿ- Last week representatives from 18 organizations - a mix of Christian NGOs including Compassion International, Opportunity International, World Vision, World Relief, IJM, Tear Fund, Bread for the World, along Read More

A new report from Polaris reveals an estimated 9,000 illicit massage businesses across the country, where vulnerable women are bought for sex in thinly veiled brothels. The report found that sex buyers pour around $2.5 billion in revenue into this industr Read More

We are excited to share highlights from WAPPP director Iris Bohnet's trip to Davos, Switzerland last week for the World Economic Forum. The 2018 gathering was a historic moment for gender equality with the summit being chaired entirely by women. Read More

Threats to truth and justice are mounting. How should we respond?ÿDuring the spring of 1816, four decades after Thomas Jefferson drafted the United States' Declaration of Independence, he exchanged letters with an old colleague and companion from his days Read More

Each year, God brings together over 300 like-minded women and men from all over the United States who share the desire to learn more, to do more, and to be more for the Kingdom. Join us February 23-24, 2018 in Carlsbad, CA as we gather to learn about what Read More

Marriage certificates don't come with how-to-manuals, and marriage is full of tough questions like "How do we manage our money?" "How do we build a healthy sex life?" or "How do we handle serious arguments?" While an actual how-to-manual may not exist, we Read More

Violence against her is violence against us. Silence is not spiritual. Action is not optional. Join the movement. We are experiencing an awakening today. The rise of the recent #MeToo and #ChurchToo movements have awakened the world to Read More

So much has happened this past year which has reaffirmed our commitment to working to transform the deeper roots which underlie and drive the whole continuum of gender-based injustice and exploitation which is all too normal around the world. For us, our Read More

Thank you for bearing with us during what has become something of a "gap year" as we use this time of transition to chart a new course forward for IDF which builds on our first eight years of grantmaking and looks ahead to increase our impact in the world Read More

It is with great enthusiasm that we welcome Lisa Jackson aboard as our new Managing Partner at the Imago Dei Fund. With the support of Dietel Partners, we have spent a good part of this past year engaging in a deep dive, strategic review process, re-evalu Read More

Over the past year, Tostan has been through big changes and is preparing for a major expansion of their Community Empowerment Program, while deepening connections in the communities Tostan has served from the start. To honor the tireless work that has mad Read More

Senior Advisor Gannon Gillespie Honors Founder Molly Melching and New CEO Elena Bonometti at NYC Torch Passing Celebration in Dec. 2017 Read More

Today, the Imago Dei Fund (IDF) announces that Lisa R. Jackson, Ph.D. will join as Managing Partner, effective January 22, 2018 Read More

The search continues for new Live-In Community members! For 51 years, Haley House has operated as a soup kitchen run by a community of "live-in" volunteers. This community collaboratively manages the soup kitchen, which has the mission to serve nutritious Read More

Violence against her is violence against us. Silence is not spiritual. Action is not optional. Join the movement. We are experiencing an awakening today. The rise of the recent #MeToo and #ChurchToo movements have awakened the world to the nature and exte Read More

The National Police awarded honour certificates to five NGOs for their work in assisting the government to combat human trafficking in the country. Read More

A community trauma program at Roxbury Presbyterian Church was featured in the Boston Globe on Thursday. This program has served over 1,500 Boston residents, including parents who have seen their children killed and other community members who feel overwhe Read More

The Problem Solvers: How a Group of Unusually Creative Philanthropists Are Helping to Solve Some of Boston's Big Problems. View the annual report here, an article on the giving circle in Philanthropy women, and theÿinterview with Emily Nielsen Jones here! Read More

Groping to make sense of all of this vile groping that is filling our newsfeeds? An invitation to join in on a special two-week series - God as Us - by the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) to offer words of healing and hope in the wake of this "M Read More

This week Opportunity International welcomes Chikondi Mpokosa taking up a newly created position in Opportunity as Programme Director, Women and Girls. Read More

On November 1st Social Finance UK celebrated its 10th anniversary in London. With the launch of the world's first Social Impact Bond in Peterborough, Social Finance sparked a global movement linking mainstream capital markets to solutions for our most cri Read More

The rising social and economic power of women venture is global mega-trend that venture capital is beginning to notice. Suzanne Biegel, a longtime gender lens investor and advisor Read More

Women's eNews is saddened to report that our Founder, Rita Henley Jensen, passed away this morning after a long battle with cancer. Rita Henley Jensen launched Women's eNews 17 years ago as the only independent daily news service covering issues of partic Read More

Dear Friends, We at the Imago Dei Fund and Dietel Partners invite you to participate in a webinar for donors on either November 3rd at 2 pm EST or November 8th at noon EST to learn about a new tool called Power to Girls which helps girls and their commun Read More

Puerto Rico was devastated by Hurricane Maria - right on the heels of Hurricane Irma! ARDF will be working with two trusted partners to deliver aid to the beleaguered people of Puerto Rico. Both share our model of working through the local church to br Read More

The Imago Dei Fund is looking for someone to help us build out our team! Please pass along this job post to anyone in your network who you think might be a good fit. Read More

New study finds boys and girls in countries rich and poor enter teens with damaging gender stereotypes firmly set. Researchers say 15-country investigation shows adolescent interventions should begin with preteens to avoid health risks of "gender straitja Read More

A team of volunteers recently made the Central Baptist Church in Quincy Center more energy efficient, preventing the church from having another expensive heating disaster like it did last winter. Read More

It's time for women and men together to rediscover God's vision for shared leadership in the Church and Christian ministry. When we lead together, we see the family of God restored. When we lead together, we learn a new vocabulary for mission. When we l Read More

Let us pause and celebrate this step forward for femalekind and bravely join our Saudi sisters in doing our own part wherever we live to root out all vestiges of the ancient root belief underpinning all male guardianship/"headship" laws/traditions that in Read More

Imago Dei Fund and World Relief invite you to dinner and conversation! The Church As Change Agent: Affirming the Dignity and Respect of Allÿ - Monday, October 23, 2017 at 7PM. Please RSVP to Ryan McDonnell at rmcdonnell@wr.org or 978.257.1116 Read More

Thursday, October 19, 2017 - Friday, October 20, 2017 at Wheelock College, Brookline Campus Brookline, MA 02246 The only national convening of mothers who have experienced loss from street violence, social change-makers, corporate partners and civic lead Read More

Have you or a loved one been impacted by abuse within Christianity? The Courage Conference is a non-denominational event in Raleigh, NC on October 20-21, 2017... that will offer a judgement-free place for survivors of abuse (and those who love them) to ga Read More

Please join CEASE Network for their upcoming webinar, featuring Robert Beiser, Executive Director of Seattle Against Slavery and CEASE Seattle Core Team member. During the session, Robert will showcase Chat Bot and Victim Reachout, two cutting-edge tools Read More

With heavy hearts, we pass along news that John Zvara, a friend, Boston leading light, and co-founder of three schools in the city - Park Street Kids, Park Street School, and Boston Trinity Academy - died peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, August Read More

Join more than 200 entrepreneurs, business executives, philanthropists, corporate/nonprofit leaders, and local, national & international dignitaries in Chicago October 27-29. Learn more about Opportunity International's high-impact investments in educatio Read More

Fernando Ortega is a gifted musician, singer, and songwriter. His approach to music breaks the boundaries of the Contemporary Christian genre, to include elements of folk, classical, Celtic, Latin American, world, and rustic hymnody. Also evident in Ferna Read More

We're excited to announce the launch of our new promotional film short! The film provides an inside look at Spark's village-strengthening model, along with inspirational interviews from community members and Spark team members. You'll be one of the first Read More

Dear Friend, I hope that you are doing well! As many of you may have seen through social media channels, last week was a truly traumatic andÿheartbreakingÿweek for Nomi Network's programs in India. What started as threats of a flood in 2-3 districts of Read More

Jo Saxton's talk from SheLeads 2016 is this week's featured resource, free from 8/7 to 8/13. This talk discusses what leadership means to women, from Jo Saxton who specializes in women's leadership and helping other's reach their potential. Deborah led a Read More

BUILD Boston's Regional Executive Director, Ayele Shakur, has been selected to join the Barr Fellows Class of 2017 in recognition of her outstanding leadership while serving Boston communities. The Barr Fellow program, established by the Barr Foundation Read More

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A guest post by Tori Dietel Hopps* and Andy Bryant** Tory: After 25 years of fundraising and playing leadership roles in a variety of nonprofit organizations, I was given an opportunity to work on the funding side of the sector in 2007. "Wow, what a drea Read More

We are excited to share A Blueprint for Women's Funds with you, which we have spent the better part of a year producing with co-authors and partners at the Ms Foundation and Global Fund for Women and with support from the Wallace Global Fund. We designed Read More

We know female entrepreneurs get far less funding that their male counterparts - indeed, women received just 2% of all venture capital funding last year. And the funding gap has only widened, even the ranks of female founders and VCs continues to rise. No Read More

Owning My Voice, Speaking My Truth: An Introduction Workshop Series on Girls' Empowerment & Advocacy through the lens of Media Literacy - This six-session workshop is based on an interactive and experiential approach to learning about advocacy. In t his Read More

The ABC News investigative program Nightline has broadcast an in-depth look at the groundbreaking work of Seattle-area law enforcement in confronting the demand for prostitution. The program, hosted by journalist Juju Chang, highlights the work of King Co Read More

Exciting news: Grassroot Soccer's SKILLZ Street program was one of 10 winners recognized in Boston, MA, at the Collaborative, hosted by Classy on June 15. The Classy Awards is the largest awards ceremony of its kind recognizing excellence in social innova Read More

ALL CHARGED UP: Winning team Double Charge celebrates with its super-sized check at Tuesday night's BUILDFest. By JARIANA OLUKOGA BOSTON - Student entrepreneurs and their benefactors got a double charge of innovation at Tuesday night's BUILDFest. BUILD, a Read More

Spiritual accompaniment is essential to the quest for justice and peace in our world. We are looking to train the next generation of spiritual leaders who seek to accompany those working for justice and peace. The process of contemplative listening carri Read More

FromÿDiana Mao, Co-Founder of Nomi Network : I am happy to announce that our partnership with Sephora Stands was announced this week by Sephora, a leader in the beauty industry with over 400 stores in the United States and operating in 33 countries. We ar Read More

Together with movement leaders and prophetic voicesÿ - including Margaret Atwood, Rev. Traci Blackmon, Joshua DuBois, Michael Gerson, Amena Brown Owen, Jim Wallis, and Linda Sarsourÿ - we will focus on this unique moment in history, and the healing and Read More

Saturday, June 17, 9:00-2:00 at Congregacion Leon de Jud, 68 Northampton St, Boston. Join together with other Boston Christian women leaders to ignite local collective action movements! The morning plenary sessions will focus on practical tools and best Read More

Re-Imagining Healthcare - The Ihangane Project is a nonprofit healthcare organization that began working in Rwanda in 2008 with the goal of improving the health status of HIV+ adults and children. Our work in Ruli, Rwanda has evolved into a surprisingly Read More

Evangelicals for Social Action is thrilled to announce the appointment of Nikki Toyama-Szeto as Executive Director!ÿNikki Toyama-Szeto brings over 15 years of nonprofit leadership experience to ESA, having previously served both International Justice Miss Read More

"The Cognition of Belief," a conference sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation, will be hosted by Georgetown University on June 2nd, 2017 at the Healey Family Student Center. We are pleased to invite scholars who have interests related (broadly) to ch Read More

Against a backdrop of economic growth and relative affluence, Boston's homeless family population grew significantly over the last decade. While we've made some very recent progress (see last section of this brief for detail), family homelessness grew by Read More

If you could flash back in time to the small Ugandan village of Wanteete, you might see a gaggle of children on their daily trek, five miles from home, to school. No one seems to stand out in the crowd, until they reach the classroom. That's where Aaron B Read More

"My empowerment is bound up in yours." - The Circular Nature of Women's Philanthropy Read More

After eight years of growing the movement for health equity and building the next generation of health leaders, Global Health Corps (GHC) is excited to announce that we are seeking our next CEO. Over the next several months, our co-founder and CEO, Barbar Read More

Listen to her speak on "Philanthropy, Activism and Love of Humanity". "Philanthros is love of humanity, it is the idea that when we give we transcend each one of ourselves... and we create another opportunity for humanity and create another possibility. Read More

"How wonderful would it be if the growth of scientific and technological innovation would come along with more equality and social inclusion... How wonderful would it be, while we discover faraway planets, to rediscover the needs of the brothers and siste Read More

Strong Women, Strong Girls, which supports at-risk girls in grades 3-5 using college and middle school mentors, focusing on the study of female role models, has received The Boston Club's 2017 Advancement Award. The Award will be used to expand a training Read More

Building on Tostan's tremendous success, we are excited to embark on a new journey as we seek an exceptional individual to work with our talented founder, Molly Melching, along with the Board of Directors, and our African team to lead the organization int Read More

Philanthropy Women is scaling up! Consider subscribing to receive updates on the latest developments, research, and breakthroughs in philanthropy by and for women at all levels of giving toward a wide range of issues that empower not just women and girls, Read More

Tuesday, May 16, 2017, from 5:30-6:30pm, 689 Massachusetts Ave, 2nd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139. Every day, we read in the news troubling stories of refugees and wonder what we can do to help. Even in the midst of refugee bans and dangerous journeys, we ca Read More

"When I co-founded the Imago Dei Fund, Mark Petersen became a friend, partner and guide on my journey of learning to give with heart, soul and strategic impact. I was drawn to Mark's signature humble, wise, and highly collaborative approach to philanthrop Read More

After months of matchmaking, lobbying, and preparation, Alter helped Kreyol Essence to become the first ever Haitian company in the Sephora Accelerator. The opportunity to pitch to top investors and potentially have their products distributed in Sephora s Read More

The Imago Dei Fund is proud to announce the launch of a new network of girl-serving organizations--the Boston Girls Empowerment Network--led by local partner Nickey Mais-Nesbeth. For more information, please view the BGEN Womens Affirmation Dinner Flyer Read More

In only a few weeks, Raj Panjabi will deliver Last Mile Health's first TED Talk at the 2017 TED Conference in Vancouver, Canada. Even if you are not attending the conference, you can join local Last Mile Health supporters at watch parties in the following Read More

This is a fabulous opportunity for Christians working in global development to deepen their understanding of the theological roots of gender-based oppression, cultivate a more egalitarian theological framework, and interact with Christians who are working Read More

Every day, traffickers use the world's vast transportation networks to exploit their victims. We see human traffickers operate wherever a transportation system can be utilized for profit - in truck stops, train stations, cabs, and airports. That's why par Read More

Lent is a weighty time of year when we are invited to enter into our brokenness and need for Christ. It is a time to pray for healing for ourselves, our families, our communities, and our world. It is a time when we become acutely aware of our grief, our Read More

A gorgeous, full-color oversized book about educating girls across the world inspired by the documentary that Entertainment Weekly says "every mother, sister, daughter, should see, as well as the men who love and support them." This is the right book for Read More

The American landscape is crowded with examples of women's entrepreneurial spirit in building a strong civil society through philanthropy. DREAM. DARE. DO. brings together a wide range of speakers from across the nonprofit sector for a national conversati Read More

Research from across the developing world shows that investing in the safety, education, and equality of girls is the most effective way to improve the quality of life for everyone in a community. Learn how you can organize a kite flying event in your com Read More

In honor of International Women's Day, the Founder and Executive Director of Nes celebrates women artisans around the world. 1. Craftsmanship connects us as women. The art of making beautiful objects with our hands is a sacred act that women have been eng Read More

BALTIMORE, MD - As a direct result of the recent decision by the Trump Administration to dramatically reduce the number of refugees resettled in the U.S. throughout fiscal year 2017, World Relief has been forced to make the difficult decision to layoff Read More

Check out a free online soul care resource called Silencio put out out monthly by Leadership Transformation, Inc. This issue is focused on the "Seasons of the Soul". For those who live in winter climates and for all who feel particular darkness this sea Read More

We are proud to announce the release of the final report of phase III of the Gender Parity in Evangelical Organizations Research project written by lead researchers Janel Curry, Gordon College, and Amy Reynolds, Wheaton College. Thank you to all of the or Read More

An ongoing forum for friends and partners to share how they see this ancient theological doctrine playing out in their own work of enlisting faith to mend and restore the "imago dei" where it is threatened and vulnerable in our world. All too often religi Read More

I Am Jane Doe chronicles the epic battle that several American mothers are waging on behalf of their middle-school daughters, victims of sex-trafficking on Backpage.com, the adult classifieds section that for years was part of the Village Voice. I Am Jane Read More

Child Helpline Cambodia (CHC), recognized for its free, 24-hour phone counselling, information, referral and follow-up services for children and youth, is one of 23 NGOs worldwide to receive a 2016 Stars Impact Award. Stars Foundationfollows a rigorous re Read More

On February 17-18, join Vision New Englandÿfor the GO Conference at the DCU Center in Worcester, MA. The GO Conference focuses on encouraging, equipping and uniting Micah 6:8 Disciple-Makers in New England. What does it look like to Do Justice, Love Mercy Read More

"Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary." ~ Martin Luther King Jr. Thank you Dr. King for your legacy and inspiration to engage and challe Read More

IDF is committed to being "Green." Operating as a remote office, we strive to keep all our records and correspondence electronic, and minimize the use of paper. Please consider sending us your updates, grant acknowledgements, audit confirmation requests, Read More

The Imago Dei Fund is pleased to announce the continuation of the "Keep the Spark Alive" Fund for 2017. The work of social change is not for the faint of heart. To do the work in which many of our partners are engaged requires continually tapping into th Read More

January 17th and February 8, 2017 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Among the many divides that were inflamed during this past election is one that cuts through all families, ethnicities, and social groupings: gender. As we turn a corner on a New Year, many feel a vis Read More

Don't missÿAkilah on CNN! Watch the story on Marriott's latest expansion into sub-Saharan Africa, featuring Akilah's Country Director Aline Kabanda and graduates Emmanuella Uwimbabazi '12 & Lydia Uwimbabazi '15. Read More

In honor of a classmate from Haiti, St. Sebastian's School rallies to raise funds for the St. Boniface Foundation's Hurricane Matthew Relief which is still seeking donations to continue its invaluable work in Southern Haiti. If you are looking for a tang Read More

Join CNN Films and Girl Rising for an encore presentation of WE WILL RISE: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World. Read More

Businesses Ending Slavery & Trafficking's "Inhospitable to Human Trafficking" training is gaining traction in the hotel industry. Read BEST Founder Mar Brettman's latest article in Today's Hotelier. Read More

"[Faith in Action is] when we turn toward our neighbors instead of away and use our lives to lift up others. And it's something everyone can do - it doesn't matter who you are or what kind of resources you have. It's something that comes from the heart. Read More

The Haiti Development Institute held the 3rd Annual Haiti Funders Conference: Achieving Sustainability in Haiti on Nov 9th & 10th with panels exploring each of the Sustainable Development Goals as platforms for increasing collective impact. Read More

In November, the New England International Donors Network hired Ina Breuer as its new Executive Director and held its annual dinner with a focus on the advancement of women and girls globally. Read More

TED announced that Last Mile Health CEO Raj Panjabi is the 2017 TED Prize winner. The TED Prize amplifies big ideas to spark global change, and each winner receives $1 million to ensure a bold wish can become a reality. Raj will have the chance to share a Read More

A new VOX article estimated that 800 Haitians have died due to Hurricane Matthew. However, knowing that aid workers still cannot get to many of the devastated areas, Government officials still can't give a clear picture of the situation. We know that more Read More