Localization
Advancing Locally-Led Solutions
Localization
The complex challenges facing communities around the world require customized, locally owned solutions. Global Communities does not believe in a one-size-fits-all approach and is committed to advancing the localization of our work through a wide range of models.
We helped launch local NGOs in Zambia and India, work with a network of partners and independently run subsidiaries across the Middle East and lead capacity-strengthening programs in Brazil and Argentina. We invest in new ideas and organizations, work with private-sector partners and innovative funding models and take bold steps to approach our work with a forward-leaning vision for change.
As our sector transforms, Global Communities will lead the way, always centering local voices and prioritizing support and technical assistance for sustainable, community-driven solutions.
Read our latest Localization story below.
A Community-Centered Approach to Malaria Elimination in Honduras
Hundreds of community volunteers in remote areas are helping to inch the country closer to eliminating malaria by 2028.
By Jacky Habib
In Gracias a Dios, one of Honduras' 20 regional health departments, a majority of the indigenous population is located along the Miskito Coast. This community is exposed to high rates of bites from Anopheles mosquitoes—the vector responsible for malaria transmission.
People who contract malaria typically experience high fevers, shaking chills and flu-like symptoms such as headaches and fatigue. If left untreated, this strain can cause brain damage to those who are infected.
Malaria can be deadly if untreated, leading to more than 600,000 deaths annually, most of which are in Africa, according to the latest figures. In the last 10 years, Honduras has only reported one death from malaria. However, even in non-fatal cases, malaria can have long-term health effects, particularly in children, including cognitive, motor skill and visual coordination impairment.
In 2022, Honduras reported over 3,500 new malaria cases. Of these, 95% were in the Miskito area of ​​Gracias a Dios, known as La Mosquitia. Together with the Miskito area of ​​Nicaragua, this area has the highest malaria cases in all of Central America.
But a malaria-elimination initiative by the Ministry of Health in partnership with Global Communities is helping change these statistics.
60,000
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At a time when disasters and disruptions are becoming more common and catastrophic, Global Communities, together with our local partners, equips communities with the training, tools and resources they need to recover from crises and build long-term resilience in the face of constant change.
From prevention and adaptation to positive transformation, we focus on solutions that center local voices and expand opportunities for growth, leadership and advancement.
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