This article was contributed by Dr. Binbin Jiang, Executive Director of Kennesaw State University’s Division of Global Affairs and Director of CIFAL Atlanta. In light of recent travel limitations due to the global pandemic, United Nations training center CIFAL Atlanta is offering virtual programs on sustainable development, youth leadership development, health and well-being and human […]
Atlanta Groups Play Key Role in Liberia’s COVID-19 Recovery
Connections in Atlanta are playing a key role in assisting the West African nation of Liberia as it recovers from the health and economic fallout of COVID-19. Just how central the city has been to the relief and recovery initiatives was evident during a Sept. 9 webinar organized by Honorary Liberian Consul General Cynthia Blandford, who has […]
How to Help: Lebanon Honorary Consul Addresses Atlantans From Beirut After Blast
In 2019, Lebanon appointed for the first time an honorary consul in Georgia, becoming the latest country to join the state’s more than 70-strong diplomatic corps. Wassim Hojeij, an entrepreneur named honorary consul after a successful career in the restaurant management and franchising sector, had planned to open an office for the country in early […]
Habitat for Humanity International Cutting 10 Percent of Staff as COVID-19 Hits Global Donations
Habitat for Humanity International, the Atlanta-based umbrella federation over 300-plus global affiliates of the housing nonprofit, is laying off about 10 percent of its staff as its finances take a hit from the coronavirus pandemic. The layoffs and additional work hour reductions will take effect in the U.S. immediately and will ripple out to its […]
After Helping Globally, Coca-Cola Donates Coronavirus Relief Funds to U.S., Canada Nonprofits
After issuing more than $2 million in grants and in-kind support to help China and Italy fight the coronavirus outbreak, Coca-Coca Co. now is doing so in its own backyard as North America faces a surge in cases. The beverage giant’s foundation announced $13.5 million in grants Friday in the U.S. and Canada, mostly targeted […]
Bahamas to Pay Forward Dorian’s Recovery Lessons, Deepen Tech Ties With Southeast
When Hurricane Dorian concluded its onslaught on the Bahamas in September, the country was left to face unprecedented destruction. The islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama lost more than 13,000 homes. Many schools including a satellite campus of the national university were wiped out. A key seaport and airport were hit hard, with temporary shutdowns […]
Georgia Companies, Nonprofits Contribute Coronavirus Aid to China
Georgia companies with significant presence in China continued working with nonprofits to aid the coronavirus response as confirmed cases worldwide eclipsed 20,000 Tuesday. Delta Air Lines Inc., which last week suspended all flights to China through April, donated $250,000 to the Red Cross Society of China to provide immediate medical aid and educational support to responders. China’s mask […]
Books 2019: Colonialism or Philanthropy? Blurred Lines in King Leopold’s Congo
Book: King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa Author: Adam Hochschild Review by: Kirk Bowman, Jon R. Wilcox Professor of Soccer and Global Politics, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Tech; Founder and Director, Rise Up & Care After procrastinating for two decades, I finally read King Leopold’s Ghost […]
Atlanta Global Health Summit: Urbanization Presents Challenges for Stemming Outbreaks
Is the migration of the masses to cities a good or bad thing for global public health? Arriving at one answer isn’t so simple, says Rebecca Martin, director of the Center for Global Health at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The clustering of populations, often in areas without city services or access […]
CARE Brings the Global Fight for Girls’ Empowerment Home to Atlanta
This year, the international nonprofit CARE will for the first time conduct poverty-alleviation work in Atlanta, instituting a savings program for women based on a model that took off first in Niger. Village Savings and Loan Associations bring women together in local financial cooperatives, allowing them to pool funds to preserve personal wealth and issue loans to […]
