Africa

Direct Relief Aids More Than 100 Countries by Providing Medical and Financial Resources

Africa, Communities and Cities, Featured Actions, Global, Health, SDG 10, SDG 16, SDG 3

Direct Relief Aids More Than 100 Countries by Providing Medical and Financial Resources Direct Relief is a humanitarian aid organization established in 1948 by refugee war immigrants to the U.S. Direct Relief improves people’s health and lives not only in all 50 American states but also in more than 80 countries worldwide. Direct Relief’s programs […]

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Re-skilling Nigerian Youth

Africa, Communities and Cities, Education, Featured Actions, Nigeria, SDG 1, SDG 4, SDG 8

Re-skilling Nigerian Youth against COVID-19 caused problems Firstly, the novel coronavirus has handicapped economic activities, resulting to the loss of jobs of many Nigerian youths, leading to the increase in crime rates, mental break down and state of depression. Now, the unemployed youths are actively participating in criminal atrocities in neighboring communities. For example, a

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COVID-19 Rapid Response Project

Africa, Featured Actions, Food and Agriculture, Health, Nigeria, SDG 1, SDG 10, SDG 2

COVID-19 Rapid Response Project SUMMARY: Strategy and Innovation for Development Initiative deployed over 50 volunteers to 30 communities in Nigeria to distribute food, COVID-19 relief materials to vulnerable people living in a poor community, and Personal Protective Equipment to community hospitals, SI4DEV also gave out mini-grants to 18 NGOs and Partners across Nigeria to support

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COVID 411 Campaign

Africa, Communities and Cities, Education, Featured Actions, Health, SDG 4, SDG 9, USA

COVID 411 Campaign: Tackling Misinformation using Digital Tools There is undoubtedly an urgent need to tackle the spread of misinformation during this unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, as the consequences alter the lives and well-being of millions of people over all the continents. Focusing Philanthropy and VillageReach settled a partnership in order to provide accurate health information

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The COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa

Africa, Communities and Cities, Featured Actions, Global, Health, SDG 3

The COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa: Supporting PPE Supply for Community Health Workers The rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has posed serious challenges for African countries to provide PPE (Personal Protective equipment) for their healthcare workforce, one of the main reasons being that the majority of the PPE used in Africa is manufactured outside

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“Project HOPE” in Ethiopia

Africa, Ethiopia , Featured Actions, Health, SDG 3

The North-American Non-Profit Organization “Project HOPE” donates Protective Masks and Offers an Online Training Program to Health Professional in Ethiopia In April 2020, Project HOPE donated 56,400 N95 masks to health facilities in all 11 regions of Ethiopia, to support COVID-19 response efforts. In addition to equipment donations, Project HOPE is also conducting virtual training for health care workers

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