BNID: The Boston Network for International Development

Beyond the School Walls: Touching the Lives of At-Risk Tanzanian Girls through The Modern Girl (Msichana Kisasa) Community Outreach Program

Jane Celestin - Nurturing Minds

Published 03/07/22

Since 2016, The Modern Girl (Msichana Kisasa) Community Outreach Program has empowered vulnerable Tanzanian girls with knowledge about their bodies and their rights, along with ...

Empowering Young Women in Cameroon through Education

Anne Cheung - A2Empowerment

Published 03/04/22

A2Empowerment, a nonprofit company that grew out of Peace Corps Service, has grown to award more than 2,000 high school scholarships for young women in Cameroon who have dropped...

America’s Black History Month & Its Global Relevance

Maria T. Madison, ScD - The Heller School for Social Policy and Management

Published 02/19/22

“In 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson initiated the celebration of Negro History Week, which corresponded with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. In 1976, this c...

Limitless Horizons Ixil Wins the 2021 UNESCO Literacy Prize

Katie Morrow - Limitless Horizons Ixil

Published 11/04/21

Boston-registered international NGO, Limitless Horizons Ixil recently won the 2021 UNESCO Literacy Prize. It is one of six organizations to receive the award in honor of its inn...

With the global refugee crisis worsening, it’s time for a broader vision for the future of displaced communities

Simar Singh, Vilas Dhar and Sasha Chanoff - RefugePoint, The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation

Published 09/21/21

RefugePoint and the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation demonstrate how collaboration between civil society and philanthropy can conceptualize an...