A Look Inside Our Annual Fundraiser: Hops for Hope
My name is Meredith and I’m a member of Impact Global Health Alliance’s Young Professionals Board (YPB). On September 19th I went to Raleigh for Impact Global Health Alliance’s annual fundraiser, Hops for Hope. I was so excited to meet some of my fellow YPB members, staff, and other volunteers [...]
Impact Global Health Alliance and the Consulate of Guatemala in Raleigh: Joining Forces for Social Good
By Cristina España, Vice-Consul of Guatemala in Raleigh, North Carolina "Incredible things can be done simply if we are committed to making them happen.” This is a remarkable quote by Sadhguru, an Indian author known worldwide for his philanthropy and spiritual guidance. For me, his words describe what Impact Global [...]
Process Evaluation of Maternal and Child Health Routine Home Visitation Program in Kenya
By Nilpa Shah, MPH CandidateUniversity of California, Los Angeles | Impact Global Health Alliance Global Practicum StudentSummer 2020 Kisii County, Kenya has limited access to maternal and newborn health and emergency obstetric care. These factors contribute to a high maternal and child mortality rate – most from easily preventable and [...]
Looking forward to 2021
As we wrap up 2020 and usher in a new year, what are you grateful for? As unpredictable and challenging as this year has been, there have been many incredible moments that we will take with us into the new year and beyond. We are so grateful for all we [...]
Giving Tuesday: The Movement Our Communities Desperately Need Right Now
We must act. Giving Tuesday or a day of giving, follows the marathon of shopping that unfolds across our country the day after Thanksgiving: Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday. The hustle and bustle of the holidays fades for a day, so we can turn our focus to doing [...]
National Philanthropy Day: The Butterfly Effect in your community and beyond
National Philanthropy Day is a day to celebrate giving back, those who participate in the enrichment of our communities, and a day to focus on passion, purpose and perspective – three nouns our world could use a little more of in this year of unknown and, at times, chaos. A [...]
Remembering Bonnie Jones Gehweiler Shinneman: 1932-2020
Bonnie Jones, one of the founders of Impact Global Health Alliance Global, died earlier this year. She was a great champion for the work of Andean Rural Health Care in Bolivia and one of its spin-off organizations there, APSAR (Asociación de Programas de Salud Rural, or Association of Rural Health Programs). [...]
So Many Learned Experiences in So Little (Remote) Time
By Nilpa Shah, University of California Los Angeles MPH Student, Impact Global Health Alliance Global Intern, Summer 2020 For my Master of Public Health Internship placement, I was keen to work with an organization that values empowering community members to take control of their own health, embodies equity and compassion, [...]
Community Health Workers Prepare to Reach Thousands of Vulnerable Families Across Henderson, Vance, and Warren Counties
Impact Global Health Alliance Global and local nonprofit recruit, train, and deploy teams to address health and economic disparities exacerbated by COVID-19 pandemic Raleigh, N.C., September 25, 2020 – Today, Raleigh-based global health nonprofit Impact Global Health Alliance Global, local nonprofit Green Rural Redevelopment Organization (GRRO), and the North Carolina [...]
September News
ICYMI: Mom-A-Thon is here! We're preparing for our best Mom-A-Thon ever—but we need your help! As the world responds to COVID-19 and the devastating impacts it has on so many, life goes on and our work does not stop - education and prevention are still vital, mothers are still giving [...]
Creating a World Free of Suffering from Preventable Causes: Local Partnerships are Essential to Transforming Communities
Impact Global Health Alliance Global implements community-based programs to reduce infant, child, and maternal mortality. This is achieved by expanding evidence-based interventions and services that provide maternal and newborn care, immunizations, childhood illness management, HIV treatment and prevention, water and sanitation, and Ebola awareness interventions. For these community-based programs to [...]
Remembering John K. Yambasu: Bishop of The Sierra Leone Conference of the United Methodist Church and Lifelong Supporter of Impact Global Health Alliance Global
We are remembering and honoring John K. Yambasu, Bishop of The Sierra Leone Conference of the United Methodist Church, who died in a car accident on August 16, 2020. Bishop Yambasu was a church builder, a compassionate leader, and a faithful Christian champion in Africa. Bishop Yambasu was also a [...]
Aug. Newsletter: Big Announcement + National Nonprofit Day
We're excited to announce a new partnership with NCDHHS to carry out our mission to bring hope through health across the state during the pandemic. Impact Global Health Alliance will lead, guide and train 150 community health workers across more than 20 target N.C. counties through community programs focused on [...]
