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 [...]
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 [...]
Impact Global Health Alliance Global Community-Based, Impact-Oriented Methodology is Helping Local Communities Take Ownership of Their Ongoing Health and Well-Being
Since 1983, Impact Global Health Alliance Global has partnered with communities to save the lives of women and children. These communities have some of the highest child and maternal mortality rates in the world. They are located in remote, almost forgotten areas where preventable diseases like malnutrition, pneumonia, and childbirth [...]
National Nonprofit Day: A day to recognize those making a difference and creating change
August 17 is National Nonprofit Day (NND), a day to recognize the goals and positive impacts nonprofits have on communities and the world. Somewhere, A trained midwife delivers a baby in the dark, without electricity in an underserved community. At the same time, a $5 donation provides life-saving medical care for [...]
Thousands of Spanish-Speaking Families Supported During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Carolinas: A Milestone Worth Celebrating
Impact Global Health Alliance Global's ability to effectively and sustainably impact the health and well-being of communities abroad and here in the United States is connected directly to its unique Community-Based Impact-Oriented Methodology (CBIO). For Impact Global Health Alliance Global, developing relationships with in-country partners and the local communities to [...]
