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2021
- Food Security and Food Systems are Fractured, Yet with Lessons From Local and Indigenous Farmers We can Perhaps Achieve 2030 Goals
- Jobs Have Been Hit Hard By the Pandemic, Yet Some Orgs Are Learning How to Rebound Even Stronger
- COVID Forces Rethinking of Education Strategies and Tactics
- ACTION ALERT: The Taliban Have Taken Control of Afghanistan, and Aid Organizations Still Operate, yet under Tenuous Conditions
- ACTION ALERT: Aid Organizations Respond to Haiti Earthquake August 14, 2021
- Perhaps the Ambition of Gender Equality Will Finally Become a Reality
- Creating Healthy Societies Requires Diligence, Grassroots Commitment, and Upholding Human Rights
- ACTION ALERT: Yemen Is Facing Famine Due to Conflict and Covid
- ACTION ALERT: Global Washington Members responding to COVID crisis in India
- How Water Builds Peace and Resilience in an Increasingly Water-Scarce World
- World Water Day 2021 – Valuing Water
- Global Community Takes a Shot at COVID-19 Vaccine Equity
- ACTION ALERT: Aid Organizations Respond to Instability and Violence in Myanmar
- ACTION ALERT: Millions at Risk from Evolving Crisis in Northern Ethiopia’s Tigray Region
- Centering Indigenous Knowledge and Experience Infuses Discussion of Climate Justice at Annual Seattle Philanthropy Event
2020
- New strategies hold promise for reducing gender-based violence, even as COVID-19 adds to challenges
- How a Rights-Based Approach Protects Children During COVID-19
- Educators Experiment with Online and Offline Solutions to Distance Learning Around the World
- Navigating the Economic Fallout of Covid-19 and Building Back Better
- Navigating Global Health Priorities During a Pandemic
- Equipping Refugees and Other Displaced People with the Tools Needed to Survive a Pandemic
- Securing the Global Food System in a Pandemic
- Amid a Global Pandemic, Implementing and Monitoring Sustainable WASH Solutions
- Strategies for Ending Gender-based Violence Globally
- “Climate Justice” Advances Discussion of Climate Change Risks for Vulnerable Communities
- What Haiti Taught Us About Global Emergencies
2019
- What Will it Take to End Hunger Globally?
- How Microcredit Went from ‘Silver Bullet’ to Useful Tool in the Financial Services Toolkit
- Educating Ethical Leaders for a Sustainable Future
- What Will It Take to End Modern Slavery?
- The Refugees You Don’t See — How Climate Change Fuels Forced Migration
- How Can Wildlife Conservation Support Human Development?
- Investing in Birth Attendants Reduces Maternal Mortality and Improves Overall Care
- GlobalWA Members Seek to Dethrone “The King of Diseases”
- Failing Fast Forward: Learning to Build Water Systems that Last
- Global Washington Members Respond to Cyclone Idai in Southern Africa
- What Will It Take to End Child Marriage?
- How Women’s Economic Empowerment Energizes Political Participation
- Better Access to Treatment and Prevention Services Will Help Reduce the Growing Cancer Burden
- Resilience, Refugees, and Fragile States
2018
- Yemen Demands Our Urgent Action
- How Human-Caused Climate Change Affects Global Food Security
- Global Washington Members Aiding Government-Led Efforts to Reach Survivors of Indonesia Earthquake & Tsunami
- Defending the Defenders: How the International Community Protects Human Rights Defenders
- Can Better School Design Improve Educational Quality in the Developing World?
- The Life-Changing Impact of Improved Physical Mobility
- How Technology & Innovation are Accelerating Progress in Global Health
- The Future of Sustainable Sourcing
- Washington State Non-Profits Promote “Period Pride” for World Menstrual Hygiene Day
- Malaria: Washington’s Global Health Community Bites Back
- Women Hold Up Half The Cup
- World Water Day: Pairing Innovation with Nature-Based Solutions
- Responding to Automation and Global Employment Trends in the Developing World
- Displaced: Women and Children Seeking Safety
2017
- Financing Sustainable Agriculture
- Innovations in Cash-Based Aid Help Promote Financial Inclusion for the Poor
- The Transformative Power of Education, Especially for Girls
- World Refugee Day
- Global Reproductive Health at Risk
- Leading the Way to a Malaria-Free World
- Coffee: The Future of Coffee Farming in a Changing Climate
- Not One Famine, but Four
- Behavior Change and Technology: The Keys to Solving Global Water and Sanitation Issues
- Women’s Economic Empowerment; The Key to a Sustainable World
2016
- A Global Crisis: Aleppo, The Latest Mass Migration
- The Ongoing Struggle to Protect Human Rights
- Beyond Profit: Corporate Philanthropy and the Evolving Culture of Giving
- Universal Education Paramount to Achieving Sustainable Development Goals
- A Global Crisis: Life in Fragile States and the Effects of Mass Migration
- Reaching the Last Mile: Challenges and Opportunities
- Control, Eliminate, Eradicate: Global Efforts to Wipe Out Disease
- Impact Investing