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Submitting guest blogs is open to Global Washington’s members of the Atlas level and above. We value a diversity of opinions on a broad range of subjects of interest to the global health and development community.
Blog article submissions should be 500-1500 words. Photos, graphs, videos, and other art that supports the main themes are strongly encouraged.
You may not be the best writer, and that’s okay. We can help you shape and edit your contribution. The most important thing is that it furthers an important conversation in your field, and that it is relatively jargon-free. Anyone without a background in global development should still be able to engage with your ideas.
If you include statistics or reference current research, please hyperlink your sources in the text, wherever possible.
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Posted on March 25, 2025
By Henry Chungu, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, The Hunger Project – Malawi
A cooking demonstration in Malawi hosted by nutrition animators. Photo: The Hunger Project
To create a world without hunger, we need to invest in holistic solutions that support people to feel empowered to overcome their situation and drive change in their communities.
Hunger is caused by many interconnected challenges. For example, around the world, young girls are forced to marry early to reduce the burden on their families. These girls, not fully developed, start having babies early. Malnourished mothers give birth to malnourished babies, who then suffer from impaired cognitive and physical growth, preventing them from reaching their full potential. In Malawi, the dire consequences of malnutrition are evident, with over 500,000 children under five experiencing its effects, according to UNICEF.
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Posted on March 13, 2025
By Joel Meyers, Director of Communications, GlobalWA
Working together, we are stronger. Photo: Tumisu/Pixabay
On February 26, 2025, GlobalWA’s Communications Collective held a closed-door webinar for our members. As part of the registration, we asked key questions to provide us with insights into the main challenges our members were facing related to current executive orders to help us tune our discussion. We held an active, participatory 75-minute session primarily focused on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in communications in the current political environment, yet nearly all of the takeaways below apply to any communications.
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Posted on March 3, 2025
By Halima Tus Sadia, Head of Growth, Spreeha Foundation
Capacity building for frontline healthcare workers. Photo: Spreeha Foundation
Despite decades of conversations about gender equality, women worldwide remain trapped in systemic barriers. In Bangladesh, they make up half the population but contribute only 36% to the GDP – held back by low-paying informal jobs and unpaid care work. While the country boasts high female political representation, less than 5% of CEOs are women, and a staggering 77% of Bangladeshi women face domestic violence. The health crisis is equally alarming – over half suffer from anemia, one in five pregnancies results in life-threatening complications, and only 37% receive postnatal care.
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