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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.
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Posted on March 21, 2016
There are 748 million people worldwide who do not have access to safe drinking water, and 2.5 billion who lack access to improved sanitation. Several non-profits and for-profits in Washington state are partnering to increase access to clean water and therefore improve lives globally. These NGOs and companies have contributed to over 2 billion people gaining access to improved drinking water since 1990, and they will continue efforts to help the world reach Sustainable Development Goal 6 by 2030 — ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
Global Washington member FSG understands the power of NGO/Business partnerships. Below is an excerpt from a blog titled Untapped Potential written by Arani Kajenthira Grindle, Senior Consultant at FSG, that touches on opportunities around shared value and water.
Shared Value and Water
In conducting our work, we have come to recognize that companies have ample opportunity to influence water access and availability in their relative operational spheres, addressing a clear social challenge in a manner that allows for business returns across all three levels of shared value creation. Continue Reading
Posted on March 7, 2016
By Sydney Perlotto, Awamaki
As another International Women’s Day approaches, we at Awamaki asked ourselves: What makes International Women’s Day worth celebrating? As a non-profit working for rural women’s empowerment in Peru with a staff made up of Peruvian and international women, sometimes it feels like every day is International Women’s Day. Continue Reading
Posted on February 22, 2016
By Krista Schilling, International Services Program Manager, NW Region, American Red Cross
It’s safe to say that the world we live in today is full of global collaboration and innovative communication. This is especially relevant given that every day we are influenced by images of humanity (or crimes against humanity) that encourage us to reflect on how we, as individuals, fit into the greater context of society. It prompts us as global citizens to seek out how we can participate as humanitarians and connect in a cross-cultural context, while having a broader impact to affect positive change from our home here in the Pacific Northwest. Continue Reading