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Newsletter Issue: November 24, 2008
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- Values Shopping for A Just Economy
Knitting in Bolivia For many of us, this holiday season will feel a bit different from the last few years. As we listen daily to reports of a worsening economy, it can be a strain to think about the expense of holiday gifts for friends and family. This is only aggravated by news reports over the last year announcing scores of hazardous toys being produced cheaply in unregulated factories in China, sacrificing the health and wellbeing of our children, not to mention ecosystems and the labor rights of the workers. Even chocolate-a food we associate with love and happiness-has been the subject of harsh news this year as activists have raised awareness of the widespread use of child slaves in the production of chocolate. With all of this in mind, most of us will be thinking carefully about the money we spend: both how much, and where it is going. Read more...
- Montessori School and GGP, a Natural Partnership
Kids at Pacific Crest Montessori School
"A core principle of Pacific Crest School is to connect our students to the broader community through their studies, research projects, across-the-world school pen pals as well as through service. Our young people are growing up in a global community," explains Jacquie Maughan, Director of Pacific Crest School. "The Global Goods Partners project is a wonderful way to connect students to other parts of the world as well as to support children and mothers in areas around the globe." Read more...
- Global Goods Partners Joins with Mercy Corps to End World Hunger
Students explore exhibits at the
Action Center to End World HungerThis year's annual observance of World Food Day (Oct. 16) marked the opening of the Action Center to End World Hunger, an interactive public space in lower Manhattan that encourages visitors to participate in activities that can help solve global challenges of hunger and poverty. Established by Mercy Corps, the Action Center illuminates the complex causes of hunger and poverty, brings to life the daily experiences of aid workers and the communities they serve, and provides a unique platform for direct transformative action. Mercy Corps invited Global Goods Partners to join the Action Center team in the early planning stages. Read more...
- School Fundraising Tips
NYC students make beaded bracelets while learning about Uganda and GGP
At GGP, we are invested in helping to make your fundraisers as succesful as possible. Here are a few tips for students and schools to help you meet your goals this year. Read the tips online...
- In Solidarity with Liberian Peace Activists
This past summer, I was fortunate to participate in a truly inspiring trip with my teenage son. We traveled to Liberia to witness firsthand the peace and rebuilding efforts of the courageous Liberian people, who have chosen a most extraordinary and dedicated leader, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first female elected President in Africa. We stayed in a rural town close to the Ivory Coast border where Liberian teens were paired with the three American teens on the trip. The teenagers from two continents shared life stories, conducted on-air radio broadcasts, organized a town soccer match, and taught in the local schools. It was a life-changing experience for my son and a rare opportunity for us to explore together the topics of humanitarian assistance, community-led development, and reconstruction after civil conflict. Read more...
Daniel Shimony with
two Liberian teenage friends - GGP Provides Technical Assistance to a Partners in Health Project in Malawi
Members of Chifundo in Malawi Partners in Health (PIH), the renown international health organization founded by Dr. Paul Farmer, serves millions of people in some of the world's poorest communities. The PIH program in Malawi (Abwenzi Pa Za Umoyo, meaning PIH in Chichewa) is among its newest initiatives-treating patients and training community health workers in this impoverished and densely populated country in Southeast Africa. This past summer, PIH invited GGP to collaborate on a vocational training program in the rural Neno district of southern Malawi. Read more...
- Grantmaking Highlights
Women sewing at a cooperative
along the Thai-Burma borderWith the proceeds from product sales and directed contributions, GGP makes grants to our community-based partners that focus on strengthening the capacity of their microenterprise operations and their community development programs. Read more about recent grants made to our partners in Mexico, the Peruvian Amazon, along the Thai-Burmese border, and Bedouin in Israel...
- Engage in Change: An Activity for Students
Kids smile for the camera in
South AfricaWe hope that your participation in the school fundraising program is not just lucrative, but also fun and engaging. GGP's Global Classroom program in conjunction with school fundraisers is designed to promote responsible consumption, fair trade, and an informed awareness of human rights. Online resources on fundraising, event planning, youth activism, and service learning activities related to the work of our overseas partners are available on the GGP website. FOR STUDENTS: TRY THIS AWARENESS RAISING ACTIVITY AT SCHOOL, Read more...
- Special Thanks
GGP thanks all of its supporters. We exist because of the passion and energy of our donors, volunteers, interns, and partners around the world. Thank you for all that you do. Let us know how you would like to help. Read more...
- About Global Goods Partners
Global Goods Partners is a nonprofit organization dedicated to alleviating poverty and promoting social justice by strengthening women-led development initiatives and creating access to the US market for marginalized communities in Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
A nonprofit endeavor, GGP pursues this mission by partnering with organizations, associations, and cooperatives worldwide that integrate their commitment to community development--specifically, improvements in education, health, women's rights, and employment opportunities-with socially responsible income--generating enterprises. GGP provides its partners with direct access to new markets in the US, increasing both their revenue and global awareness of their work. GGP also provides technical assistance and grant support to its partners, assisting them in building stronger, more effective programs.
Donations to GGP are tax deductible and are used to support capacity-building grants and the promotion of products made by GGP's partners around the world. To make a contribution, to arrange a fundraiser for your school or organization, or to learn more about GGP, please visit the website at: www.globalgoodspartners.org.
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