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Activating power inside communities. Donate to NYC Connect at https://secure.givelively.org/donate/world-connect-inc/nyc-connect
World Connect investments have delivered clean water to 155,000+ people worldwide, including this community in Malawi, which designed, led, and co-invested in water tap construction. Communities have the answers. They have the skills and leadership. What they need is direct investment.
January 15, 2026 at 4:29 PM
A repair café brings people together to share skills and repair broken household items, saving them from the landfill while strengthening community connections. See the link in comments for Repair Cafe El Barrio's 2026 schedule.
January 13, 2026 at 3:56 PM
On a recent webinar hosted by Daraja Partners, Rhoda Kanyesigye, Country Director for World Connect Rwanda, explained why progress begins by listening to communities. She is walking thru the future site of a market structure, prioritized by the community. See previous post for more info!
January 8, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Watch this space for community-led progress in 2026!

#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment
January 6, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Was there one more thing you wanted to do this year? Don't let the year slip away without supporting World Connect! Click the link below to donate before the year's end.

worldconnect.global/donate

#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment
December 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
🎁 Joy to the world! Give the gift of progress by funding a development project that has been prioritized by communities around the world. Click the link below to peruse several unfunded projects that are poised to improve education, health & economic opportunity.

worldconnect.global/projects/unf...
December 25, 2025 at 8:37 AM
20 years of World Connect! Many thanks for the good wishes from our project partners. We invested $5,000 with this women's group in Rwanda to launch a modern rabbit farming project, supporting 1,000 vulnerable women with a new income source.
December 23, 2025 at 9:39 AM
"Art at the Crossroads" at Art on the Ave showcases a collaborative comic by youth at Crossroads Art Club, a program funded by NYC Connect that provides studio time to young artists held in pretrial detention at Crossroads Juvenile Center in Brooklyn.

Thank you Breakout for supporting this event!
December 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
20 years of World Connect! Many thanks for the good wishes from our project partners. We invested $25,000 with Cambio Labs in NYC to equip South Bronx residents with skills to secure clean energy jobs. Social entrepreneurs like Sebastian Martín are innovating with energy access solutions in NYC!
December 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
20 years of World Connect! We are grateful for the good wishes from this women's beekeeping group in Rwanda, who turned a $6,500 co-investment from World Connect into a honey production business that now has 100 hives and 150% increased revenue. Thank you for showing us the power inside communities!
December 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
100 donations of $20 can transform education for children worldwide when projects are led by communities. With a 94% project success rate, our community partners have proven that their leadership leads to improvements in health, education, and economic opportunity.

worldconnect.global/donate
December 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
At a team meeting this week, our global staff shared something for which they are grateful. We are sharing a few of these here with you and sending heartfelt gratitude to all our supporters, local leaders, and project partners who activate power inside communities. Happy Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
World Connect invested $11K in a group of women entrepreneurs to create eco-friendly businesses that support families & preserve the Cloud Forest. Our film conveys the beauty & wisdom of this place & the people who call it home.

Click link below to vote!
smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/stewar...
November 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Five site visits and a wedding!

Check out the recap of our Mudzi Connect team visits to a few in-progress projects. Communities not only determine, design, and implement the projects, they co-invest with their own resources.

#powerinsidecommunities #localleddevelopment #malawi #sitevisits #wedding
November 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Travel with us from Ecuador to Malawi and meet two talented leaders driving progress in their communities. Join us virtually for a Showcase of Global Partners on 9 December. Click this link to register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#locallyleddevelopment #powerinsidecommunities #ecuador #malawi
November 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
EPIC fashion show on a recent visit to Rwanda! THANK YOU Rwanda Education Assistance Practice for the high style event. An investment of $5K trained 22 youth in media & they now earn income as DJs, photographers, fashion models, and video producers - 3 received scholarships for higher education!
November 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
There are 10,000 canners in NYC providing vital recycling services, but often working in the shadows. With a $25,000 investment from NYC Connect, Sure We Can built a new redemption center in East New York to make it easier for canners to earn from their hard work.
November 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Meet Lidia Oxí, Directora of our newest grant-making hub in Guatemala. She is committed to helping more people to access better life conditions and leadership. Her national & international experience and fluency in four languages allow her to build partnerships to strengthen Indigenous communities.
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
When progress is led from within, it works. 94% of NYC Connect's completed projects have succeeded in meeting their objectives, improving health, education, and economic opportunity for 16,500+ New Yorkers.

#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #nyc #maternalandchildhealth #canners
October 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Globally, 63% of our project leaders are first-time grantees. We support them to success, bringing project leaders together to deepen their project management skills & expand their professional networks.
October 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Our co-investments, like this one with an impressive women's group in Rwanda, are funding partnerships that lead to better results, cost effectiveness, and sustainable progress.

#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #rwanda #gbv #honey #beekeepers #beekeepers #domesticviolence
October 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
84% of NYC Connect's investments have helped launch new ideas to improve health, education, and economic opportunity for New Yorkers. We can't wait to see Joanna's bold idea take flight!

#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #nyc #comedy #mentalhealth
October 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Community investments from our newest grantmaking hub in Guatemala are underway! Pictured here at the project launch, Guate Conecta is investing $6,500 alongside the community of Aldea Cerro de Oro's co-investment of $9,500 to purchase computers for students.
October 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Get to know Zione James, Program Assistant for our Malawi hub, Mudzi Connect. She is a respected role model, championing girls’ education and the end to child marriage. Previously, Zione was an intern in the civil service, helping to deliver education, health & economic opportunity programs.
October 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Visiting our program partners is a great way to support them in their important work. Here, we visit two partners in NYC while the same happens every month in each country where World Connect operates.

#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #newyorkcity #sitevisits
October 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM