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Activating power inside communities. Donate to NYC Connect at https://secure.givelively.org/donate/world-connect-inc/nyc-connect
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
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
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
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
ICYMI: Myla Flores and The Birthing Place were recently honored by CNN as a Champion for Change! Our US-based grant-making program, NYC Connect, invests in visionaries like Myla with catalytic funding to drive progress.
September 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
We're in NYC for #unga and are inspired to hear more experts highlighting the importance of locally-led development as a key strategy for global progress.

#powerinsidecommunities #locallyleddevelopment #communityleddevelopment #unga80
September 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
World Connect has invested more than $78,000 in 41 community-led projects across Ecuador. Entrepreneurs like Maria & Blanca, whose trout farm supports their livelihoods in an environmentally sustainable manner, demonstrate how business development can work in harmony with Ecuador's forests.
September 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM