Corus International

We believe that strengthening local capacity, mobilizing communities, sensitizing health service providers, and embedding strong response mechanisms into communities and health systems can lead to resilient, healthy environments that are free from violence. As we continue to break the silence around GBV during these 16 Days of Activism, the Corus family of organizations is launching our latest InUnison digital newsletter. Learn more about our global efforts to combat GBV and create lasting change: https://bit.ly/47eJanm Join us as we stand against GBV. #OrangeTheWorld #16Days #EndViolence #NoExcuse #BreakTheSilence #GBV

On Africa Here & Now, Sierra Leone's Minister of Education Conrad Sackey explains how the "Wi De Ya" school monitoring app that Corus organization CGA Technologies developed with the SL government is playing a critical role in transforming the education system in the country, ensuring no one is left behind. 🎓✨ 🎙️ Listen to Minister Sackey's interview (begins at 31:41): https://bit.ly/3WgzMwB 📲 Read more about the Wi De Ya program: "Tech for Development: Sierra Leone's Path to Educational Excellence" https://bit.ly/3zjFg0B #SierraLeone #GirlsEducation #T4D #MIS #ConradSackey [Pictured: Harriet, Mankapr, Lauratu (left to right) participate at school, where Wi De Ya is being implemented.]

Since February 2022, Corus International has been actively responding to the needs of Ukrainians affected by the war. Supported by the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund (UHF), the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), we're working in the hardest-hit areas, including liberated regions. Our ongoing response includes: 🌾 Supporting agricultural recovery by helping families restore their farms 🩺 Providing essential health and medical care using our state-of-the-art mobile clinic 💬 Offering psychological care and counseling for women and children Learn more about our comprehensive efforts in Ukraine ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ej4kNENy #Ukraine #UkraineHumanitarianFund #UkraineRecovery #HumanitarianAssistance

USAID MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience works with partner countries to accelerate their post-pandemic immunization catch-up and recovery and build the resilience of their national immunization programs. To learn more about USAID MOMENTUM's approach to reaching zero-dose and under-immunized children in fragile settings, read the brief: https://bit.ly/3Xqj1A5 Corus organization IMA World Health leads MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience to improve access to and availability of high-quality, person-centered health care in fragile and conflict-affected settings. #USAIDMOMENTUM #Immunization #HealthResilience [Pictured: Furama Riziki brought her baby, Lea, to Nurse Viateur at a USAID MOMENTUM-supported health facility in DRC to receive a routine vaccination.]

Following the missile attacks in Kyiv today, our humanitarian team in Ukraine swiftly provided blankets and hygiene kits to the evacuees of the impacted Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital and surrounding area. The aid, which was made possible by Lutheran World Relief's Quilts and Kits program, was delivered in collaboration with the State Emergency Services of Kyiv. #Kyiv #misslestrikes #humanitarianaid

🍫 Happy World Chocolate Day! Have you heard of “bean to bar” chocolate? This special process starts with raw cacao beans, giving the chocolate maker more control over the quality of their final product. Well, the amazing Qori Warmi (“Women of Gold”) cooperative in Peru start their chocolate-making process even earlier: from the seeds that grow into cacao trees. In 2018, Corus organization Lutheran World Relief helped to establish Qori Warmi to promote cacao production in the VRAEM region of Peru, increase women’s incomes and cultivate healthier futures for their families. "Before Qori Warmi, we did not ferment cacao correctly," says member Daria Hinostroza Prado. "The middlemen would come, look at our cacao and say the quality was not good, and they would have control over setting the price. Now they pay us the price that we demand." Qori Warmi’s chocolate company, Tsinane, has consistently won awards at international chocolate competitions since it was established. As recently as 2023, they took home a gold medal at the prestigious Salon du Chocolat in Paris. Learn more about how these strong cacao farmers are transforming their communities in Peru! https://lnkd.in/gN7KWPvw #WorldChocolateDay #chocolateday #cocoa #cacao #chocolate #peru #cooperatives #womenleaders #agriculture

We’re celebrating all we have learned from our partnership with the Union of Cooperative Societies of Tamani Breeders (USCET) in the Ségou region of Mali this International Day of Cooperatives! Cooperatives are critical for inclusive and sustainable growth in Mali and around the world. They provide essential services to member smallholder farmers such as collective bargaining on input purchases, communal storage sites, and tailored support on agricultural techniques. We've partnered with USCET for many years to advance organizational resilience and champion strategies to support more farmers. Learn more about how we approach local capacity strengthening through our collaboration with USCET. https://lnkd.in/gyWmGsa3 #CoopsDay #InternationalDayofCooperatives #Mali #Agriculture #Livelihoods #Resilience #LocalCapacity

📢 NEW report from USAID MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience - "Supply Chain Challenges and Commodity Availability at the Last Mile: Findings from Seven MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience Partner Countries" ➡️ Read the full report: https://bit.ly/45tNS0F 🌍 The countries covered include Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Mali, Niger, South Sudan, Sudan, and Tanzania. Corus organization IMA World Health leads the implementation of USAID MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience to improve access to and availability of high-quality, person-centered health care in fragile and conflict-affected settings. #USAIDMOMENTUM #SupplyChain #HealthResilience [Pictured: Examples of family planning commodities that can be affected by supply chain challenges, limiting access, in South Sudan.]

We are excited to be a part of Christian Connections for International Health's Faith Consortium for Climate Resilient Health (Faith4CRH)! #Faith4CRH brings together seven global partners dedicated to ensuring quality health care remains accessible despite climate challenges. Learn how we're strengthening climate resilience among faith-based health partners in low- and middle-income countries: https://bit.ly/3xCvsOP If you missed the webinar launching Faith4CRH, you can watch the recording here: https://bit.ly/4blZ5BG #FBO #ClimateResilience #Health

On this International LGBTQI+ Pride Day and throughout the year, we international development practitioners are reminded of the crucial importance of amplifying the voices of the LGBTQI+ community in project design and programming. Such inclusion is essential to end discrimination, uphold human rights, and ensure sustainable development for all. Our Managing Director for Latin America, Galo Quizanga, emphasizes, "In our commitment to equity and human rights, it is crucial to acknowledge that globally, 9 out of 10 youth who identify as LGBTQI+ face discrimination or violence. LGBTQI+ rights are fundamental human rights, and we cannot allow anyone to be left behind. Now more than ever, it is imperative that we strengthen our support for this community to ensure that everyone lives in peace and dignity." We remain committed to prioritizing inclusion efforts and are encouraged to see development leaders like USAID focusing on LGBTQI+ inclusive development. https://lnkd.in/g_ajjpQ5 #Inclusion #InclusiveDevelopment #LGBTQI #Youth #Pride #HumanRights #InclusionMatters