It will be an unusual mix of people, particularly given the subject – tuberculosis. In fact, by many accounts, it’s probably the first time such an approach has been tried.  But with the International Community Foundation leading the way, and a $100,000 grant to get things started, a unique binational initiative is being launched to address cross-border tuberculosis control.
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Today a growing number of shark species around the world are threatened and some on the verge of extinction, due to wasteful bicatch resulting from commercial fishing practices including shrimp trawling and long lining. Sharks are also threatened by the illegal shark fining trade as well as illegal poaching of the great white shark for its characteristically large jaws for re-sale to collectors.
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Approximately 49 percent of Guatemala’s children are malnourished ?which is the fifth highest malnutrition rate in the world. Additionally, 80 percent of the water in Guatemala is not potable. For philanthropist Stephen Rosenthal, who has very specific criteria surrounding the charitable projects he funds, Guatemala had all the right elements.
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Established in 2002, the U.S.-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership encourages more community foundations to support charitable ventures on both sides of the border. For the past six years, the International Community Foundation has been a member of the partnership
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Over the last year, the Fundacíon Comunitaria Oaxaca and the International Community Foundation have been raising funds to support the Fundacion Comunitaria Oaxaca’s programs to address the needs of indigenous communities in three of the most marginalized areas of the impoverished southern Mexico state of Oaxaca.
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The International Community Foundation maintained an active role this year in restoring and revitalizing life for the nearly one million individuals affected by the devastating floods that inundated most of the state of Tabasco and part of Chiapas in late October and early November 2007.
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Two separate campaigns in Latin America undertook multi-tactical approaches to fight foreign corporate projects that threaten rare and fragile ecological resources.
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Sociedad de Historia Natural Niparajá AC (Niparaja), an International Community Foundation grantee, has been awarded UN Habitat’s 2008 Dubai International Award for Best Practices for its community based public advocacy work to promote Playa Balandra as a municipal protected area for La Paz, BCS, Mexico.
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Cheryl Hammond appointed as the International Community Foundation’s new Vice-Chair
Having joined the Foundation’s board of governors in the summer of 2007, Cheryl Hammond has stepped up to become the International Community Foundation’s new Vice-Chair.
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Amy Carstensen promoted to Director of Donor Relations & Operations
After serving as the International Community Foundation’s Senior Program Officer for five years, Amy Carstensen became the foundation’s Director of Operations and Donor Relations.
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