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Responding to the Impacts of

COVID-19 in our Communities

The arrival of COVID-19 early in 2020 ushered in a new
global era. In the face of this world-wide pandemic, Global
Development Group partners and donors responded
generously to the needs in their communities and regions.

Disinfecting and testing workers at the J833 MCF Capacity Building and
Community Empowerment, Kenya project.

Many partners have distributed packs to families including basic We acknowledge our partners’ generous and selfless efforts
food and hygiene supplies to assist while the family income is and thank the donors for your commitment to build better
depleted. Across our child and medical projects, medical staff lives throughout this global crisis.
and carers have worked extended shifts staying onsite and
With the restrictions on travel, the GDG team are adapting how
spending time away from their own families to prioritise the
we engage with our in-country partners, with increased use
vulnerable babies, children and patients in their care, keeping
of video and phone calls in lieu of in-person monitoring and
them safe and isolated. We’ve seen beneficiaries learning to sew
training. Among our partners, we’ve seen board meetings shift
face masks for distribution to the community. Our education
to online video conferences and fundraising platforms relied
projects have developed creative ways to continue students’
upon for end of financial year campaigns. We already have an
learning such as providing take home packs of educational
extensive network of qualified and experienced In-Country
resources and maintaining contact with students through radio
Representatives who will continue to support our monitoring
programs, social media and home visits.
and training into 2021. We won’t allow the pandemic to stop
Throughout these pages you’ll find many more examples of our important work.
our projects’ responses to the local needs during this time.

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