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The situation in Sudan, characterized by ongoing conflict and increasing requirements, presents a challenge for humanitarian efforts. A substantial number of individuals are in need of sustenance, healthcare, refuge, safeguarding, and other essential provisions, concurrently experiencing a significant deficit in financial backing for humanitarian organizations. Among these organizations are those headed by women and focused […]

The first stage, finding suitable grant options, is just the starting point. When it comes to applying to funding bodies for NGOs, identifying exactly what donors expect from applicants can be one of the trickiest tasks. Grant documents are often extremely long and detailed and may come bundled with eligibility criteria, donor priorities, application question […]

Getting a grant can be a major achievement for an NGO. It can provide the money needed to launch a new project, hire staff, reach more communities, purchase equipment, and test new ideas. But every grant has one thing in common: eventually, it ends. This creates an important question for every NGO: What happens to […]

What do you leave behind when you are forced to leave your home? Usually a lot more than just a place. Birth certificates, university documents, proof of previous employment, IDs, and all those papers that demonstrate who we are can all be lost or no longer easily available for someone on the move. This loss […]

This AI revolution is sweeping over the healthcare space, offering everything from assistance for health professionals taking care of patient data to expanded access to medical facilities. Healthcare around the world will look very different in the coming years as a result of this movement toward AI-driven care. The big question on the minds of […]

One serious issue that the world health field rarely talks about is NCDs, that is, non-communicable diseases, a crisis in global health currently eclipsed by communicable diseases and humanitarian crises. There are millions worldwide who have developed diseases like diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular and metabolism disorders, and they are not limited to Western-countries-only concerns. Middle- […]

For months there’ve been questions about a major source of U.S. funding for global vaccination programs. That situation may now be clearing. The U.S. announced that it would finally provide $600 million in funds appropriated by Congress for Gavi (The Vaccine Alliance) to use for its efforts during fiscal year 2025 and FY 2026. The […]

For years, faith-based organizations (FBOs) have been a vital, yet often unnoticed, piece of the global humanitarian apparatus. They staff health facilities, maintain community-level programs, run emergency response and assistance efforts, and work with the underserved in areas where services are hard to come by and many other providers can’t go. Now, though, there’s been […]

For many communities across Africa, healthcare is delivered far beyond government hospitals and large international organizations. Local churches, faith-based organizations, community clinics, and nonprofit health networks often provide essential services to people who might otherwise struggle to access them. Now, a major change in U.S. global health funding is putting these organizations in the spotlight. […]

Global health funding is entering a new phase, and this could pose challenges for NGOs. When the U.S. State Department announced its Advancing Global Health funding program on March 9, 2026, expected to make an estimated $4.5 billion available for the developing world, NGOs around the globe should have immediately paid attention. As many as […]

Burkina Faso’s move to suspend 118 NGOs and civic society organizations has raised serious questions about the future of humanitarian work, human rights work, and the civic space in Burkina Faso. What appeared to be initially an administrative crackdown has taken dimensions to be much bigger than expected. After suspending 118 organizations in April, there […]

India’s foreign funding rules are becoming stricter, and a proposed amendment to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, or FCRA, has sparked a major debate across the country’s NGO and civil society sector. For organizations that depend on international grants and donations, the issue is about much more than paperwork. It is about funding, compliance, organizational […]

In the middle of conflict, poverty, displacement, and crisis, the right support can change everything. For many women and girls, an NGO can be that lifeline. Women’s organizations provide safe spaces, healthcare, legal assistance, livelihood support, protection services, and other essential support to communities that are often among the hardest to reach. But many of […]

So, the landscape of funding global health activities is changing and will probably require non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to revise the way they source opportunities. This is because on March 9, 2026, the U.S. Department of State released the “Advancing Global Health,” a funding opportunity that offers as much as $4.5 billion in funding for global […]