Blog Post
International Day of the Girl Child
While conducting a training in Laos recently, I asked a room of participants to raise their hands if their…
October 11, 2019
Blog Post
Storytelling as Activism: Part 4
The fourth installment of InterAction Communications Director Morgan Martinez's blog series on training Lao youth on the power of storytelling.
October 7, 2019
Statement
Statement on the Decision to Drastically Reduce Refugee Admissions
The Trump Administration has proposed setting the ceiling for the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) at 18,000 in Fiscal…
September 27, 2019
Blog Post
Storytelling as Activism: Part 2
I strongly dislike the word marginalized. The Oxford English dictionary tells us that “marginalized” means “a person, group, or concept…
September 25, 2019
Blog Post
#HerImpact: Women Leaders and the Battle Against Hunger and Poverty
In 2007, droughts in grain-producing nations, rising fuel prices, global unemployment, and famine sent shockwaves through the international community and…
September 18, 2019
Blog Post
Exploring Feminist Leadership in the NGO Sector
Eleven months ago, I started thinking about what I could do as an InterAction Fellow to push the conversation on…
September 5, 2019
Blog Post
90+ NGOs: Letter to Congressional Leadership Regarding Possible Rescissions
Dear Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy,…
August 19, 2019
Blog Post
Celebrating Women Humanitarians
On August 19, 2003, a terrorist attack hit the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, killing 22 people. Five years later,…
August 16, 2019
Blog Post
Meet Kathryn (Katie) Striffolino
Like most true humanitarians, Kathryn (Katie) Striffolino is driven by her love of travel and of going above and beyond…
August 16, 2019
Blog Post
Meet Lea Krivchenia
Lea Krivchenia, a Senior Program Manager for Protection at InterAction, considers herself an “accidental humanitarian.” Her love of international affairs…
August 16, 2019
