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11/18/2019
Glimmer Announces New CEO
Glimmer’s
founder
and
CEO,
Donna
Berber,
is
stepping
down
from
her
day-to-day
role
and
appointing
Alicyn
Yarbrough
as
incoming
CEO.
Berber
will
remain
active
...
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11/13/2019
Poverty in Medebay Zana Ran Deep, But So Did the Potential for Progress
In
partnership
with
the
IKEA
Foundation,
Glimmer
is
halfway
through
a
five-year
focus
on
this
remote
Ethiopian
community.
Once-struggling
families
are
transforming
their
daily
...
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10/31/2019
Opportunities Arise for Genet
Genet
is
a
teenager
living
with
her
family
in
rural
Medebay
Zana.
She
attended
primary
school
in
her
village,
but
like
in
most
of
...
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10/01/2019
Zeid Emerges as a Businesswoman
Before
Glimmer’s
arrival
in
Medebay
Zana,
Ethiopia,
Zeid
had
limited
opportunities
to
earn
a
living
in
this
extremely
remote
and
poor
community.
Like
most
...
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10/01/2019
Helmsley Charitable Trust Reinvests in Glimmer with $8 Million Grant
Glimmer
is
launching
a
new
project
with
support
from
The
Leona
M.
and
Harry
B.
Helmsley
Charitable
Trust
to
reduce
poverty
and
improve
long-term
...
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03/04/2019
Wahid's Dairy Business Brings Success and Stability
In
rural
Ethiopia,
a
reliable
income
can
be
difficult
to
come
by,
especially
for
women.
At
age
41,
Wahid
faced
the
additional
challenge
of
...
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04/19/2018
Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards $5 Million to Glimmer
Glimmer
will
implement
a
new,
integrated
program
in
rural
Ethiopia
with
a
grant
from
the
Helmsley
Charitable
Trust,
a
leading
foundation
with
a
focus
...
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03/27/2018
A New School Changes Genet’s Path
Genet
and
her
older
sister
Tsilat
grew
up
playing
together.
They
were
doted
on
by
their
siblings
and
parents,
and
each
attended
the
nearby
...
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02/10/2018
Women of Kibirto
For
generations,
rural
Ethiopians
have
delivered
at
home,
a
practice
that
has
contributed
to
one
of
the
highest
national
maternal
mortality
rates
in
the
...
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02/07/2018
Food Security for Letebrihan
Glimmer’s irrigation projects brought year-round water to family farms to support sustainable income growth and nutrition.
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11/15/2017
Alsa's Beauty Salon
In
busy,
rural
community
in
Medebay
Zana,
Alsa
tests
the
heat
of
the
straightening
iron
as
her
client
looks
through
the
hair
styles
on
...
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08/28/2017
The First Day of School
Little
tables,
short
colorful
chairs,
games
and
flashcards
decorate
the
inside
of
Ms.
Genet’s
classroom.
Soon,
the
seats
will
be
filled
by
five
and
...
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