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05/12/2020
Resilience, Now More Than Ever
In
2019,
we
saw
important
progress
for
some
of
the
most
vulnerable
communities
in
the
world.
Glimmer
enabled
over
100,000
people
across
nine
different
...
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04/15/2020
Glimmer’s Response to COVID-19
The
world
is
facing
extreme
challenges,
the
likes
of
which
we
have
never
seen
in
our
lifetimes.
During
these
uncertain
times,
Glimmer’s
top
priority
...
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03/01/2020
When his income doubles, farmer sees the benefits of sustainable agriculture
Mewucha
lives
on
a
small
piece
of
land
in
his
rural
Ethiopian
village.
But
without
training
or
supplies,
he
was
unable
to
use
this
...
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12/01/2019
Workie Turns Garlic Into Prosperity For Her Family
Workie,
a
38-year-old
woman
living
in
rural
Libo
Kemkem,
Ethiopia,
dropped
out
of
10th
grade
and
became
a
mother
before
she
turned
18.
After
...
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11/22/2019
Breaking Barriers for Women in Rural Ethiopia
In
rural
Ethiopia,
opportunities
for
women
to
make
a
living
and
be
financially
independent
are
extremely
limited.
As
a
single
mother,
Tadilo
struggled
year
...
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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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