PROJECT CONCERN INTERNATIONAL
5151 MURPHY CANYON ROAD NO 320, SAN DIEGO, CA 92123 www.pciglobal.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: PCI IS A GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION THAT DRIVES INNOVATION FROM THE GROUND UP TO ENHANCE HEALTH, END HUNGER, OVERCOME HARDSHIP AND ADVANCE WOMEN & GIRLS-RESULTING IN MEANINGFUL AND MEASURABLE CHANGE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES.

HUNGER: PCI TAKES A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO IMPROVING HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES BY INTEGRATING ITS FOOD SECURITY PROGRAMS WITH NUTRITION, HEALTH, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS ENTERPRISE, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN, FOOD AID, AND DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS, TO ENSURE THAT VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS ACHIEVE IMPROVED FOOD, NUTRITION, AND LIVELIHOOD SECURITY FOR SUSTAINED RESILIENCE. THROUGH FUNDING FROM USDA, PCI HAS DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED 28 FOOD AID PROJECTS IN TANZANIA, MALAWI, INDONESIA, BOLIVIA, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, MEXICO, NICARAGUA, AND THE CENTRAL AMERICAN REGION. IN 2019, PCI'S USDA-FUNDED, SCHOOL-BASED NUTRITION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN TANZANIA, GUATEMALA, AND NICARAGUA DIRECTLY BENEFITED OVER 343,200 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. IN ADDITION, PCI HAS IMPLEMENTED 21 USAID TITLE II FOOD ASSISTANCE PROJECTS SINCE 1997. THROUGH THE NJIRA PROGRAM IN MALAWI, PCI WORKED TO BUILD PATHWAYS TO SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURITY IN THE BALAKA AND MACHINGA DISTRICTS. PCI HAD OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR NJIRA'S PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP, IMPLEMENTATION, PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION, COORDINATION WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, COMMODITY MANAGEMENT, AND REPORTING TO USAID. IN ADDITION, WITH USAID EMERGENCY FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM FUNDING, PCI IS RESPONDING TO RISING FOOD INSECURITY IN GUATEMALA THROUGH THE ANIMO PROGRAM, WHICH ADDRESSES SHORT-TERM FOOD INSECURITY AMONG THE MOST VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS AND WORKS TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH SUPPORT TO SEEDLINGNURSERIES AND HOUSEHOLD GARDENS.

HEALTH: AS A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN THE USE OF LOCAL PROGRAMMATIC PLATFORMS (UNIFORMED SERVICES, SCHOOLS, SELF-HELP GROUPS, CARE GROUPS, ETC.) IN ORDER TO REACH THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, PCI HAS USED INNOVATIVE ADVOCACY, COMMUNICATION, SOCIAL MOBILIZATION AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE STRATEGIES TO PREVENT AND MITIGATE THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (SUCH AS H1N1, POLIO, TB, EBOLA, AND HIV/AIDS), CHRONIC DISEASES (SUCH AS HEART DISEASE, DIABETES AND CANCER), AND NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES (SUCH AS LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS AND KALAAZAR). PCI HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN THE HIV/AIDS RESPONSE SINCE THE EARLY 1990S, AND ITS CURRENT PORTFOLIO SPANS THE RANGE OF PREVENTION, CARE AND TREATMENT INTERVENTIONS IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES. PCI HAS IMPLEMENTED OR IS CURRENTLY IMPLEMENTING 16 MAJOR HIV/AIDS-RELATED PROGRAMS FUNDED BY PEPFAR THROUGH SEVERAL USG AGENCIES (CDC, DOD, USAID, AND DHHS), IN COLLABORATION WITH HUNDREDS OF LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTNER AGENCIES. PCI'S OVERARCHING APPROACH TO HIV/AIDS PROGRAMMING IS TO LEVERAGE ITS COMMUNITY-BASED PLATFORM ACROSS DIFFERENT TECHNICAL AREAS AS AN ENTRY POINT TO PROMOTING EFFECTIVE APPROACHES AND IMPROVING SERVICE UPTAKE. IN BOTSWANA, WITH FUNDING FROM USAID, PCI IS CONNECTING ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS TO LIFE-SAVING, HIV/AIDS-RELATED SERVICES. IN 2019, THIS PROGRAM REACHED OVER 91,000 BENEFICIARIES. PCI PROVIDES SUB GRANTS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO SIX ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS SEVEN DISTRICTS TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY AGENCY TO SEEK, SUPPORT AND PROVIDE HIV/AIDS SERVICES.ADDITIONALLY, AS PART OF THIS PORTFOLIO AND WITH FUNDING FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, PCI PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE DEFENSE FORCES OF ZAMBIA AND MALAWI TO IMPLEMENT, MANAGE, AND EVALUATE COMPREHENSIVE HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND CARE AND SUPPORT GROUPS. THROUGH SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION WITH THE US DOD, PCI HAS REACHED OVER 800,000 WITH HIV/AIDS SUPPORT IN ZAMBIA, MALAWI, AND BOTSWANA. WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CORE SECRETARIAT IN INDIA, THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, NUMEROUS OTHER INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL NGOS, AND LOCAL DISTRICT AUTHORITIES AND COMMUNITIES, PCI IMPLEMENTS THE CORE GROUP POLIO PROJECT (CGPP) IN THREE HIGH-RISK DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH. THROUGH PCI'S SOCIAL MOBILIZATION EFFORTS IN UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA INCREASED THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN FULLY IMMUNIZED AGAINST POLIO IN PCI'S INTERVENTION AREAS FROM ONLY 45.3% IN 2010-11 TO 73% IN 2013. INDIA WAS DECLARED POLIO FREE IN 2014, FOLLOWING THREE YEARS WITHOUT A SINGLE CASE. THE CGPP, IMPLEMENTED BY PCI IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER PARTNERS, HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THIS SUCCESS. BECAUSE OF PCI'S INTEGRATIVE APPROACH, PCI'S PROGRAMS RELATED TO MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH INCORPORATE EDUCATION ON WATER AND SANITATION AND DISEASE PREVENTION. THIS INTEGRATED APPROACH IS ALSO REFLECTED IN PCI'S BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION-SPONSORED WORK IN BIHAR, INDIA AND OTHER STATES, WHERE MILLIONS OF MARGINALIZED WOMEN ARE TRANSFORMING THEIR FAMILIES' HEALTH AND NUTRITION BY ADOPTING KEY BEHAVIORS SUCH AS HAND WASHING, EARLY AND EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING OF INFANTS, AND THE INTAKE OF IRON AND FOLIC ACID FOR PREGNANT MOTHERS, AS LEARNED THROUGH SELF-HELP GROUPS. PCI IS WORKING WITH NATIONAL AND STATE RURAL LIVELIHOOD MISSIONS TO INTEGRATE HEALTH AND NUTRITION INTO CLOSE TO A MILLION ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT GROUPS AND RELATED COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS IN THE STATE OF BIHAR ALONE.

HER: ALL OF PCI'S PROGRAMS ARE IMPLEMENTED IN CLOSE ALIGNMENT WITH ITS ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENTS TO EQUITY, NON-DISCRIMINATION, AND SOCIAL INCLUSION, AND GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWERMENT, AS CORE PILLARS OF PCI'S DEVELOPMENT APPROACH, CUT ACROSS THE OTHER 3 "H" AREAS (HUNGER, HEALTH, AND HARDSHIP). WOMEN EMPOWERED (WE) IS A PCI GLOBAL INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO PROMOTING THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN THROUGH THE FORMATION OF SELF-MANAGED AND SELF-SUSTAINING SAVINGS GROUPS. WE GROUPS TARGET VULNERABLE, DISENFRANCHISED WOMEN BY GIVING THEM A SPACE TO SAVE AND TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CAPACITIES. WE GROUPS HAVE BEEN FORMED IN 46 PROJECTS ACROSS 13 COUNTRIES, AND GLOBAL MEMBERSHIP NOW TOTALS OVER 500,000 MEMBERS AND HAS RESULTED IN OVER $6.5 MILLION SAVED, OF WHICH $6 MILLION HAVE BEEN GIVEN IN LOANS. IN TANZANIA, PCI IS SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND ROLL-OUT OF DREAMSAVE, A SMART PHONE APP DESIGNED TO DIGITIZE WE GROUP RECORD-KEEPING PROCESSES. ADDITIONALLY, TO DATE, PCI HAS GRADUATED 10,000 WE MEMBERS FROM GAP INC.'S PERSONAL ADVANCEMENT, CAREERENHANCEMENT (P.A.C.E.) LIFE SKILLS TRAINING IN TANZANIA, GUATEMALA, AND NICARAGUA. IN THE UNITED STATES, PCI WORKS TO PREVENT HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN SAN DIEGO BY ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSES OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, EXPLOITATION, AND UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH RAISING AWARENESS AND BUILDING RESILIENCE AMONG YOUTH PARTICIPATING IN GROUP MENTORING AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING ACROSS ALL 43 SAN DIEGO SCHOOL DISTRICTS. A TESTIMONY TO PCI'S LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES, PCI'S FOUR LEGACY PROGRAMS IN INDIA, GUATEMALA, MEXICO AND THE US/MEXICO BORDER HAVE BEEN OPERATING FOR A COMBINED 68 YEARS, DURING WHICH TIME THEY HAVE SERVED NEARLY 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE WITH LIFESAVING ACCESS TO CARE AND SERVICES, INCLUDING SAFE PREGNANCY CARE FOR MAYAN WOMEN IN GUATEMALA AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR STREET CHILDREN IN NEW DELHI, INDIA. FINALLY, PCI HAS MANY DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN NOT ONLY EFFECTIVELY ENGAGING WITH LOCAL ENTITIES AS PARTNERS IN TRANSFORMATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, BUT ALSO IN IMPROVING LOCAL CAPACITY FOR SUSTAINABLE, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN CHANGE AT SCALE.

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