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As fans around the world come together to celebrate football, community-led organizations are showing how the game can create lasting change far beyond the pitch. ⚽🌍

In Uganda, Soccer Without Borders combines football with English courses, educational workshops, and social-emotional learning for refugee youth.

In Colombia, Fundación Tiempo de Juego's Cazuca Futbol Club gives girls and boys in a community affected by violence and exclusion a supportive environment where they can develop their talent and pursue their goals.

In Nigeria, Elite Star Foundation is creating safe spaces where teenagers can participate in sports, receive mentorship, and strengthen their teamwork, discipline, and confidence.

And in Pakistan, Karachi United Football Foundation provides free coaching, competition, and life-skills programming for 1,000 children across some of Karachi’s most underserved communities.

Together, these projects demonstrate the power of football to build belonging, opportunity, and stronger communities.

Different places. Different moments. One shared purpose: creating a world where communities have the resources and support they need to thrive. 💚

Here are a few moments from across the GlobalGiving community this month—from local leaders driving change to the people and partnerships helping make their work possible.

Swipe through for a glimpse of community-led change in action.

Featured Orgs: Paa Paa Initiative Kenya, Planet Water Foundation, Kaikaku Project, UNICEF USA, Благодійний фонд Запорука, and Mount Kenya Trust.

This Pride Month, we’re celebrating LGBTQ+ communities and spotlighting local leaders working to protect rights, expand access to support, and build safer, more inclusive futures.

Across the GlobalGiving community, nonprofit partners are supporting LGBTQ+ people through counseling, crisis intervention, legal aid, psychosocial support, advocacy, youth empowerment, and movement-building.

From South Korea to Tanzania, Rwanda, Armenia, and India, these five community-led projects are helping LGBTQ+ people live with safety, dignity, freedom, and pride.

Meet the projects and consider supporting their work this Pride Month.

Featured Orgs: 띵동, LGBT Voice Tanzania, Human Rights First Rwanda Association (a.k.a Rights Rwanda), Pink Armenia, and Buddha Outcast Social Society - Boss.

A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Mindanao this week—the strongest quake to hit the Philippines this year.

Dozens of people have been killed, more than 200 injured, and many are still missing. Hospitals are overwhelmed, thousands of families have been displaced, and local organizations are already working to reach the people and communities hit hardest.

Your donation to GlobalGiving’s Philippines Earthquake Relief Fund will help local partners provide urgent relief, including search and rescue, medical care, food, clean water, and temporary shelter. It will also support the longer work ahead to help communities recover and rebuild.

Please give today to support life-saving efforts on the ground in the Philippines.

Donate now at the link in the comments.