Local Philanthropy: The Community Foundation for Livingston County awarded $78,000 in 2026 grants to eight nonprofits, backing work from affordable housing and workforce stability to cancer support and dental care. Community Fundraising & Capacity: Heartland Community Foundation secured $182,000 in Kansas Community Service Program tax credits to support the Kelly Plaza Project in WaKeeney, using the credits to boost fundraising for a restored community space. NGO Accountability & Funding Controls: Uganda’s Makerere-led CASH-IN research initiative faced an Auditor General report highlighting millions misallocated across budget lines, raising fresh questions about financial management in NGO-linked projects. Humanitarian Health Under Attack: Doctors Without Borders (MSF) condemned Russia’s “deliberate strategy” to destroy Ukraine’s healthcare system, citing a long pattern of attacks on medical facilities and staff. Refugee Protection & Disaster Risk: Human Rights Watch warned that Rohingya camps in Bangladesh are becoming more deadly each monsoon, urging donors and authorities to cut overcrowding and restore funding for embankments, drainage, and emergency relocation. Legal Aid Access: Ireland’s FLAC warned of “legal aid deserts,” especially for domestic violence cases, as people struggle to reach family law solicitors on the Legal Aid Board panel. Civic Leadership & Youth Development: Leadership Cayman’s program wrapped with a government seminar, while a Catholic school leadership course trained students to build “change maker” passion projects. Food Security via Local Supply Chains: Indonesia’s free meal program is engaging about 148,000 local suppliers, increasingly routing purchases through village cooperatives to strengthen rural economies.