Global Weave

Established in 1965 in New York as the Foundation for the South Pacific (FSP) by an Australian actress named Elizabeth Silverstein and a Marist Priest named Stanley Hosie, the nonprofit organization focused initially on helping the island nations of the South Pacific rebuild after World War II. Renamed Counterpart International (CI) in 1992 after bringing its mission — “to empower people to implement innovative and enduring solutions to social, economic and environmental challenges” — to aid after the fall of the Soviet Union. Since then, with over 300 people currently on staff and now headquartered in Arlington, VA, it has helped people in 65 countries in three key areas: economic development, food security and nutrition, and building effective governance and insti