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Tulane University Gets $5 Million Grant for Global Disaster-Leadership Program | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Tulane University has been awarded a $5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help universities in disaster-prone regions in Africa and Asia establish a network of education and development programs in disaster resilience and leadership.

Statement on Emergency Response in Japan | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s thoughts are with the people of Japan in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck on March 11, 2011.

Bill and Melinda Gates Fund Assessment of Haitian Aid

NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Tulane University's Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy (DRLA), in partnership with the University of Haiti, will assess the impact of humanitarian aid in Haiti and whether it supports the sustainable recovery of the Haitian people. The first of its kind study will be funded through a $762,198 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Statement on Emergency Response to Pakistan | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

SEATTLE -- An unusually heavy monsoon season this summer caused the worst flooding in Pakistan in more than 80 years. As of September 1, 2010, floods have killed 1,600 people and displaced up to 20 million.

Statement on Emergency Response to Haiti - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s thoughts are with the people of Haiti in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck on January 12, 2010. We have awarded three grants to respond to the immediate-, medium-, and long-term needs of those affected by the earthquake.

Lutheran World Relief Expands Typhoon Relief Work in Philippines - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

BALTIMORE -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation provided Lutheran World Relief with a $400,000 grant to support ongoing relief work in the Philippines after a series of devastating typhoons caused flooding, displacement, and massive destruction.

An Ounce of Prevention - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

$5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation fosters collaboration between six major humanitarian agencies

U.S. Fund for UNICEF Announces $1.1 Million Grant

Funds designated for support of flood victims in Indian’s northern Bihar region