JULY 19, 2011 Reinventing the Toilet for Safe and Affordable Sanitation | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded Delft University of Technology (TU Delft, The Netherlands) a grant to ‘Reinvent the toilet’.
JULY 19, 2011 U of T Engineers Put Their Heads Together to Reinvent the Toilet | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation wants the University to write the traditional latrine a “Dear John” letter
OCTOBER 27, 2010 Foundation Expands Investments in Innovative Global Health Science | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Explorations projects winning new grants include using gold to combat drug resistance and barriers of light to prevent malaria
SEPTEMBER 17, 2010 Frank Rijsberman Named Director of Water, Sanitation & Hygiene at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation SEATTLE -- Frank Rijsberman, a philanthropic program director at Google.org, will join the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Global Development Program as director of its Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene initiative on October 11, 2010.
AUGUST 30, 2010 Water For People Receives Funding for Sanitation as a Business Program | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grant Supports Sanitation Solutions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
FEBRUARY 19, 2010 WSSCC Strenthens Efforts to Improve Sanitation and Hygiene Practices in Developing Countries | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation GENEVA -- The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) has received nearly $2.1 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support its efforts at improving access to safe sanitation and promoting good hygiene practices for people in developing countries. These funds, provided over the next two years, will enable WSSCC to carry out its global networking, knowledge management and advocacy work programmes.
NOVEMBER 05, 2009 $10.9 million Awarded to Study Impacts of Sanitation on Diseases - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation BERKELEY, Calif. -- Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have received a five-year, $10.9 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to evaluate several interventions to combat diarrheal disease in developing countries.