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UNICEF Measles Campaign for Children in Darfur, Sudan, Gets Major Boost from Gates Foundation
Kiní Schoop, U.S. Fund for UNICEF MediaTelephone: 212.880.9132Email: [email protected] An urgent UNICEF campaign to immunize millions of children against measles in the troubled Darfur region of Sudan has received a…
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Students from 18 States and D.C. Awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarships
CAMBRIDGE, England — The University of Cambridge today announced the newest U.S. recipients of the Gates Cambridge Scholarship. The fourth class of scholars — including 31 American students from 18 states…
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Grant Aims for Better Math Skills for High School Students to Multiply Chances of Success in College and Beyond
Kim SchmankeOSPIPhone: 360.725.6015Email: [email protected] Cindy MoranaCouncil of PresidentsPhone: 360.753.5107 OLYMPIA — To help increase the number of high school graduates ready to succeed at college-level math, the Bill and Melinda Gates…
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Girl Scouts Poised to Serve More, Diverse Youth with New Program Center
Lindy Cater GSIEC, Executive DirectorPhone: 509.747.8091 Girl Scouts Inland Empire Council: www.gsiec.org SPOKANE, Wash. — With a $2.5 million renovation campaign underway, the Girl Scouts Inland Empire Council (GSIEC) today announced…
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Southern Governors Committed to High-Performing Rural Schools
Heather Piper Southern Governors’ Association Phone: 202.624.5897 Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced a grant of more than $390,000 to help governors begin to think about how…
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National Academies Receive $20 Million to Help Build Capacity of African Science Academies
National Academies – Office of News and Public InformationTelephone: 202.334.2138Email: [email protected] Site: www.nationalacademies.org The U.S. National Academies have received a $20 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to…
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Multi-cultural, Early Childhood Education Center Expands to Serve More Children in South Seattle
Roger JohnsonDenise Louie Education CenterPhone: 206.621.7880 ext. 12, E-mail: [email protected] Denise Louie Education Center: www.deniselouie.org SEATTLE — The Denise Louie Education Center (DLEC), which has provided pre-school education and family…
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Pathfinder International Receives $8.5 Million Grant for HIV/AIDS Prevention in India
Pathfinder InternationalMichelle BadashTelephone: 617.924.7200 x283Email: [email protected] Web site: www.pathfind.org A grant awarded to Pathfinder International from Avahan, the India AIDS initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will support HIV/AIDS prevention…
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VillageReach Awarded $3.5 Million from Gates Foundation and World Bank to Provide Access to Health Programs in Rural Africa
VillageReachSusan Pierson BrownTelephone: 206.409.4693Email: [email protected] Awards from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the World Bank will enable VillageReach to improve access to lifesaving healthcare in the most rural areas…
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KIPP Receives $7.9 Million to Enter World of High School
Marie GroarkBill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SAN FRANCISCO — With 31 college prep public middle schools in operation, KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) has received a $7.9 million grant…
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