News Type: Press Release

Susan DenzerPhone: 202.338.8700 SEATTLE — On Thursday, June 8, 2000, the Gates Millennium Scholars Program will announce the inaugural class of Gates Millennium Scholars. A number of the first recipients…

Mike HammonsSeattle Emergency Housing ServicePhone: 206.461.3660 ext. 14Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — Seattle Emergency Housing Service (SEHS) recently received a $25,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop…

Dr. Helen SouleMississippi Department of EducationPhone: 601.359.3954 Lisa MaderOffice of the GovernorPhone: 601.359.3227 JACKSON, Miss. — A coalition of state education, business, and government leaders, led by the Mississippi Department of…

Beatrice BezmalinovicPartners in Population and DevelopmentPhone: 880.2.8829475Email: [email protected] DHAKA, Bangladesh — Partners in Population and Development (Partners) announced today that its efforts to further information sharing around reproductive health issues…

Janet NjorogeWorld Vision: In NairobiPhone: 254.2.440152 Wendy DriscollCARE: In NairobiPhone: 254.2.716724 NAIROBI, Kenya — Three international aid organizations—CARE, Save the Children and World Vision—announced today the receipt of grants totaling…

Dr. Luis RoseroUniversidad de Costa RicaPhone: 506.207.5697Email: [email protected] SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — The University of Costa Rica's Population Studies and Training Program received an $800,000 grant from the Bill…

Bill MayInternational Society for Technology in EducationPhone: 541.349.7576Email: [email protected] EUGENE, Oregon — The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), in conjunction with Educational Support Systems (ESS), announced today it…

Tami Rounsville, Program ManagerPhone: 360.419.9058Email: [email protected] MOUNT VERNON, Wash — The Oasis Teen Shelter announced today the receipt of a $30,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The…

Leanne GrossmanGlobal Fund for WomenPhone: 650.853.8305 x310 PALO ALTO, California — The Global Fund for Women, the nation’s only nonprofit organization exclusively supporting women’s human rights organizations overseas, will expand…

Ryan MorabitoWest Virginia Wesleyan CollegePhone: (304) 473-8556Email: [email protected] BUCKHANNON, West Virginia — West Virginia Wesleyan College recently received a $50,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The gift…