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Foundations Partner with Opportunity International to Provide Financial Access to Rural Poor in Africa | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Opportunity International has announced a $16 million program co-funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The MasterCard Foundation to provide access to savings accounts…
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Employers and Higher Education Community Team Up to Support College Completion | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — Industry groups, corporate executives, government officials and education advocates will meet this week in Washington, D.C. to discuss how they can…
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Univision Launches National Campaign to Promote Hispanic Academic Achievement and College Readiness, Access, and Completion | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
WASHINGTON — Univision Communications today announced the launch of Es El Momento (The Moment is Now), a comprehensive, multi-platform, multi-million dollar three-year national education initiative. Es El Momento will be…
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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…
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Grants to Develop, Test Next-Generation Teaching Tools in Math and Literacy | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced 15 grants totaling more than $19.5 million to support the development and testing…
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GCP launches Molecular Breeding Platform | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
MEXICO D.F. — From 17–20 February 2010, collaborators came together for the official launch meeting of GCP’s Molecular Breeding Platform (MBP), held in Hyderabad, India, and hosted by the International…
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Details for Improved Maize for African Soils: A Public-Private Partership in Support of African Smallholders | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
NAIROBI, Kenya — At a briefing for local journalists, a group of public and private agriculture organizations today announced an alliance that will improve food security and livelihoods in sub-Saharan…
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Study Integrating Family Planning and HIV Treatment & Care | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
SAN FRANCISCO — UCSF has received a $1.15 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to determine if integrating family planning into HIV treatment and care will increase…
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The Associated Press and Univision Communications Launch Study of the Opinions and Experiences of Hispanics – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
NEW YORK–The Associated Press (AP), the largest and most trusted source of independent news and information, and Univision Communications, Inc., the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States, announced…
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Statement on the Obama Administration’s FY2011 Budget Request for Global Health – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — We commend the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2011 budget request for international affairs, which includes vital support for the global health programs…