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Microcredit Summit Campaign to Expand Efforts to Document Success of Microfinance – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Microcredit Summit Campaign was the recipient of a $700,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant will help the Campaign measure progress toward its goal of…
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Resources for the Future Launches Global Antibiotic Resistance Initiative – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Resources for the Future today launched a new global health initiative to explore incentives to slow the development and spread of resistance to lifesaving antibiotics by promoting…
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Ashoka Brings Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship to Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa and India – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
ARLINGTON, Va. — Ashoka today announced a $15 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support social innovation and entrepreneurship in agricultural and sustainable rural development. The…
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Global Action for Children Announces Grant for Health Financing in Africa – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Global Action for Children (GAC) today announced that it has received a $500,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to partner with African civil society…
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UCSF and Muhimbili University Launch Tanzanian Healthcare Workforce Initiative – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The University of California, San Francisco has received a $7.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to address the shortage of healthcare workers…
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The Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Los Baños, Philippines — An initiative announced today aims to help six million South Asian farmers substantially boost crop yields and their income within 10 years. The Cereal Systems Initiative for…
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UGA Research Foundation receives grant to improve control of schistosomiasis, a debilitating and neglected tropical disease
ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia Research Foundation has received a five-year, $18.7 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to research ways to reduce morbidity from schistosomiasis…
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Pilot Grant Program To Improve Internet Connections in Public Libraries
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — A pilot initiative announced today by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will help public libraries in seven states secure faster…
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IDRI Awarded Grant to Fight Visceral Leishmaniasis in Africa
SEATTLE — IDRI (Infectious Disease Research Institute) today announced it has received a 3-year, $7 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop new methods of diagnosis…
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Global Development Network to Address Agriculture and Trade Policy Issues – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
NEW DELHI — The Global Development Network has launched a four-year project that aims to contribute to agricultural and trade policy debates in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia in an…