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The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) has received a US$20 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to strengthen efforts to address poor nutrition, which has been…

PUNE, India; GENEVA; SEATTLE, — The Meningitis Vaccine Project (MVP), a partnership between the World Health Organization (WHO) and Seattle-based nonprofit, PATH, and the Serum Institute of India Limited (SIIL)…

Washington, D.C. — Human rights organization International Justice Mission has received a $5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to create a replicable model for combating sex trafficking…

Tiffany HappelCivic EnterprisesPhone: 202.467.8894 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Most students who dropped out of high school say they could have succeeded with more challenging coursework, engaging classroom experiences, and access to extra…

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Phone: 206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced that Dr. Tadataka (Tachi) Yamada has been named executive director of the…

Tilly GambillDocs For TotsPhone: 202.222.0569 ext. 3117Email: [email protected] Washington, D.C. — Docs For Tots (DFT), a nationwide network of doctors advocating for young children, announced today a $215, 250 investment from…

GENEVA/EVANSTON/ATLANTA/NEW YORK — The number of countries with indigenous polio has dropped to an all-time low of four, as polio eradication efforts enter a new phase involving the use of…

EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern University’s Program of African Studies has received a $3 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support innovative social science and community-specific research that…

Lars EricksonPhone: 360.902.4136 SEATTLE — Governor Chris Gregoire today announced the formation of a public–private partnership between Washington charitable foundations, corporations, and state government to support parents and improve the quality…

Annette S. GarciaRegion One Education Service CenterPhone: 956.984.6011Email: [email protected]  EDINBURG, Texas — The Region One Education Service Center (ESC), in partnership with the Center for School Excellence (CSE) and the…