Under the second Government of Barbados/World Bank HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Project, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Barbados will get funds totaling $3.2 million to help in the national HIV/AIDS response. Grants of $10 000 to $20 000 will be available for the successful applicants to … [Read more...] about Funds totalling $3.2 million made available for CSOs in Barbados to boost the national HIV/AIDS response
Skoll Foundation Extends Support for a Film Program
The Skoll Foundation will extend its association and support for a film program for the next few years. The foundation will donate $1 million to Stories of Change: Social Entrepreneurship in Focus Through Documentary program that is being implemented in partnership with the Sundance Institute's … [Read more...] about Skoll Foundation Extends Support for a Film Program
USAID signs microfinance guarantee agreement with Bank Muamalat, first of its kind with an Islamic financial institution worldwide
USAID recently signed a loan guarantee agreement with Bank Mulamalat, Indonesia’s oldest Islamic bank, enabling low-income women in that country to apply for microfinance loans. This $1.15 million agreement is USAID’s first-ever finance guarantee program with an Islamic financial institution … [Read more...] about USAID signs microfinance guarantee agreement with Bank Muamalat, first of its kind with an Islamic financial institution worldwide
Yemeni group awarded the UNHCR’s Nansen Award for rescuing refugees who arrive at the Gulf of Aden
Source: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=39525&Cr=UNHCR&Cr1= The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced the winner of this year’s Nansen Refugee Award, which will be given to The Society for Humanitarian Solidarity of Yemen. This Yemeni group … [Read more...] about Yemeni group awarded the UNHCR’s Nansen Award for rescuing refugees who arrive at the Gulf of Aden
Forty proposals submitted in response to Euromed Youth’s first call for proposals from Egypt, Jordan, Palestine and Tunisia
Source: http://www.enpi-info.eu/ A recent press release issued by Euro-Mediterranean Youth Program (Euromed Youth) concerning the response to first call for proposals says the forty projects have been submitted for the phase IV of the program in four countries where it was launched first, Egypt, … [Read more...] about Forty proposals submitted in response to Euromed Youth’s first call for proposals from Egypt, Jordan, Palestine and Tunisia
IntraHealth International named in the top 20 USAID partner organizations
In a recently released list of top nonprofit partners of United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID), IntraHealth International has been named in the top 20, reports Devex, a social enterprise engaged in providing business intelligence and recruitment services to the development … [Read more...] about IntraHealth International named in the top 20 USAID partner organizations
Gates Foundation $12 Million Grant for Harvard School of Public Health, to lead the Maternal Health Task Force in its next phase
Source: http://maternalhealthtaskforce.org/ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently announced a $12 million grant awarded to Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) aimed at improving the maternal health in developing countries. The project will be led by Dr. Ana Langer, professor of the … [Read more...] about Gates Foundation $12 Million Grant for Harvard School of Public Health, to lead the Maternal Health Task Force in its next phase
China enters into agreement with 200 NGOs from 19 African countries to work together towards development in their countries
Source: http://www.ngonewsafrica.org/?p=9573 China in recent times has been actively taking interest in development activities in Africa and it has entered into an agreement with 200 delegates of Non Governmental Organizations from 19 African countries to work together to accelerate development in … [Read more...] about China enters into agreement with 200 NGOs from 19 African countries to work together towards development in their countries
Social Finance, Inc. gets $500,000 grant from the Rockefeller Foundation for developing Social Impact Bond Market
Source: http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/press-releases/rockefeller-foundation-grants-social The Rockefeller Foundation in a recent announcement said that it is providing a $500,000, two-year grant aimed at supporting Social Finance Inc.’s innovative work in developing the Social Impact … [Read more...] about Social Finance, Inc. gets $500,000 grant from the Rockefeller Foundation for developing Social Impact Bond Market
Tenth International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific with the theme “Diverse Voices, United Action” concludes in Busan
Source: http://www.ausaid.gov.au/hottopics/topic.cfm?ID=3853_6241_685_8836_9655&From=HT Tenth International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) that recently concluded in Busan, Korea on August 30 was attended by several regional leaders, governments, global organizations, medical … [Read more...] about Tenth International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific with the theme “Diverse Voices, United Action” concludes in Busan
