Ashoka’s Changemakers has launched the Property Rights: Identity, Dignity & Opportunity for All competition to identify and support the leaders who are making an impact through property rights, Omidyar Network and Ashoka’s Changemakers have jointly launched this competition to seek diverse … [Read more...] about Changemakers’ competition seeking groundbreaking models to strengthen property rights
gatesfoundation: [Video] Veria Central Public Library, winner of the 2010 Access to Learning Award: http://bit.ly/as2atM #ifla
gatesfoundation: [Video] Veria Central Public Library, winner of the 2010 Access to Learning Award: http://bit.ly/as2atM #ifla Twitter / gatesfoundation … [Read more...] about gatesfoundation: [Video] Veria Central Public Library, winner of the 2010 Access to Learning Award: http://bit.ly/as2atM #ifla
European Drug Companies Lead ‘Access to Medicine Index’
AMSTERDAM -- European pharmaceutical companies outcompete their U.S. counterparts in making medicines available to people in developing countries, but their lead is shrinking, according to the second Access to Medicine Index, released today. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Press Releases … [Read more...] about European Drug Companies Lead ‘Access to Medicine Index’
“If you had $1 million to change Healthcare for the underserved, what would you do?” Alliance Healthcare Foundation’s new international competition
The US-based Alliance Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is the greater San Diego region’s community partner for improving access to healthcare for the region’s poor, working poor and vulnerable populations. Since 1989, AHF has invested more than $45 million in grants into the San Diego community. … [Read more...] about “If you had $1 million to change Healthcare for the underserved, what would you do?” Alliance Healthcare Foundation’s new international competition
OSI’s Information Program supporting NGOs and Civil Society Groups
The Information Program is an initiative of the Open Society Institute (OSI) established “to increase public access to knowledge, facilitate civil society communication and protect civil liberties and the freedom to communicate in the digital environment.” It is focused upon enhancing the … [Read more...] about OSI’s Information Program supporting NGOs and Civil Society Groups
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Access to Knowledge Under the Access to Knowledge, the focus areas are Intellectual Property Reform, Open Access Initiative, Open Educational Resources, Open Access to Law and eIFL.net. The Intellectual Property Reform area works to reduce barriers to access, production and exchange of knowledge … [Read more...] about OSI’s Information Program supporting NGOs and Civil Society Groups -2
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Civil Society Communication The civil society communication area under the Information Program of the OSI focuses upon the vitality of information for NGOs and civil society organizations. Information is very critical for such groups to manage their operations. However, as these organizations are … [Read more...] about OSI’s Information Program supporting NGOs and Civil Society Groups -3
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Open Information Policy Under the Open Information Policy component, OSI aims to “to broaden communications access in the most disadvantaged countries and to protect the freedom to communicate in the digital environment.” Under the component, the focus areas and grants include Free Expression and … [Read more...] about OSI’s Information Program supporting NGOs and Civil Society Groups -4
Call for Proposals for Studying Women’s Access to Land in South Asia
The International Land Coalition (ILC) is a global alliance of different and varied organizations. The membership of the coalition is composed of a number of intergovernmental, governmental and civil-society organizations whose commitment is to the eradication of rural poverty through the promotion … [Read more...] about Call for Proposals for Studying Women’s Access to Land in South Asia
