Project MedSend: $20,000 towards the salary of its west coast donor relations manager, a position that was created in 2012 through a 2-year grant awarded by the foundation. MedSend sponsors Christian medical professionals on multi-year international medical missions. The organization pays off debt for medical school students in exchange for Read more
Mali Health: $15,000 to support its women’s savings and micro-insurance groups in the peri-urban communities outside Bamako, Mali. The Savings for Health program combines the village savings and loan model with health workshops that socially reinforce positive and preventative health behaviors, thus improving general health while reducing financial barriers and Read more
Hesperian Health Guides: $20,000 in flexible support for its ongoing book projects in its grassroots healthcare series. The 2014 tranche covered production of four books: an updated version of Where There Is No Doctor (addressing general health, first aid and basic safe pregnancy and birthing.), Health Action Guide for Women Read more
Global Partnerships: $20,000 to further develop its health services fund. Through this fund, the organization supports its microfinance partners as they leverage existing financial service networks and infrastructure to provide critically needed health services. The requested funds allowed the identification of two new implementing partners to pilot integrated health and Read more
U-TOUCH: $15,000 to hire a program director in Uganda to manage its digital learning centers in five rural communities. This hire was designed to alleviate human resource stressors on the program, which until that point had been wholly operated by volunteers. The centers provide free technology training, including Microsoft literacy, Read more
ProLiteracy: $20,000 in support of its capital campaign as the non-profit transitioned to a new home. The organization had owned its own property on the outskirts of Syracuse, New York since the 1970s. Changes within the organization and the general economy created circumstances in which ownership, upkeep and insurance for Read more