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The following organizations enable
VillageReach to
carry out its mission:
Bridgeway Foundation
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Chiron Corporation
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Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness
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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP >>
Flora Family Foundation
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Foundation for Community Development
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Getty Images
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Glaser Progress Foundation
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Izumi Foundation
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Laurel Foundation>>
Craig and Susan McCaw Foundation
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Ministry of Health
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Mulago Foundation >>
Stavros S. Niarchos Foundation >>
PATH
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PATH's Children's Vaccine Program
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Skoll Foundation >>
Synergos
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World Bank
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Bridgeway Foundation
Bridgeway Foundation commits resources to assist charitable organizations
and causes in the United States and abroad. The Foundation focuses on
organizations dedicated to providing programs that cherish the inherent
value of every human life; stop destructive cycles of poverty and violence;
provide access to education, health, and economic opportunities; and give
hope and comfort to the impoverished, ill and neglected of the world.
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Chiron
Corporation Through its global Blood Testing, Vaccines and BioPharmaceuticals
businesses, the Chiron Corporation addresses human suffering with more than 50
diverse products to detect, prevent and treat disease worldwide. The
company's consistent success has come from its pioneering science, skill in
delivering innovations in biotechnology and disciplined business approach.
Chiron believes that science has the power to improve people's lives and
harnesses that power to transform public health.
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Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness (COJK) PLLC
As an intellectual property law firm active in the Pacific Northwest
since 1929, Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness is committed to providing pro bono legal representation and
support of nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes. "COJK views these
efforts as a small measure of payback to the tremendous community in which
we live and practice."
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Davis Wright
Tremaine LLP
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is a 400+
lawyer firm founded in 1908. In addition to traditional litigation,
employment and business departments, the firm has national industry
practices that include media and entertainment, telecommunications, Internet
and eCommerce, credit and finance, information technology and health care. DWT’s
offices are located in Seattle and Bellevue, WA; Portland, OR; Anchorage,
AK; Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA; Washington, D.C., New York City, and Shanghai,
PRC.
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Flora Family Foundation
The purpose of the
Flora Family Foundation is to promote selected activities of charitable
organizations and institutions as determined by members of the Board. It is
predicated on the belief that each individual has an obligation to go beyond
the narrow confines of his or her personal interests and be mindful of the
broader concerns of humanity. The Foundation pursues these goals in order
to continue, in small part, the personal philanthropy of William and Flora
Hewlett, and to provide their descendants with a vehicle for philanthropic
activity.
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Foundation for Community
Development (FDC)
The FDC was founded in Mozambique by people
who share a belief that community development efforts should be supported
from within society. FDC's focus is on strengthening self-reliance and
increasing material and financial resources at the community level. They place a priority on
projects like education, health, water and training, which develop human
potential, generate income, and put in place critically needed
infrastructure. The FDC is also an advocate for several issues including the
Anti-Personnel Landmines Ban, Child Development and Micro-credit.
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The foundation was created in January 2000, through the
merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to
technology through public libraries, and the William H. Gates Foundation,
which focused on improving global health. Led by Bill Gates’ father, William
H. Gates, Sr., and Patty Stonesifer, the Seattle-based foundation has an
endowment of approximately $27 billion through the personal generosity of
Bill and Melinda Gates.
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Getty
Images, Inc.
Getty Images is the world's leading imagery company, creating and providing
the largest and most relevant collection of still and moving images to
communication professionals around the globe. From sport and news
photography to archival and contemporary imagery, Getty Images' products are
found each day in newspapers, magazines, advertising, films, television,
books and Web sites. Getty Images' Web site is the first place customers
turn to search, purchase and download powerful imagery.
Seattle-headquartered Getty Images is a global company, and has customers in
more than 50 countries.
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Glaser Progress Foundation
By focusing on three complementary program areas -- Measuring Progress,
Animal Advocacy and Independent Media -- The Glaser Progress Foundation aims
to build a more just, sustainable and humane world. The Foundation was
inspired, endowed and is led by Rob Glaser, CEO of RealNetworks, Inc., the
company that pioneered the delivery of audio and video content over the
Internet.
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Izumi Foundation
The
Izumi Foundation exists to support and enhance the goals of Shinnyo-En USA.
The goals of Shinnyo-En USA are to address the root causes of human
suffering, to increase compassion and caring among all human beings, and to
promote a society that respects all living things. The Izumi Foundation’s
mission, within the framework of the goals of Shinny-En USA, is to alleviate
human suffering through improved health care. The Foundation will use its
resources to enhance the health and well being of all people, but especially
the poorest and the most vulnerable members of society.
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The Laurel Foundation
The Laurel Foundation awards grants in areas specifically and generally
related to neglected and abused children in the Pacific Northwest region.
It also occasionally supports programs providing sustainable assistance in
developing countries.
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The Craig and Susan McCaw Foundation was established for philanthropic
giving on behalf of Craig and Susan McCaw. Their giving is focused in such
areas as children, education and the environment. The McCaws are interested
in economic development, poverty alleviation and helping to give people
access to technology worldwide. A significant portion of the foundation's
grants go to organizations that display an innovative and entrepreneurial
approach to their mission.
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Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health (MoH) of the country in which
VillageReach operates acts as the primary partner. The MoH outsources
logistics systems to VillageReach but remains responsible for procurement of
supplies, building and staffing clinics and for a portion of the operating
costs. This ensures local government long-term commitment to the
program.
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Mulago Foundation
The Mulago Foundation supports global programs that are
able to provide significant impact and go to scale.
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Stavros S. Niarchos Foundation
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation, an international philanthropic
organization, supports charitable activities in four primary areas: arts and
culture, education, health and medicine, and social welfare. The Foundation
makes grants to not-for-profit organizations throughout the world.
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PATH
PATH's mission is to improve the health of people around the world by
advancing technologies, strengthening systems, and encouraging healthy
behaviors. The Organization's areas of focus are children's health and
nutrition; HIV, AIDS, and tuberculosis; reproductive health; and vaccines
and immunizations.
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PATH's Children's
Vaccine Program
PATH's Children's Vaccine Program works
to ensure that all children receive the full benefits of new, lifesaving
vaccines without undue delay.
The Program initially is focusing on vaccines that protect children against
respiratory, diarrheal, and liver disease. Global use of these vaccines will
reduce childhood deaths by 33% and reduce liver cancer deaths by 75%.
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Skoll Foundation
The Skoll Foundation advances systemic change to benefit communities around
the world by investing in, connecting and celebrating social
entrepreneurs-individuals dedicated to pioneering new solutions that result
in lasting improvements to complex social problems. The Skoll
Foundation invests in social entrepreneurs through the Skoll Awards for
Social Entrepreneurship. It connects them through Social Edge, an online
community at www.socialedge.org and
via the annual Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship at the Skoll
Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at Oxford University.
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Synergos
The Synergos Institute develops
effective, sustainable and locally-rooted solutions to poverty. Synergos and
its partners mobilize resources and bridge social and economic divides to
reduce poverty and increase equity around the world.
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World Bank
The World Bank Group’s mission is to fight poverty and improve the living
standards of people in the developing world. It is a development Bank which
provides loans, policy advice, technical assistance and knowledge sharing
services to low and middle income countries to reduce poverty. The Bank
promotes growth to create jobs and to empower poor people to take advantage
of these opportunities.
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