Posts Tagged ‘world vision’

Microfinance Focus, March 1, 2010: World Vision began distributing hundreds of blankets and some water containers to Santiago's earthquake survivors over the weekend as it prepared to start an extensive response in the hardest hit areas south of the capital. Many of the communities in Chile where the aid group already works--including Lota City, Temuco, Concepcion and other areas in the Bio Bio region and ... Full story

By Nagesh Narayana Microfinance Focus, Jan. 30, 2010: In the past, microfinance services have helped to empower and provide stability for poor Haitians but the need is far greater now with the 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastating the nation on January 12 and leaving 200,000 dead. Those who survived were left without food and water for days and ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Jan. 13, 2010: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will provide 6 grants totalling $38 million to create and safe and affordable affordable places for the poor, it was announced on Wednesday. The grants aim to provide 11 million people with access to savings over the next five years across Latin Amercia, Asia and Africa, the Gates Foundation said in a statement. The funds will ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Aug. 10, 2009:  The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has given a $49.4 million grant to global humanitarian agency World Vision for health and livelihood projects in Zambézia Province, Mozambique. World Vision will lead a consortium of local and international partners in a five-year program that will integrate work in health, water, sanitation and agriculture to meet the needs of children, women, and families. Named "Ogumaniha," or "united for a common purpose" in the local Chuabo language, the program will be implemented by a World Vision-led consortium with other partners including Adventist Development and Relief Agency, ACDI/VOCA, International Relief and Development, Johns Hopkins University, Red Cross Mozambique and Vanderbilt University. Full story