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Bill Gates Foundation Award for NGOs

2 July 2010 // 5 Comments

Deadline: 30/09/2010

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is currently seeking applications for its Access to Learning Award (ATLA). The Award is part of the Foundation’s Global Libraries initiative and honors institutions like public libraries  and similar organizations that provide communities, especially the poor and the disadvantaged in developing countries with free access to computers and the internet. Only organizations outside of the United States can apply. The Award will specially recognize those efforts which are innovative in providing the following key services to the needy people:

* Free public access to computers and the Internet.
* Public training to assist users in accessing online information that can help improve their lives.
* Technology training for library staff.
* Outreach to underserved communities.

Elegibility
If your NGO is involved in providing free access to computers and internet for the poor and vulnerable communities, they you can apply for this award. Some previous awardees include cases such as “helping farmers use technology to learn about crop prices and improved practices, teaching job seekers how to increase their technology skills and find employment over the Internet, and showing students how to use web-based resources in their coursework”

Award
The Award provides the winning organization with a cash amount of US $1 million. This amount is one-time prize and it can be used by the organization “towards furtherance of the charitable, educational, scientific, or literary purposes.”

How to apply
Applications have to be submitted online in English.

For more information, visit this link.

5 Comments »

  • Mr.Abid Bhatti said:

    Hi
    Every body
    We are badly hit bt deadly flood in Pakistan.Thousands dead three million homless my own family is victum of this clamity.Can u help to build up our homes only .Yhnka for reading these lines

    [Reply]

    Mladiinfo said:

    Dear,

    we are very sorry for the disaster, but I believe that you should address other organizations on this matter.

    This Award is intended for institutions like public libraries and similar organizations, especially those that provide:

    * Free public access to computers and the Internet.
    * Public training to assist users in accessing online information that can help improve their lives.
    * Technology training for library staff.
    * Outreach to underserved communities.

    [Reply]

    August 3rd, 2010 at 3:49 pm
    # 3 August 2010 at 3:40 pm
  • Okey J-T Anaynwu (JP) said:

    Bill Gates Foundation had being very instrumental to the development of Education and capacity building around the globe especially in Africa. I wish to commend their efforts

    [Reply]

    # 15 August 2010 at 7:30 pm
  • Farah Manzoor said:

    Dear Sir/Madam,

    Bill gates has done tremendous work i would like to bring to your attention what your organization must know.

    I am the Executive Director of an NGO in Kenya i sent a proposal
    for the underpriviledged women and orphans based on education
    health malaria HIV FGM i have been trying to find out the right
    contact email address plus direct number of your london office plus
    washington.

    At this moment i sent all info to your email info@gatesfoundation.org.
    We received a letter saying we had a grant approved but we must send 2560usd which surprised me so we went searching and found out at the
    moment that there is no Dr Thomas Barnes and Ms Agnes Heinz working
    for Bill Gates.

    Kindly do me a favour send us the direct number of your washington executive director and london office plus all their direct numbers.

    We are proceeding this to the American Embassy in Kenya to check
    on this as we relied on this funding for ou programs in August 2010.

    Please send us the details as we vwant to bring it to the attention
    of the washington executive director and london executive director.

    We want to work with you and since we are all doing good humanitarian
    work it is extremely important for all concerned to be aware.

    I will appreciate your urgent response to this loking forward for
    a very quick urgent response please treat this with top urgency

    Contact tel number +254724205255 or +254713228769.

    Your’s faithfully

    Ms Farah Manzoor
    Executive Director

    [Reply]

    Mladiinfo said:

    Ms Farah Manzoor, you should address this letter to the Foundation not to Mladiinfo. We are only distributing, channeling the information.

    [Reply]

    August 26th, 2010 at 8:47 am
    # 22 August 2010 at 2:07 am

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