CROSS BORDER TALK

American Red Cross Commits $500,000 for Humanitarian Assistance in Lebanon
In response to increasing conflict-related humanitarian needs in Lebanon, the American Red Cross has sent an initial $500,000 to the International Committee of the Red Cross http://www.icrc.org/. The ICRC is providing critical emergency assistance, including support for the Lebanese Red Cross medical and ambulance services, as well as food, water, blankets, hygiene kits and kitchen sets to those affected by ongoing hostilities.
In order to respond to the need of families to know the whereabouts of their loved ones who have been affected by the Middle East Crisis, the ICRC has launched a specific page on its Family Links Web site. The aim of this Web site is to accelerate the process of restoring contact between separated family members and to facilitate the exchange of family news. The Web site can be accessed in English and in Arabic http://www.familylinks.icrc.org/

All information in this Web site is provided by relatives of persons sought or by persons who register themselves.

More than $125-Million Raised for Humanitarian Aid in Middle East

As a result of the war between Israel and the militant Lebanese group Hezbollah, it is reported that some donors are stepping up their giving to help victims of the fighting. But while a few nonprofit groups have reported that the pace of contributions is accelerating, they say the money raised so far (about $125-million) still falls well short of needs.

Many Charities have stated they initially received a slow response from donors but contributions came in at a faster pace in the last two weeks. Mercy Corps has now raised more than $1-million, compared with $70,000 in the two weeks after the war broke out, to provide food, medical supplies, and other help to people who have fled their homes because of fighting. Other charities that say they are pleased with relief contributions include American Friends of Magen David Adom http://www.afmda.org/  (Israel's equivalent of the Red Cross), which has raised more than $4.5-million; the United States Fund for Unicef, http://www.unicefusa.org which has brought in $720,000, of which about $650,000 was raised in the two weeks, Oxfam International http://www.oxfam.org/en/index.htm has committed $1,150,000 for vital distributions of food, bedding, clothing, medicine, hygiene supplies, with a particular emphasis on disabled people and other vulnerable groups. However as the crisis in Lebanon continues to grow, other charities say that getting donors to make cash contributions to meet humanitarian needs in the region remains a challenge. Catholic Relief Services http://www.crs.org/ has raised $567,000 toward its goal of $1-million, while Save the Children http://www.savethechildren.org.uk has received just $25,000.

Global Fund Receives $500 Million From Gates Foundation

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation www.gatesfoundation.org have donated $500 million to the Global Fund http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/ to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria over the next five years. The contribution is by far the largest from a non-government source since the Global Fund was created in 2002.

Announced in anticipation of the 16^th International AIDS Conference http://www.aids2006.org/, where more than twenty thousand researchers, health workers, advocates, and policy makers gathered in Toronto on the 13-16 August, the grant will provide the Global Fund with $100 million each year through 2010, and the contributions for 2006 and 2007 will support its sixth round of financing. However, even with the foundation's latest support, fund executive director Richard Feachem said the fund will likely need an additional $500 million to reach its goal of $1.1 billion to fully fund all of the grants expected to be approved in November. Launched four years ago, the Global Fund has become a major funder of international efforts to combat AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, as grantees in 132 countries have provided 544,000 people with life-extending HIV/AIDS treatment, distributed more than 11 million bed nets to protect children from malaria, and treated more than 1.4 million people for TB.

Charities That Work in Russia Worry About Impact of New Law

Nonprofit organizations had hoped the world's richest and most democratic nations would use last month's Group of Eight summit in St. Petersburg as a forum to speak out against a law that imposes new restrictions on charities and foundations that work in Russia.

But that did not happen. Western leaders were soft-spoken about the law, which some of them had previously denounced as an erosion of civil liberties. Some leaders said they raised concerns with Russian President Vladimir V. Putin, but in private.

That means that nongovernmental groups, often referred to as NGO's, are on their own between now and October, when most must re-register under the terms of the new law — which allows authorities to shut down groups whose activities run counter to Russia's national, social, or cultural interests. The definition of what constitutes a violation is vague, which enables authorities to interpret the law broadly.

AIDS may kill 11 million in India over 20 years

An HIV/AIDS epidemic may kill 11 million people in India over the next 20 years. Along with the 5 million children not born to women who died young because of the virus, India's forecast 2026 population of 1.4 billion would be trimmed by 1.2 percent.

The United Nations AIDS agency http://www.unaids.org (UN AIDS) says that 5.7 million Indians live with the HIV virus, and that India has the world's highest caseload, overtaking South Africa earlier this year. More than one of every nine South Africans in a population of 45 million are HIV-positive. Indian officials have not accepted the UN AIDS figure for India and continue to cite the Health Ministry's number of 5.2 million people living with HIV/AIDS.

Clinton Foundation Launches Environmental Initiative
The Little Rock-based William J. Clinton Foundation http://www.clintonfoundation.org/index.htm has announced a new initiative in partnership with the London-based Large Cities Climate Leadership Group to combat climate change in practical, measurable ways.
Starting in twenty-two of the world's largest cities including Berlin, Buenos Aires, California, Chicago, Delhi, Istanbul, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, New York City, Paris & Rome, the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) will work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase energy efficiency by using the same business-oriented approach the Clinton Foundation has taken in other initiatives, most notably its efforts to reduce the price of HIV/AIDS drugs. Through CCI, the foundation will create a consortium designed to leverage cities' purchasing power and lower the prices of energy saving products, while accelerating the development and deployment of greenhouse gas reducing technologies and products. In addition, the initiative will mobilize experts to assist with the development and implementation of strategies to achieve greater energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and create tools and Internet-based communications systems to enable cities to establish a baseline for their greenhouse gas emissions and measure the program's effectiveness. Initially, the initiative will focus its efforts in urban areas, which are responsible for 75 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.

Ford Launches Global Initiative to Empower Women in Fight Against AIDS
The Ford Foundation http://www.fordfound.org/ has launched a new initiative designed to empower women in the fight against AIDS and ensure that they are at the center of international efforts to combat the disease.
Worldwide, 17.5 million women are living with HIV. Three-quarters of those women reside in sub-Saharan Africa, while in the Caribbean region more than half of all adults living with HIV are women. Through the initiative, Advancing Women's Leadership and Advocacy for AIDS Action, global agencies such as the Centre for Development and Population Activities http://www.cedpa.org/, the International Center for Research on Women http://www.icrw.org/, the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS http://www.icw.org/ and the National Minority AIDS Council http://www.nmac.org/home/ will partner to build the leadership, advocacy, and technical expertise of women in the fight against AIDS in the developing world. With an initial investment of $650,000 from Ford for 2006 activities, initiative partners will provide women trainers with the skills needed to lead regional and national technical and advocacy efforts designed to stem the spread of the virus.

Hess Corporation Pledges $20 Million for Educational Program in Equatorial Guinea

The Hess Corporation http://www.hess.com/index2.aspx, a global energy company, has joined with the Republic of Equatorial Guinea to fund a $40 million education initiative in the West African country.

The company and Equatorial Guinea will each commit $20 million over the next five years for a program designed to strengthen the country's elementary and secondary education system through teacher training, new learning initiatives, and infrastructure development. The program will be overseen by the country's ministry of education, with support from the Academy for Educational Development http://www.aed.org/, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit that works to improve education, health, and economic development around the world.

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GRANT APPLICATIONS INVITED

This section links you to funders who invite you to submit grant applications if you qualify. Follow the links for details.

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Accepting Applications for International Coral Grant Program

An opportunity for funding of international coral reef projects is now available through the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration's Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program http://www.noaa.gov/.

Eligible applicants include all international, governmental (except U.S. federal agencies), and non-governmental organizations. The proposed work must be conducted at a non-U.S. site.

The International Grant Program has four project categories: 1) Promote Watershed Management in the Wider Caribbean, Brazil, and Bermuda; 2) Regional Enhancement of Marine Protected Area Management Effectiveness; 3) Encourage the Development of National Networks of Marine Protected Areas in the Wider Caribbean, Bermuda, Brazil, Southeast Asia, and the South Pacific; and 4) Promote Regional Socio-Economic Training and Monitoring in Coral Reef Management in the Wider Caribbean, Brazil, Bermuda, the Western Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, the South Pacific, and Southeast Asia. http://ipo.nos.noaa.gov/coralgrants.html

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XVI INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE

The conference featured presentations by world and community leaders and scientists, including: Bill and Melinda Gates, former U.S. President Bill Clinton, former Irish President Mary Robinson, actor Richard Gere, NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot, UN Special Envoy Stephen Lewis and Bill Roedy of MTV Networks.

Below is a collection of key topics that were addressed and discussed during the conference in Toronto, Canada.

World Bank says poor countries should follow Thai AIDS model

Thailand should be a model for developing countries because of its AIDS prevention programs, according to the World Bank http://www.worldbank.org/ who are pointing to China and India as countries that should take heed. By more than halving the number of new HIV infections over the past decade, Thailand is estimated to be able to save $18.6 billion in treatment costs over the 10 years through 2012.

HIV drugs reaching more in Africa, but shortages remain

Small victories are being won against the AIDS virus. 10 times more people in Africa are getting life-saving HIV drugs than did three years ago, but overall most people who need treatment are still not getting it. Studies showed the benefits of providing drugs would outweigh the costs, and one report predicted that if people were treated, they would be significantly less likely to pass along the virus.

Other research presented to the 16th International AIDS conference found that providing nutritious food to AIDS patients can benefit them as much as providing drugs can, and a report highlighted Thai programs as an example of how to use condom and drug distribution to cut infection rates in half.

Getting AIDS meds to children should be "urgent priority": 

Efforts to expand treatment for AIDS are not reaching the vast majority of children who need it, said a World Health Organization official http://www.who.int/en/

The official, Dr. Kevin M. De Cock, who directs the organization’s AIDS program, said that an estimated 800,000 children worldwide under the age of 16 needed antiretroviral drugs to stay alive. Yet while they account for 14 percent of AIDS deaths, they make up only 6 percent of recipients of antiretroviral drug therapy.

“We must conclude that scale-up has so far left children behind,” His comments drew on an extensive review of progress in efforts to step up antiretroviral treatment.

“An urgent priority is improving access to antiretroviral therapy for children, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, and for injecting drug users everywhere,” Dr. De Cock said.

He did say women in poor countries were receiving therapy in proportion to the female infection rate, and exceeding expected rates in some places. About 1.65 million of the estimated 6.8 million people with AIDS in poor and middle income countries who need antiretroviral therapy are now receiving it as a result of the programs, but for many it is coming too late to get the full benefit of the drugs.

‘Drugs are no good without food’, say World Food Program 

The United Nations World Food Program (WTP) http://www.wfp.org/english/ say that drugs are no good without food in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and the essential role of proper nutrition has been forgotten. Organizers of the 16th International AIDS Conference marked a small victory with the announcement that more than 1.6 million people globally now receive lifesaving HIV drugs. But without proper food, victims of the disease have little will to live, the World Food Program said.

The World Food Program, which provides food assistance to 21 of 25 nations with the highest HIV prevalence rates, and the United Nations AIDS agency say that between 3.8 million and 6.4 million people need nutritional support from 2006 to 2008, at a cost of $1.1 billion.

Caribbean HIV Prevention efforts get boost

The Ford Foundation http://www.fordfound.org/ and Elton John AIDS Foundation http://www.ejaf.org/ announced they would be joining the Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/ in together providing $1,000,000 to support the operations of the Caribbean Broadcast Media Partnership on HIV/AIDS, the region’s first media-led initiative on HIV/AIDS. Kaiser, which helped initiate and create the Partnership, will also provide ongoing operational and public health expertise.

The Caribbean region has the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in the world outside sub-Saharan Africa. According to the latest UNAIDS statistics, AIDS is now the leading cause of death among adults in the region ages 15-44 years. Stigma and homophobia have been identified as major contributors to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the region. “We know that the media is our most powerful tool to get out information and change attitudes,” said Sir Elton John, founder of the Elton John AIDS Foundation. “I am delighted that my Foundation, in conjunction with our partners Kaiser and Ford, will work directly with Caribbean broadcasters to help educate their audiences, promote tolerance, and change the public dialogue about this epidemic.”

Gates pushes anti-HIV drug for women: 

The world must develop and make widely available a product women can use to protect themselves against HIV, Bill Gates said at the AIDS conference, calling it key to halting the spread of the disease. The Microsoft founder and philanthropist, who has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to AIDS research, said discovery of a microbicide or an oral prevention drug to prevent HIV transmission could be "the next big breakthrough."

Time has come for new phase in fight against Aids

In a speech prepared for the opening session of the XVI International Aids Conference, at which 20,000 delegates gathered, Dr Peter Piot (UNAIDS Executive Director) said the fight against Aids had to move into a new phase. Some 1.5 million people in the developing world are now on antiretroviral drugs, although a further 5 million need them now and there are 4 million new infections a year. Getting medicines to all who need them - a 2010 target for the G8 - was a major goal, but the world also had to think further ahead. The first-line three-drug combination being rolled out in Africa has fallen in price to as little as $140 a year per patient. But second-line drugs, needed when the virus develops resistance to first-line medication, as has happened in the UK and US, are much more expensive. Dr Piot said it was important to keep what he called the "exceptionality of Aids on the political agenda", because such a huge political effort was needed. He said Aids must not be seen as a normal medical issue, otherwise efforts such as preventing the spread of HIV would slacken.

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WHO GIVES CROSS BORDER FUNDING?

Identifies funders who make cross border grants and gives examples of actual funding. If you are interested in similar funding follow the links

Arts and culture
To develop curricula and textbooks and provide teacher training in an effort to strengthen arts education in Indonesia: $492,129 has been granted to Yayasan Pendidikan Seni Nusantara (Indonesia) by the Ford Foundation www.fordfound.org

Conservation and the environment
The Macarthur Foundation www.macfound.org has made to separate grants of $200,000 over three years to organizations in Vietnam. The Institute to Tropical Biology (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) received the grant to help provide scientific and technical training for staff members from academic institutions and government agencies.The Thua Thien-Hue Provincial Forest Protection Department $200,000 went towards encouraging community participation and local leadership in conservation activities at Vietnam’s Phong Dien Nature Reserve. Disabled
The Christopher Reeve Foundation www.christopherreeve.org: For awards through the Quality Life program, which seeks to improve the well-being of people who are paralysed: $850,439 to be distributed among 139 nonprofit groups around the world.

Governance and civil society
The Found Foundation www.fordfound.org has shown its support to the Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights http://www.urgentactionfund.org/ (Kenya) by donating $600,000. This grant will help support peace building, women’s human rights and to strengthen civil society action.

HIV/AIDS
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation www.gatesfoundation.org have made grants of $287 million to establish an international network of researchers to accelerate the development of an HIV vaccine. Amongst the grants: $7,500,000 over five years to Fraunhofer-Institut fur Biomedizinische Technik (St. Ingbert, Germany), $15,300,000 over five years to Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois http://www.chuv.ch/ (Lausanne, France) and 3 grants totalling over $40,100,000 over five years to The Imperial College http://www.ic.ac.uk/ (London, England), University College London http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ (London, England) and Kings College London http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ (London, England).

Human rights
The International Commission of Jurists http://www.icj.org/sommaire.php3?lang=en (Switzerland) has received a $325,000 grant from the Ford Foundation www.fordfound.org to support promotion of worldwide observance of human rights through the rule of law.

Reproductive health and rights
To organize the Third Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health: The Ford Foundation www.fordfound.org awarded $100,000 to Federation of Family Planning Associations http://www.ffpam.org.my/index.asp (Malaysia)

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GORILLA ORGANIZATION SET TO TAKE LONDON BY STORM
The Gorilla Organisation (formerly the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund) challenges you to take part in and experience the buzz of a unique running event. The Great Gorilla Run is an iconic charity running event that has grown so fast over the years and has become a true favourite with runners. It combines the unique challenge of running in a full gorilla suit with one of the most important environmental causes in the world today. This year's run in London takes place on Sunday 24 September. Local and Hollywood celebrities like Massive Attack and Daryl Hannah are already involved. Places are strictly limited. If you love running, and agree that gorilla's are amazing creatures, this is your opportunity to take part in a fantastic event, and help save the last 700 mountain Gorilla's before every last one is gone. http://www.gorillas.org/greatgorillarun/

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AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS

Nominations Invited for William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research
The William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research, sponsored by the Baxter International Foundation http://www.baxter.com/about_baxter/sustainability/our_communities/foundation/ and administered by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration http://www.aupha.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1, honours an individual researcher for achievement in health services research. The prize was established to recognize worldwide contributions to the improved health of the public through health services research, particularly research that has a lasting impact on the healthcare system and the way health care is delivered.  The focus of the prize is on the recognition of a person who has had a significant impact on the health of the public in one of three primary focus areas: Health Services Management, Health Policy Development, and Health Care Delivery.The prize consists of an individual award of $25,000. Nominations are actively sought from all parts of the world. http://www.aupha.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3318

The Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society is pleased to announce a unique fellowship opportunity: the Spring 2007 Emerging Leaders International Fellows Program
The program provides leadership training through applied research and professional mentorship’s for young scholar-practitioners in the nonprofit sector. The research topic for applicants to the spring program, including the program’s Diversity Fellowship, is community foundations.  A limited number of fellowships for research on diaspora philanthropy or corporate philanthropy are also available for applicants based outside the United States. Please note that only research proposals that address the topics of community foundations, diaspora philanthropy or corporate philanthropy will be given consideration. To learn more about the program, qualifications, and application guidelines, please visit the Center’s website at
http://www.philanthropy.org/programs/intnl_fellows_program.html

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WINNER! WARREN BUFFET COMPETITION
Did you enter the competition featured in the July 13^th edition of Grants & Resources? All the staff at Chapel & York has been busy reading the entries, taking great interest in your viewpoints about ‘If you had Warren Buffets money, how would you spend it?’ After much debate the winner has been chosen:
Congratulations to Vincent Oniyima, Executive Director of the Human Welfare Foundation. He will receive his choice of Chapel & York publications.

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NEW ON KARINA HOLLY’S BLOG

Karina Holly is a journalist, researcher, and editor of Philanthropy in Europe. Her Blog gives you the most up-to-the-minute information on fundraising in and from Europe by one of the world’s foremost authorities. Sometimes provocative, sometimes critical, always authoritative.

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CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, MEETINGS & TRAINING

Charityfair North and South. Great training that comes to you!

Organised by The Directory of Social Change, this year at Charityfair, is visiting Manchester (UK) on 13 - 14 September and Oxford (UK) on 26 - 27 September.

The Directory of Social Change provides inexpensive training to the voluntary sector at Charityfair. Two days of short, snappy events delivered by expert, experienced and enthusiastic trainers.

http://www.charityfair.org.uk/

Invitation to the 9th International workshop on Community Mobilisation & SHG Formation for Economic & Integrated Development.

From 27 Sept - 1 Oct. at Agra, India

Aidmat invites you to their ‘9th International workshop on Community Mobilisation & SHG Formation for Economic & Integrated Development’ in the Taj Mahal -Agra, India that is famous through out the world. It’s a great opportunity to see together the delegates with dimensional experiences from multi cultural regions. Special offers if you book now.

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Chapel & York is presenting a series of seminars 2 Oct, 8 Nov, 6 December in Central London England. Details contact Jenny Haley, jenny.haley@chapel-york.com

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WEBSITES

To find out about emergencies around the world (beyond the television news headlines), check out the Reuters Foundation website http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/218557/115391657718.htm. It is devoted to humanitarian needs around the world. The home page of this site carries a news story on the latest crisis, but if you look in the left navigation bar, you will find a drop-down list of crises listed by name, such as African hunger or Angola recovery. You can also choose by topic (hunger or bird flu), or by country.

New online resource centre launched to assist international development community
A new online resource centre to support the knowledge needs of the international development community in relation to governance, conflict and social development, has been launched. The Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC) aims to help reduce poverty by better informing policymaking. This initiative has been made possible with financial support provided by the UK Department for International Development.

The GSDRC website features include a document library of the most up-to-date credible publications available in the the field; a helpdesk to help users locate desk-based research and consultants; a conferences and training directory which lists details of upcoming events, conferences and training of interest to governance, conflict, and social development professionals and an organisations directory which provides contact details with an overview of objectives and areas of activity for different organisations. http://www.gsdrc.org/