Bill Gates Foundation Award for NGOs

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.

14 thoughts on “Bill Gates Foundation Award for NGOs

  1. 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

    1. 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.

  2. 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

  3. Hello Sir,

    How are you doing i hope you are well i pray to Divine understanding to my poporsal Concerning orphanage's My name Princess from Ghana one of the Village

    I have get your contact true searching at Google about who help orphanage's.

    We are as know the name of our company name is CHRIST HARVESTER ORPHANAGE

    I need sponsors who will help us for some fund, before that i can send any information concerning some of their pictures for you to see them in case you have touched to help them ,

    And now i need people whose are going to help them and i hope from there God will bless you.

    Orphanage's And Victims of Hiv's Carear's Children whose their mother's and the parent's Die to all this Problems.

    i have to help people in my country my community.and some village's around my place' Northing part in Ghana eastern part in Ghana and many area God will Direct me to Go and help them.

    in case you able to support us kindly get back to me for federal information about us.

    Thank You and Bless,

    1. Dear,

      Our student service portal helps young individuals and NGO's across the world in their search for funds and continuing their education.

      However, http://www.mladiinfo.com is a web site which only distributes
      information about the available opportunities. We do not give
      scholarships, grants or help during the application process.

      Please visit this site for more information related to this award: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/atla/Pages/access-….

  4. Respected Sir/Madam,

    We are running an orphanage and matriculation school in the name of BETHL ASHRAM INTERNATIONAL LIFE CENTER TRUST. It was established in1989 by Sis. D.Amirthabai Sanyasini with the purpose of helping all section of poor destitute people of the socity without any caste, creed and religion and for giving their neceities of food, clothing,shelter,healthcase,educational and other social help by the trust and spreading awarness on education,health care and removing poverty.In this academic-year 108 orphan children and 15 oldaged people are in this home.More than250 children got benefical by our trust. and setteled in their life. After the death of Sis.D.Amirthabai sanyasini .The trust is running by my self .Now i am suffering by the financial problems to run th trust.So kindly accept my requisition and lighten the life of poor children and the widowed and old aged people.for more details obout our home pls visit http://www.bethelashram.com Yours faithfully

    Rev.Dr.Y.Sam Milton Jebathiesh

    1. Dear Sir,

      You may read this statement below every post on this website:
      Please note that Mladiinfo does not give scholarships or any financial support, but only informs about different opportunities. Click on the direct link to the official page above to apply for the program.

      Your questions and requests should be addressed directly to the Bill Gates Foundation.
      Thank you for understanding.

      Yours sincerely,

      Kristina, mladiinfo

  5. Respected Sir/Madam,

    we are Machos Construction Company, we build houses for individuals with the aim of contributing to the vulnerable and orphans.We are a group of youths who have come together in order to contribute to the affairs of the nation and the world at large.

    With our great aim or plans we feel there is a lot to be done in terms of improving the lives of our people. With our few resources, we have been able to help a few number of orphans in schools.

    We are kindly asking for sponsors to help us to expand our business and build the orphanage school and accommodation for the orphans and the vulnerable children.

    Your support will be highly treasured.

    Yours sincerly,

    Eugene L. Machona
    (Constructor and Chairman for the youths orphanage)

    1. Dear Francis,

      Please note that Mladiinfo does not give scholarships or any financial support, but only informs about different opportunities. Click on the direct link to the official page above to apply for the program.

      Also, bear in mind the application period for 2011 is over, so for the year 2012 you will be able to apply only starting from June 2011.

      Regards,

      Kristina,
      Mladiinfo

  6. Efforts of Bill Gates Foundation are serving a lot to orchestrate the progression of socio – academic global culture and thereby the Humanity. This foundation deserve appreciations and exert a SALUTARY influence.

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