Philanthropy

MEMPHIS, TN – The facts are startling:
· Kids born today are expected to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents due to inactivity and diet (Obesity Week, Feb 3, 2002: v2, #5)
· Nearly half of American youth (12-21) are not regularly active (U....

New studies in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia confirm that societal discrimination based on HIV serostatus fuels the spread of AIDS. Funded in part by Positive Action, GlaxoSmithKline’s international programme of HIV/AIDS education, care and support, the research cond...

The Starbucks Foundation concludes another year of helping to create hope, discovery and opportunity in communities where it does business with national non-profits such as Jumpstart and America Scores as well as local community organizations across North America. Sta...

LONDON – Nearly 250,000 refugees in Azerbaijan are to benefit from a new ‘safe childbirth’ initiative, launched today by HealthProm, a charity promoting healthcare for vulnerable groups in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Today, His Excellency Mr Rafael Ibrahimov, Th...

Involving men in Kenya, promoting sexual health awareness in Mexico and encouraging safer sex in New Zealand -- these are the aims of three new initiatives in HIV/AIDS funded by Positive Action, GlaxoSmithKline's international programme of HIV/AIDS education, care and...

IRVING, Texas - Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) has contributed $2 million to schools in 45 states and the District of Columbia through ExxonMobil's Educational Alliance program. Four thousand grants in the amount of $500 each were awarded to a school nominated by...

NICARAGUA on Friday, November 22, the 25 small- and medium-scale coffee growers who comprise the Pueblo Nuevo Coffee Cooperative -- together with the 300 farm workers they employ -- will celebrate the completion of their new centralized wet mill. The inauguration cere...

BEAVERTON, OR Nike employees from Beaverton, Ore., will travel to Tahlequah, Okla., to join Cherokee tribal leaders, school administrators and community members tomorrow (Friday) to help dedicate the new running track facilities at Sequoyah High School. Tahlequah is...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Saturday, November 23, is “National Family Volunteer Day,” the national event that encourages families to participate in community service activities. For those families interested in volunteering together, VolunteerMatch makes searching and signin...

The programme, here to HELP, led by British Gas, pulls together previously fragmented efforts to combat household poverty. It will target half a million of Britain’s poorest households and provide benefits of up to £2000 per home ¹.