In celebration of the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, World Connect, a nonprofit that works to empower local leaders in underserved communities to solve local problems, has announced the launch of its new Mothers to Mothers program.

Designed to tackle the healthcare and poverty gaps facing women and children in communities around the world, the program will fund health, education, and income-generation projects in hard-to-reach communities in Belize, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mali, and Rwanda. Grants will go to changemakers in high-need communities. World Connect hopes to support a variety of projects, from improving clinical services and health education at rural health clinics to building water systems so that women can avoid walking hours a day to find water.

Grant requests are sought from community leaders working in partnership with Peace Corps volunteers in the seven eligible countries.

The program will provide grants of $2,500 each, and seeks to fund at least fifty new projects in 2010.

For more information about the program, visit the World Connect Web site.

Contact: Link to Complete RFP

Submission Deadline: April 19, 2010

Measured Outcomes can help you get the funding and support you need. Contact us at (415) 968-9121, or email Stephen Blakley at stephen@measuredoutcomes.net.

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