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Every woman and girl—no matter where she lives in the world—has the right to live with dignity and have a voice in decisions that affect her body and her life.
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The Children’s Health Leadership Network was launched in 2016 to answer a critical question: where will the next generation of champions for America’s children come from? A partnership between the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and The Atlantic Philanthropies, the Network’s first class brought together 16 advocates working in states … Continued
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Today the David and Lucile Packard Foundation announced David Orr has been named chair of the Board of Trustees. Orr, grandson of David and Lucile Packard, succeeds Susan Packard Orr who served as Chair since 1996. “The Foundation has been an important part of my family’s life for as long as I can remember. It’s … Continued
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The Global Alliance for the Future of Food (the Global Alliance) commissioned a study to explore the many ways food systems affect human health, evidence gaps, why negative impacts persist, and pathways for building healthier food systems.
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Jeff Sunshine
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For the past seven years, the Packard Foundation helped build and has continued to invest in Educare California at Silicon Valley (Educare SV). In doing so, we have sought to serve young children and their families in East San Jose, and to offer a beacon of high-quality early learning for the region. Experts across the … Continued
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An innovative program helps young adults educate their peers about the benefits of delaying marriage and childbirth. The vibrant Amhara region of Ethiopia is rich in cultural history and tradition. For decades, girls in the region followed tradition and married in their early teens, and as a result, missed opportunities for higher education. Abeba Bello … Continued
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October 16, 2017 (Los Altos, CA) – Today, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation named 18 of the nation’s most innovative, early-career scientists and engineers as recipients of the 2017 Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering. Each Fellow will receive $875,000 over five years to pursue their research. The Packard Fellowships are among the nation’s … Continued
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When sixteen year-old Addisu (not her real name) finished eighth grade at her village school in the Moretina Jiru woreda (district) of Ethiopia, she wanted to go to high school, but the closest one was several miles away. Her parents, struggling to raise five other children, could not afford to rent her a room near the school, … Continued
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In 2015, the Packard Foundation provided funding to Population Action International (PAI) to help launch a new project called QUEST, which stands for Quality Upheld, Every Service, Every Time, and the project reflects our deep commitment to improve the quality of comprehensive sexuality education, voluntary contraception, and abortion care. As part of this project, PAI is working in … Continued
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Bringing reproductive health services to those with disabilities in Ethiopia Over the years, Alem Mekonnen (not her real name), a 34-year-old resident of Addis Ababa, has sought out family planning, prenatal, obstetric, and HIV counseling and testing services, primarily from public health centers. But Alem is not like other women her age. Alem is blind, … Continued