Melinda French Gates has launched a 250 million dollars initiative called Action for Women’s Health through her organisation Pivotal ventures.
The aim is to provide non-profit organizations focused on improving women’s health to apply for grants ranging from 1 million to 5 million dollars.
They are targeting organizations centered on women’s health who are yet to receive funding.
“To fully exercise power over their lives women need to be mentally and physically healthy.And yet,women’s health is neglected everywhere “Melinda said in a press release.
Adding”Organizations around the world are taking innovative approaches to addressing these challenges and this open call is about getting them the resources they need to scale up and reach as many people as possible”.
This is just the beginning as she made a 1 billion dollar commitment to advance women’s rights globally.
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