Ronald McDonald House Charities Awards $2.9 Million to Help Vulnerable Children
Ronald McDonald House Charities in Oak Brook, Illinois, has announced grants totaling $2.9 million to fifteen nonprofits working to make an immediate, positive impact on the lives of vulnerable children around the world.
Grants were awarded to Curamericas Global and the Duke Global Health Institute for efforts to improve hygienic behaviors while expanding access to clean water and sanitary latrines; the East Meets West Foundation and the Ecuadent Foundation to increase access to health care via mobile dental units; and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, the Fabretto Children's Foundation, Feeding America, Interplast, and the StreetSchool Network to develop learning centers for health education and counseling programs. In addition, Georgetown University, INMED Partnerships for Children, the Lwala Community Alliance, Partners in Health, Project CURE, and Helping Hands in Africa received grants to promote sustainable community development and healthcare infrastructure.
Countries in which the grantees work include South Africa, Liberia, Uganda, Swaziland, Bangladesh, India, Vietnam, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Peru, and the United States.
"Today's children face a range of health problems, from malnutrition to malaria to HIV/AIDS," said RMHC trustee Alan A. Harris, a professor in the department of internal medicine and infectious disease at Rush University Medical Center. "While the prevalence of problems varies by region, one thing remains clear: the need to help the world's children is an ever-present endeavor. Through its global grants program, Ronald McDonald House Charities has made a measurable impact in improving the health and well-being of children."
