Packard Foundation Pledges $3 Million for Advancement of Population Leaders Abroad; 3rd Quarter...

Business Editors

LOS ALTOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 19, 2001

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has approved third quarter Population Program grants of $21 million for international family planning programs in some of the poorest countries in the world.

These

programs provide direct family planning and reproductive health services, as well as education, advocacy, evaluation, and training in Ethiopia, India, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, and Sudan. Nearly 40 grants were awarded in the areas of family planning, reproductive health, mobilization, and reproductive rights to improve the health of women and children and protect the environment from the impacts of population growth

Last year, the Foundation made its first grants to develop population and reproductive health leaders within the Population Program's focus countries. Partners in Population and Development is one of nearly 40 organizations receiving funding this quarter to help further this cause. The grants in this arena focus on refining the skills of future leaders by concentrating on their commitment, expanding their vision, and extending their knowledge of reproductive healthcare options. In 2000, the Foundation extended various U.S.-based Population Program grants to cultivate country leaders and establish collaborative relationships. To complement its grants to U.S.-based organizations last year, the Foundation is now building leadership development programs within its focus countries abroad.

In the coming years, the Foundation expects to assist in-country programs by training leaders in its focus countries who are responsible for delivering services, education, and policies. To facilitate and support development of in-country programs, the Foundation granted Partners in Population and Development $3 million over five years for a collaborative program to support, identify, and develop local leaders and institutions in countries that have the greatest need. Improved and expanded leadership will contribute to progressive policies and increased access to family planning and reproductive health services.

Among the focus-country grants, Ethiopia is receiving significant funding. A grant to DKT International for $3 million will expand access to family planning and reproductive health services in this country. Also in Ethiopia, Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevolkerung, The German Foundation for World Population, was granted $500,000 over three years to continue its adolescent reproductive health activities.

For additional resources on population and international family planning please visit www.planetwire.org.

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is a private family foundation created in 1964 by David Packard (1912-1996), co-founder of the Hewlett-Packard Company and Lucile Salter Packard (1914-1987). The Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations in the following broad program areas: conservation; population; science; children, families, and communities; arts; and organizational effectiveness and philanthropy. The Foundation makes grants at the national and international level, and also has a special focus on the Northern California counties of San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Monterey. The Foundation's assets were approximately $6.6 billion as of July 31, 2001. Grant awards totaled approximately $614 million in 2000, and the Foundation expects to make grants of approximately $ 475 million in 2001.

                The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
   Population Program 3rd Quarter Grant Awards, 2001 (over $250,000)

DKT International, Inc.                     $      3,000,000
                                            (over five years)
Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevolkerung           $        500,000
                                            (over three years)
Grupo de Informacion en Reproduccion        $        450,000
                                            (over three years)
Population Services International           $      1,500,000
                                            (over 18 months)
Centre for Development and
 Population Activities                      $      1,400,000
                                            (over two years)
Action Health Incorporated                  $        550,000
                                            (over three years)
International Family Health                 $        500,000
                                            (over two years)
International Women's Health Coalition      $        450,000
                                            (over three years)
Bangladesh Women's Health Coalition         $        300,000
                                            (over three years)
World Population Foundation                 $        360,000
                                            (over three years)
Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevolkerung           $        300,000
                                            (over three years)
National Wildlife Federation                $        300,000
                                            (over three years)
National Abortion and Reproductive
 Rights Action League Foundation            $      7,555,000

Alan Guttmacher Institute                   $      1,000,000
                                            (over three years)
Partners in Population and Development      $      3,000,000
                                            (over five years)
JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.     $      2,000,000
                                            (over four years)
Population Action International             $        750,000
                                            (over three years)
KCET Community Television
 of Southern California                     $        500,000

Wan Smolbag Theatre                         $        300,000
                                            (over two years)