Entries related to "Global Fund"

The Global Fund's Funding Gap

Based on its achievements, in 2007 the Global Fund board of directors (which includes the U.S.) agreed to expand the size of the Global Fund to up to $8 billion per year by 2010, subject to the submission of quality proposals. This decision was reaffirmed by donor countries at the 2007 G8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany.

RESULTS Educational Fund Executive Director Joanne Carter Appointed to Global Fund Board!

Joanne Carter, executive director of RESULTS, was recently selected for the position of Board Member for the Developed Country NGO Delegation to the Global Fund Board. While an exciting moment in time for those that are a part of RESULTS, Carter's appointment to the Board is an opportunity for all NGOs to have a tremendous impact in the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.

You Did It! 98 Representatives Signed the FY11 Global Fund Letter to Obama!

Congratulations! In a little over a week, RESULTS rallied to get 98 representatives — more than 20 percent of the House — to sign a letter initiated by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) to President Obama, calling on him to provide $1.75 billion for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria in his fiscal year 2011 budget. The power of your collective action has impressed members of Congress and other advocacy organizations, none of whom were expecting such an amazing list. With so many signers, the letter will also impress the administration as well.

Back to Basics: Ensuring Access to Quality Education for All

As the United States urges African leaders to be accountable to their people by striving for equal distribution of wealth and a peaceful transition of power between elections, another tragic issue has not been spoken about loud enough. It is an issue that I hope to see the U.S. take the lead on at a time when it is getting worldwide attention — it is the problem of illiteracy. We must grow the effort to provide access to quality education to more than half of the population of the DRC and millions more around the world. What better way to fight against poverty and ignorance, the basic ingredients of violence and fundamentalism in the world?

Why I Believe a Global Fund for Education Is So Important

As a semi-retired school district administrator, Lin Carlson had the privilege of meeting many dedicated educators during his travels in Kenya. He explains why a Global Fund for Education is so vital to our global community.

REF and ACTION Congratulate Lucy Chesire for Winning the 2009 Kochon Award

RESULTS partner and TB patient-activist Lucy Chesire recently won the 2009 Kochon Award for her distinguished achievements and advocacy in fighting tuberculosis.

New Global Fund Report: 4.9 Million Lives Saved

According to a new report released today by the Global Fund to Fights AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, as of December 2009, the Global Fund has saved 4.9 million lives, and continues to save at least 3,600 lives each day.

Group Effort Leads to Letter in Chicago Tribune

Chicago partners are happy to say that we got another media hit for Global Education and this one was truly a team effort! The story of how it came to be shows how we can work together to take advantage of media opportunities.

Obama’s FY 2011 Budget Disappoints in Global Health, TB Programs

President Obama’s proposed FY 2011 budget involves a $50 million cut to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. When it comes to saving lives of people affected by these three diseases and preventing future spread, the Global Fund is one of the most successful funding mechanisms currently available.

February 2010 Global Call: Effectiveness of Global Fund + Appropriations

Every second Saturday of the month, RESULTS groups across the country gather for a national conference call (a U.S. poverty call at 12:30 pm ET and a global poverty call at 2 pm ET). The February 2010 Global Call focused on the power of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and our need to weigh in on appropriations process on the Global Fund and other effective solutions. The world looks to the U.S. for leadership, so our requests to members of Congress to fund the Global Fund are key as the Global Fund seeks replenishment. Ernie Loevinsohn, vice chair of the Global Fund board was our guest speaker, and Joanne Carter, RESULTS executive director, opened the call.

Mary Njoroge and The Dallas, TX, Global RESULTS Team Working Towards Education For All

Margaret Smith, grassroots leader of the Dallas Global RESULTS Team, shares a great story about how her and her teams persistent pursuit of a great speaker (Mary Njoroge) made the difference in scoring a face to face with Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson to drive home the importance of the Education For All Act.

Atlanta RESULTS Engaging Big Soccer and Music Talent in Education for All

Read about how two RESULTS grassroots partners are leveraging powerful voices in their community to draw awareness to poverty reduction, Education for All, and other RESULTS issues.

Global Fund Media Will Create Political Will

In generating media, our media outlets will want to know how anything we pitch will relate to recent stories they’ve carried and the community at large. Here are some ideas for local hooks to consider:

Zambian Patient Activist Carol Nyirenda's Moving RESULTS International Conference Speech

Zambian activist and patient advocate Carol Nyirenda delivered the following speech at RESULTS 2011 International Conference donor luncheon: "Thank you for having me. This is the second International Conference (IC) that I am attending and it is always great to be here among the RESULTS family, where I always feel at home. In 2001, when I lost my husband, I too fell ill after his death and was bedridden for months. I had very little hope of getting well especially when I was told after a biopsy taken that I had a skin cancer called Karposis Sarcoma. Little did I know that this was just the beginning of many years of pain and helplessness. I later developed a dry cough which, after many X-ray tests and going back and forth to the health centre, was finally diagnosed as Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis. Because I was getting little response from the treatment, I was then tested for HIV and confirmed to be positive."

World AIDS Day Media is Critical

In the same year researchers prove that we can break the cycle of AIDS and ultimately end it, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria is forced to cancel a round of new grants. What's going on?

2012 January Global Call: Jeffrey Sachs on Ten Years of the Global Fund

We kicked the year off in style with Jeffrey Sachs, economist, adviser to UN Sec. Ban Ki-Moon, founder of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, and one of the founders of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria.Also on the this call were Joanne Carter, RESULTS Executive Director; John Fawcett, RESULTS Global Campaign Director; Ken Patterson, RESULTS Global Grassroots Manager; Cindy Levin, RESULTS Development Associate; Lene Hajeck, Volunteer with the South Kitsap/Gig Harber RESULTS group; David Schubert, Group Leader of the Houston RESULTS chapter; and Lisa Marchal, RESULTS Global Grassroots Associate.

Media Gurus for the Global Fund

With the media momentum gaining, we can’t stop now! Send the editors of your paper’s editorial page the current editorial packet and call on them to write on the issue. Respond to articles using the Global Action Sheet. We need more Gurus for Good like you in action.

Media Call with Jeffrey Sachs and Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus

It's the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria's 10th Birthday and while there are many successes to celebrate, now is a critical time for the Fund. This week, RESULTS' Executive Director, Joanne Carter, hosted economist Jeffrey Sachs and Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, Ethiopia's Minister of Health and the former chair of the Global Fund, on a media call to bring attention the funding crisis the Global Fund faces. Joanne opened the call by speaking about the urgent need for the U.S. to lead on this issue.

10 Years On, Funding Crisis Threatens the Global Fund's Effort to End AIDS

Read Joanne Carter's Huffington Post's article on the Global Fund to Fight, AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria's 10 year anniversary and the current funding crisis.

What do Surprised Kitty, Talking Baby Twins, Bill Gates, and Bono all have in common?

They are all YouTube sensations! Check out the great video by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria that highlights the impact of 10 years of life-saving work.

Rep. Barbara Lee Wishes Global Fund a Happy Birthday

Over a decade ago Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) co-authored the bipartisan AIDS and Tuberculosis Relief Act of 2000, which laid the legislative groundwork for what is now the Global Fund. This week the Global Fund turns 10, and who better to send a birthday note than one of its “mothers?”