Other Projects

Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso,
India, the Philippines,

The Microfinance and Health Protection Initiative

Providing technical assistance on a project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to Freedom from Hunger to demonstrate how health interventions can be integrated into microfinance programs for the benefit of both the client and the MFI.

 

Ghana

Healthkeepers

Provided directed funding to help Freedom from Hunger train entrepreneurial women to sell low-priced consumer health products, such as mosquito nets, antiseptic, and oral rehydration salts, to safeguard family health. The door-to-door sales approach is a viable micro-business model that distributes health products in rural areas not normally served by retailers.

 

University at Buffalo School of Public
Health and Health Professions

Global Health Fellowships

Providing Global Health Fellowships to stimulate both student and faculty involvement in global health research, teaching and service.