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EXAMPLES OF GRANTS
The following examples of past and current grants are illustrative and not comprehensive.
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Against Malaria Foundation
Distribution of bed nets in Africa and evaluation of cost-effectiveness

Legs 4 Africa
Recycling of prosthetic limbs for use in Africa

Kids Club Kampala
Supporting vulnerable children in the slums of Kampala, Uganda
PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF HUMAN SUFFERING
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Power for the People
Providing sutainable water supply and latrines to school in Osupukiai district of Kenya

Client Earth
Tackling climate change by informing, implementing and enforcing the law,

Greenpeace UK
Action on climate change

DNDi - Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative
Developing safe, effective, and affordable treatments for the most neglected patients

Hope Health Action
Purchase of CRADLE VSA pregnancy monitoring devices for use in Ugandan refugee camps

Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors withour Borders)
Provision and medical aid and humanitarian interventions worldwide
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Royal Society of Sculptors & Grizedale Sculpture
Sculpture residencies in Grizedale Sculpture Park

Tate Liverpool
Selecting, promoting and exhibiting the work of an emerging NW artist

Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool
Promoting the work of photographic artists from the North West
CAUSES LOCAL TO BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE
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Support for establishing Blackburn Youth Zone
Working with young people to enhance their prospects through leisure and training

Blackburn Foodbank
Providing emergency food and support to local people

Opportunity Sports Foundation
Enhancing the prospects of young people through sport

Blackburn Youth Zone
Working with young people to enhance their prospects through leisure and training

Blackburn Food Bank
Providing emergency food and support for local people

Kairos Housing
Accommodation and support centre for refugees



















