Source - Funding Opportunities



Migrant remittances: potential funding source for development

09 Mar 04

"Migration has a big influence on development”, said François Bourguignon, the World Bank's Chief Economist, during a visit in Brussels in Feb 2004. “Migrants send around $100 billion yearly to their home countries.

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World Water Council: membership fund introduced

09 Mar 04

The World Water Council (WWC) has introduced a membership solidarity fund to allow more organisations from developing countries to join. The fund will be based on voluntary donations from WWC members and non-members.

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UNESCO water fund: H.R.H. Prince Talal donates US$ 1 million

10 Feb 04

On behalf of AGFUND (Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organization), UNESCO’s Special Envoy for Water, H.R.H. Prince Talal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, donated US$ 1 million (EUR 792,000) to UNESCO’s Solidarity Fund for Safe Water for All.

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Lease-back deals: scam or opportunity for cash-strapped utilities?

20 Nov 03

Buying and immediately leasing back water and wastewater systems to cash-strapped municipalities in the USA, is merely a "tax shelter sham" employed by financial service corporations, warns the consumer organization Public Citizen.

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Funding links: researching grants and funding resources online

05 Nov 03

This guide is a starting point for volunteers researching grants and funding resources online. It gives brief descriptions of relevant websites, mostly from the US but also some from Europe and Australia.

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AGFUND-UNESCO Fund

28 Jul 03

Prince Talal announced the establishment of a special fund to support projects for the preservation and development of freshwater resources.

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