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1 million dollar prize for reducing childhood mortality
The Caplow Children’s Prize is a novel humanitarian contest to save children’s lives.
A $1 million prize will be awarded to the best plan for preserving the lives of children who would otherwise die before the age of five. All prize finalists will be showcased on our website.
THE PROBLEM: 19,000 children under five die every day.
THE CONTEST: Seeks to find the best way $1 million might help.
WHO CAN APPLY: Any person or organization worldwide that:
1) works with or for children
2) could save more children’s lives with more funding
3) could save those lives within two years
4) has a great but realistic plan
HOW TO APPLY: It’s easy! Fill out a short online form by May 31st: Apply Now
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A good read: The roots of inaction: Understanding and overcoming the obstacles to greater investment in scaling-up effective diarrhea treatment
I urge you to read the PLoS Blog post by Oliver Sabot. While ORS is not the the end game, ORS is unquestionably crutial in the ability to get to the end game : WASH /WATSAN for all.
The roots of inaction: Understanding and overcoming the obstacles to greater investment in scaling-up effective diarrhea treatment
Posted: August 20, 2012
“”In the second of two posts guest blogger Oliver Sabot from the Clinton Health Access Initiative reflects on the challenge and opportunity of scaling-up access to effective treatment for diarrhea, the second largest cause of child mortality globally. The posts …”
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