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Facebook, Google join World Vision to combat Syrian refugee education crisis

Friday, March 3, 2017

Tech giants Facebook and Google have joined forces with World Vision, the largest global humanitarian agency, to thrash out digital solutions to the education crisis facing more than 6 million displaced Syrian children.

Media Releases, Middle East, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Child literacy, Claire Rogers, Education, Google, innovation, Jordan, Literacy, Microsoft, Syria, World Vision

$4m Microsoft partnership aids World Vision’s fight against poverty

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Microsoft and World Vision Australia are joining forces in the fight against global poverty with a $4 million software donation that will strengthen World Vision’s technology capability and enhance its supporters’ experience.

Media Releases, Poverty, Asia and the Pacific, CSR, Foreign Aid, Microsoft, Philanthropy, Tim Costello

Bill Gates agrees – Foreign aid is a great investment

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

World Vision welcomes Bill Gates’ emphatic reminder about the benefits of foreign aid and the role of innovation in tackling some of the most common causes of preventable deaths in the developing world.

Poverty, Water & sanitation, AIDS, Australian Government, CSR, Disaster relief, Foreign Aid, Malaria, Microsoft, Philanthropy, The Gates Foundation, Tuberculosis

Fair go a fallacy as self-interest trumps real need

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Ever since the Prime Minister called the election, I’ve had three words repeating in my head. Fair - By - Instinct. That’s how the PM described our nation and it’s an assessment I think most Australians would agree with. Fairness is the cornerstone of our constitution and our national identity. But as we head into an election year, I think we need to ask ourselves whether we really believe in a fair go for all.

Opinion Pieces, Poverty, Asia and the Pacific, Australian Government, Foreign Aid, Global Fund, Microsoft, Philanthropy, Tim Costello

Kind hearts or a dead giveaway?

Friday, December 23, 2011

Every little bit helps in a needy world, but surely we could do better, writes, Tim Costello.

Opinion Pieces, Poverty, Asia and the Pacific, Foreign Aid, Microsoft, Philanthropy, Tim Costello