Gifts matched through Dec. 31

Thanks to the generosity of the McKinstry Co. Charitable Foundation and an anonymous donor, we are able to match every donation to PATH's Catalyst Fund, up to a total of $116,000, through December 31—making your year-end gift even more powerful.

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“Kenyan kids deserve no less than this”

Miriam Sevy never thought an x-ray machine would make her cry—until she traveled to Kenya with a group of fellow PATH supporters.

Through the lens of PATH’s work, Miriam saw how the country is changing. Women eagerly walk two hours to learn better care for their babies. Couples learn new behaviors to protect each other against HIV. Kenya’s health services are improving, giving hundreds of thousands of children and adults a chance at a healthy life.

During a tour of a clinic where PATH is supporting clinical trials of the world’s most advanced malaria vaccine candidate, Miriam had a revelation.

Participants and their families receive free medical care as part of the trial. In stark contrast to the Kenyan facilities she saw, this clinic had running water, good ventilation, and—the crowning glory—a fully equipped x-ray room.

When she saw that, Miriam says, “I suddenly realized: Kenyan kids deserve no less than this.”

“The work PATH is doing is the most important work.”

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Ultra Rice® wins Tech Museum Award!

In this space in August, we told you that Ultra Rice had been named a Tech Award Laureate by the Tech Museum of Innovation. Now we’re even happier to announce that PATH’s “invisible” nutrition technology is a winner, recognition that will help our team expand its reach in Asia, South America, and beyond.

Ultra Rice exemplifies the impact that our community of supporters has on lives around the world—including the life of a little girl named Mahalaxmi. Read her story and yours.

Making it easy to see your impact

PATH’s community of supporters is our most important source of innovation funding—the critical funds that allow us to advance groundbreaking ideas and respond to emerging needs. To make it easier to see the impact of your support, we’ve added a new feature to our website: an icon that identifies projects that have received innovation funding at some point in their development.

Read more about innovation funding or browse the list of currently highlighted projects.

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Match extended to tribute gifts

Tribute gifts will also be doubled by our year-end challenge—that means a gift of $25 becomes $50, a gift of $50 becomes $100. To acknowledge your gift, we’ll send a card to whomever you choose. Short on time? Download the printable card from our tribute gift form for immediate use.

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Triple your impact with a workplace match

Many employers will match your gifts, which means that you can actually triple your impact by making a tax-deductible gift to PATH before Dec. 31: your gift + our match + a match from your employer. Contact your human resources department for more information or use our online search to explore matching options.

In the news

Civil Society: Reaching mothers (Nov. 9, 2009)

It is a hot, sunny day. Saroj Kumari, a plump, dusky 30-year-old woman, is dressed in a bright red sari with a red dot on her forehead and vermilion sprinkled in the parting of her hair.

Associated Press: AIDS, malaria eclipse the biggest child-killers (Nov. 19, 2009)

Diarrhea doesn’t make headlines. Nor does pneumonia. AIDS and malaria tend to get most of the attention.

CNET News: Fortified rice, fuel cells among Tech Award winners (Nov. 19, 2009)

Projects that turn slaughterhouse waste into energy and fertilizer, and zinc oxide from fuel cells into fertilizer, as well as programs to fortify rice with nutrients, feed Indian children, and boost wages for artisans were honored Thursday night at the Tech Awards for technology benefiting humanity.

For more coverage, visit our press room.

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Photo credits (from top): PATH/Satvir Malhotra, Gretchen Sorensen.