Results List
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Study Cites Toll of AIDS Policy in South Africa
Source: The New York Times
Original Source By CELIA W. DUGGER JOHANNESBURG — A new study by Harvard researchers estimates that the South African government would have prevented the premature deaths of 365,000 people earlier this decade if it had provided antiretroviral drugs to AIDS patients and widely administered drugs…
Resource type: News
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Spark Policy Institute
$215,000
Resource type: Grantee
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Connecting Practice, Policy and Partners: Lessons for Advocacy Initiatives in Rural Health from the Rural Health Advocacy Project (RHAP)
Source: Dr. Waasila Jassat
This report discusses the impact of the Rural Health Advocacy Project (RHAP), a South African organization created in 2009 to advocate for the health care needs of people living in rural areas. Lessons from RHAP’s activities will be useful to both public health funders and…
Resource type: Research Report
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Reflections on Engagement: Lessons From Philanthropic-Government Relations in Policy Reform
Source: Atlas Learning Project
Recent years have seen both a greater willingness and more opportunities for philanthropy and government to engage with each other to achieve common goals. Reflections on Engagement presents lessons from Atlantic’s experiences engaging with governments in Bermuda, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa,…
Resource type: Research Report
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Roles of Engagement: Strategies and Tactics for Philanthropic-Government Relations in Policy Reform
Source: Atlas Learning Project
Over the course of its history, Atlantic frequently engaged with national and local governments around the world on efforts to improve public systems, services, policies and practices that affect the life outcomes of vulnerable and disadvantaged people. Roles of Engagement summarizes and analyzes the different strategies and…
Resource type: Research Report
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Center for Assessment and Policy Development
$2,000,000
Resource type: Grantee
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Atlantic Grantees Make a Strong Case for School Discipline Policy Reform
Suspensions, expulsions and arrests in U.S. public schools have skyrocketed over three decades. Studies show that zero tolerance policies alienate students, undermining their trust in peers and adults in school, and increasing their chances of dropping out and exposure to the juvenile justice system.Atlantic's grantees…
Resource type: News
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Zero-Tolerance Policy Creates a School-to-Prison Pipeline
Source: New America Media
Interview by Jacob SimasEDITOR'S NOTE: Schools across the nation are increasingly adopting punitive measures as a way to control and deter violence and other disruptive behaviors. These “zero-tolerance” policies can encompass anything from metal detectors to increased police presence on school campuses to the handing…
Resource type: News
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The Irish Fiscal Policy Research Centre
$3,340,994
Resource type: Grantee
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Health Strategy and Policy Institute, the Ministry of Health
$1,350,000
Resource type: Grantee
