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The Skoll Foundation and the United Nations Foundation today announced the winners of a unique set of grants—totaling US$1 Million—that will enable partnerships between social entrepreneurs and United Nations agencies, funds, and programs designed to drive impactful social innovations. This first-time grants application process encouraged Skoll Awardees to partner with UN agencies. Three programs will receive grants that will enable the partners to scale up innovative programs to benefit people around the world: Bringing Books to People with Print Disabilities; Increasing Financial Inclusion and Social Protection for the Rural Poor; Greening Procurement of Health Care Products.

The Skoll Foundation gave the 2012 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship to Gawad Kalinga (www.gk1world.com). The Skoll Foundation invests in, connects and celebrates social entrepreneurs and the innovators who assistem them in solving the world’s most pressing problems.
This year’s Skoll Awardees join the growing global network of 91 Skoll social entrepreneurs from 74 organizations who are dealing with the world’s most pressing problems. The Skoll Awards will be formally presented by Skoll Foundation Chairman Jeff Skoll and CEO Osberg at a ceremony that will take place on March 29, 2012.