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Founded
  
2000

Founder
  
Blaise Judja-Sato

VillageReach

Type
  
medical logistics, developing world healthUnited States IRS exemption status: 501(c)(3)

Location
  
Seattle, United States of America2900 Eastlake Ave. E, Suite 230, Seattle, WA 98102

Area served
  
Mozambique , Malawi (primary), also operations in Benin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia

Key people
  
Evan SimpsonEmily BancroftJessica CrawfordNancy GeigerJohn BealeSarah Jackson

VillageReach is a registered 501(c)(3) working in the area of health care access in remote rural areas in developing countries. It is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, in the United States, with countries offices in Mozambique and Malawi, Africa. The stated mission is "Save lives and improve health by increasing access to quality healthcare for the most underserved communities."

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History

VillageReach was founded in 2000 by Blaise Judja-Sato in Seattle, Washington, who got the idea while coordinating relief for flood victims in Mozambique. It began its activities in Mozambique in 2001.

Funding

VillageReach funding comes from a combination of government and multi-lateral funders. Funders include USAID, UNICEF, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Skoll Foundation, the Mulago Foundation, Vitol Foundation and others.

Media and blog coverage

  • VillageReach was covered in an article in the US weekly Newsweek in 2005.
  • The VillageReach mHealth program Chipatala Cha Pa Foni (Health Center by Phone) was covered by PBS NewsHour in 2013.
  • GeekWire covered VillageReach in a 2016 article about the use of UAVs in healthcare delivery.

    • Awards

    VillageReach and VillageReach employees have been recognized with several awards:

  • VillageReach President Allen Wilcox was one of the 2014 Schwab Social Entrepreneurs of the Year.
  • Margarida Matsihne was awarded the 2013 Gates Foundation Vaccine Innovation Award for her contributions to vaccine delivery in Mozambique.
  • Allen Wilcox was awarded Microsoft Integral Fellow Award in 2012.
  • VillageReach was a 2009 Tech Awards Laureate for health.
  • VillageReach was a recipient of the 2006 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship.

    • References

    VillageReach Wikipedia
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