We are primarily engaged in work related to global public health,
especially the diseases of poverty: AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.
Increasingly we are focusing on scientific and technical aspects of
the development of drugs and vaccines for infectious diseases.
In addition to working on these issues directly, the foundation has
worked in conjunction with, and advanced funds to help support, a
number of other organizations also working in these areas.
Specific direct activities of the foundation have included:
- Applying for admission to grad school in biomedical science at
four institutions.
- Attending two courses on laboratory techniques through UC Santa
Cruz extension, and one on medical microbiology through UC Berkeley
extension.
- Attending a course on first aid through the American Red Cross.
- Sponsoring John Iverson of ACT/UP East Bay's attendance at the
International AIDS Conference in Bangkok, Thailand.
The foundation has close active working relationships with:
- HealthGAP Coalition
- ACT/UP East Bay
Groups to which the foundation has provided significant funding
($1,000 and up):
- Consumer Project on Technology (c/o Essential Information) - $1,000
- RESULTS Educational Fund - $1,000
Groups to which the foundation has provided more limited funding ($100
and up):
- Treatment Action Campaign (c/o South Africa Development Fund) - $500
- HealthGAP Coalition (c/o Mobilization Against AIDS) - $500
- Association for India's Development - $500
- Global Health Council - $250
- Grantmakers Without Borders (c/o Tides) - $100
- International AIDS Vaccine Initiative - $100
- AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition - $100
- Microbicides as an Alternative Solution (c/o SFF-CIF) - $100
- Institute for One World Health - $100
- Sustainable Sciences Institute - $100
Other groups with which the foundation has met, is a member of,
subscribes to publications from, or maintains some other level of
interest:
- Bay Area International Development Organizations (c/o Tides) - $50
- International Development Exchange - $50
- Global Exchange - $50
- Upper Nile Institute for Appropriate Technology (c/o FPA) - $50
- African Immigrants Social and Cultural Services - $50
- CISPES Education Fund - $50
- Oxfam America - $50
- NAMI San Mateo County - $50
- Peninsula Peace and Justice Center - $40