TMF receives award from United Nations Association for providing model humanitarian assistance programs

There was plenty of cake for the award recipients and the more than 60 attendees at the presentation in Fort Collins, Colorado. The Northern Colorado Chapter of the United Nations Association - USA presented TMF with the International Humanitarian Award for 2011. The award is given to organizations providing exemplary humanitarian service. TMF was recognized for our work providing small-business loans to women and using scientific initiatives to conserve land and water resources. TMF’s work was cited as exemplary of the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals of ending poverty and hunger, establishing gender equality, and fostering environmental sustainability. TMF shares the 2011 award with the Dille-Dunbar Fund, which provides vocational education and training in self-sufficiency and productive livelihood to women in Angola