Guided by Conrad N. Hilton's last will and testament, our initiatives and programs fall into 11 priority areas. One of our six strategic initiatives is to help Catholic Sisters advance human development throughout the world.
Throughout the world, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation works to fulfill the charge of our founder to serve those in great need. We support Catholic schools and seek to extend their educational benefit to more students.
The $1.5 million Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize for 2012 was awarded to HelpAge International in recognition of extraordinary work to alleviate human suffering.
Our latest In Practice report, "Eliminating Blindness from Trachoma Infection" looks at 15 years of Hilton Foundation grantmaking for trachoma control and examines the SAFE strategy for eliminiating trachoma.
In late October 2012, the Foundation relocated to a new permanent home, a 70-acre campus in Agoura Hills designed to accommodate future growth while meeting Platinum Plus LEED-certified standards.
UNICEF USA recently posted a nice summary of our visit to see their water programs in Ghana. Currently, we are supporting UNICEF's work to bring access to safe water to four countries in West Africa—Ghana, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso.
Conrad N. Hilton, founder of Hilton Hotels, left his fortune to the Foundation. In his last will and testament, he
charged us to relieve
the suffering of the
distressed and
the destitute.
The Conard N. Hilton Foundation congratulates Dr. Jim Yong Kim on his recent nomination by President Obama to succeed Robert Zoellick as president of The World Bank. In this Washington Post photo, Kim is seen accepting the 2005 Hilton Humanitarian Prize on behalf of Partners In Health along with co-founders Paul Farmer and Ophelia Dahl in Geneva, Switzerland.
