GAVI awarded €2.5 million (US$3.3 million) by the Dutch Postcode Lottery

GAVI said it was awarded €2.5 million (US$3.3 million) by the Dutch Postcode Lottery which “will be doubled under the GAVI Matching Fund by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.” GAVI noted that the Dutch Postcode Lottery “gives half the price of every purchased ticket to charitable organisations, with recipients announced at its annual gala. This year, it donated a record €291 million to more than 90 organisations thanks to lottery ticket purchases by 2.5 million players. It is the largest charity in the Netherlands and the third-largest private charity in the world.”

http://www.gavialliance.org/library/news/press-releases/2013/gavi-receives-%E2%82%AC-2-5-million-from-dutch-postcode-lottery-under-matching-fund/