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Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund was established in 1981 to honor Margaret McNamara and her commitment to the well-being of women and children in developing countries. Grants are provided annually to support the university education of women from developing countries who are committed to improving
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and with private funds, RIF provides 16 million free books for children to choose and keep each year. RIF programs operate in all 50 states, the
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District of Columbia. Following the success RIF had in Washington, the Ford Foundation increased RIF's grant to $ 285,000 in August 1968, enabling RIF to launch ten model programs across the country. From these early beginnings, RIF evolved into a national
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the lives of women and children. Grant recipients study in diverse fields, including agriculture, architecture and urban planning, civil engineering, education, forestry, journalism, nursing, nutrition, pediatrics, public administration, public health, social sciences, and social work.
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in 2015. Grants are awarded to women aged 25 and over studying at accredited universities in the US, Canada, South Africa, and France, and at select universities in Latin
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motivating force for literacy. At the time of McNamara's death in 1981, RIF had provided "more than 3 million poor children with 37 million books."
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eighteen days later, at the age of 65. In summer of 1981, her ashes were scattered by her family on a mountainside meadow at
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