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The Foundation Meets with Fellows at the 2009 9th Annual World Bank Development Marketplace
Chloe Holderness, Managing Director of the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation, and Jessica Prue, the Foundation’s Program Associate, attended the 2009 World Bank Development Marketplace in Washington, DC, on November 10-13, 2009. The Foundation staff met with Marketplace Finalists to learn about their projects and to educate them on the pro bono legal resources available to Marketplace Winners through the Foundation and its affiliation with Lex Mundi, the world’s leading association of independent law firms.
The World Bank Development Marketplace is a forum to encourage cooperation within the development community in the search for solutions to reduce poverty. It is a competitive grant program that identifies and funds innovative and early-stage projects with high potential for development impact.
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