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Agilent Foundation
The Agilent Foundation focuses on advancing science education around the world by funding measurement breakthroughs in electronics, chemical and biological sciences research programs at the university level. Pre-university science funding is directed to creating and supporting strategic initiatives linked to change and improvement in student learning and engagement. In addition, the foundation match of employee donations strengthens the communities where Agilent has a presence.
Agilent Foundation financial statement for FY10 is available at
www.agilent.com/contributions/FY10Financials.pdf.
Agilent Helps Rebuild School Damaged in China Quake
| Thanks to donations from employees in
China and around the world, and from the Agilent
Technologies Foundation, Agilent helped rebuild a
quake-damaged primary school in rural western China. The
new school officially reopened June 20, 2010. The Hope
Primary School is located in a mountainous area in
Sichuan Province, about 150 miles southwest of Chengdu.
It was severely damaged in the May 2008 quake and faced
complete closure if not rebuilt. With the combined
donation of $153,000 from Agilent employees and the
foundation plus support from the China Youth Development
Foundation (CYDF), the reconstruction work was
completed. |
Agilent
volunteers, top, join Hope School students, who built
their own electronic circuits using Agilent After School
science kits. |
With the reopening of the school, the foundation
donated an additional $20,000 to outfit a science lab. The
school now houses 273 students in six grades. China's Hope
Schools, run by the CYDF and its partners across the country, bring education to disadvantaged children in rural areas.
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