Source: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation presented its 2008 Access to Learning Award of US$1 million to the Vasconcelos Program in Veracruz, Mexico, for its innovative efforts to connect people to information through free access to computers, the Internet, and training using all-terrain buses equipped with mobile technology classrooms. The Vasconcelos Program has increased opportunities for communities by helping to improve education and economic conditions in the region.