Aidmatrix and Project HOPE Partner to Improve International Medical Relief Efforts

DALLAS, TEXAS (MMD Newswire) November 2, 2009 - The Aidmatrix Foundation Inc. today announced its partnership with Project HOPE, an international health education and humanitarian assistance organization, to use the Aidmatrix In-Kind Donations Management Module, a powerful communication system, to connect HOPE's international partners in more than 35 countries worldwide.

"The partnership with Aidmatrix will strengthen Project HOPE's processes and operations and help us achieve our mission of creating and delivering sustainable advances in health care to developing nations around the world," said John P. Howe III, M.D., President and CEO of Project HOPE.

With relief partners on five continents, HOPE will rely on Aidmatrix to help remove barriers and improve efficiencies for better communications between all parties. With the addition of HOPE, Aidmatrix gains another member in its rapidly expanding global humanitarian relief supply chain, the Aidmatrix Network®.

"We expect that through this partnership, Aidmatrix can assist Project HOPE's humanitarian outreach to be delivered more efficiently," said Melis Jones, Vice President of Aidmatrix. "We're honored to work with an organization with more than 50 years of knowledge in international humanitarian aid and that provides so much value globally."

The Aidmatrix Network® In-Kind Donations Management Module is an online application that helps manage in-kind product donations. It easily scales to handle large transaction volumes and integrates with other modules to provide simple end-to-end processing of donation offers. It combines best practices from the for-profit and nonprofit worlds to collect, review and allocate offers. This module is in use in numerous medical-relief, hunger-relief and disaster-relief programs around the world.

About the Aidmatrix Foundation, Inc.
The Aidmatrix Foundation, Inc. builds and operates powerful technology hubs that support diverse stakeholder groups in their efforts to work together to solve the world's most challenging humanitarian crises. Our solutions enhance participation, amplify contributions, and accelerate results for humanitarian relief. 35,000 leading corporate, nonprofit and government partners leverage solutions to mobilize $1.5 billion annually in global aid with Aidmatrix. The donated goods, money and services impact the lives of 65 million people. Aidmatrix is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit headquartered in Dallas, Texas, USA, with offices in Wisconsin, Germany and India.
www.aidmatrix.org

About Project HOPE
Founded in 1958, Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere) is dedicated to providing lasting solutions to health problems with the mission of helping people to help themselves. Identifiable to many by the SS HOPE, the world's first peacetime hospital ship, Project HOPE now provides medical training and health education, as well as conducts humanitarian assistance programs in more than 35 countries. For more information, please visit www.projecthope.org.

Melis Jones
Vice President, Aidmatrix
P: 972-869-8171 C: 214-435-1248
melis_jones@aidmatrix.org

Rand Walton
Director, Strategic Communications, Project HOPE
P: 540-837-9469 C:540-630-1017
rwalton@projecthope.org
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