Somali newspapers can now be removed from the order list. This includes cataloging and M. Rudeen's expenses. It began in 1991 with Ford and Rockefeller Foundation funds to support museums and archives in Africa, principally through a re-grant program, which consisted of 32 small grants and contributions to networks connecting museums and archives in Africa. An example was a conference in Harare of grantees talking about their projects in conservation, cataloging and outreach to local users beyond the institutions themselves and scholars to connect to communities. The Harare Workshop was regarded as very successful.
New funding is very uncertain.
The Ford grant is ending and the Ford Foundation will not be able to commit itself at its previous level, especially for re-grant projects. They do want to fund outreach aspects, to build on the African Archives and Museums Project Directors' Workshop and to increase interaction between institutions. The Ford Foundation is in the process of restructuring. The office formerly in charge of this funding will no longer exist. The SSRC is concerned about this change in focus.