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for support to civil society advocacy coalitions in West Africa IntraHealth International, Inc. facilitates the Civil Society for Family Planning project (CS4FP) from their offices in Dakar, Senegal. This support would allow IntraHealth to implement the next phase of the CS4FP project, which will deepen family planning advocacy efforts in Senegal, Mali, and Benin and launch new advocacy coalitions in Burkina Faso and Niger. This work is highly complementary to the goals of the Ouagadougou Partnership and provides civil society advocates–religious leaders, young people, health care workers, traditional advocates–the training and platforms required to more effectively promote the provision of family planning.
for strengthening institutional branding, visibility, and results reporting The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) supports the production and dissemination of policy-relevant research; designs and delivers professional development courses for researchers and policy actors; and facilitates a collaborative higher education program across African countries. With this organizational effectiveness grant, PASGR will strengthen institutional branding and visibility as well as develop systems and strategies for result reporting. This will further strengthen PASGR’s work, supported by the Foundation, to foster, learn from and communicate impact of ongoing communities of research and policy actors in Kenya, Rwanda, and Nigeria. Strategy: Evidence-Informed Policymaking.
for research on the translation of evidence for policymakers Results for Development will research how evidence is translated between producers and users in the evidence-informed policymaking ecosystem. The research will include a map of translators in East and West Africa; a framework and typologies that describe their activities, contextual constraints, and enabling factors; and characteristics that influence their success. It will also include ethnographic case studies.
for general operating support ONG-3D is one of Senegal’s leading civil society organizations supporting people’s participation in democratic governance and is implementing a new strategy for strengthening its capacity, geographic reach, and impact. ONG-3D works in rural and urban areas to raise awareness and opportunity for citizen groups (women’s associations, youth groups, health and education management committees, etc.) to access and use information about government budgets, policies, plans, and performance. ONG-3D builds the confidence and capacity of citizen groups to navigate how to engage with government bodies responsible for managing resources and key services. (Strategy: Transparency, Participation, and Accountability.)
for growing a pan-African feminists collective to transform macroeconomic narratives and policies This grant is to the Tax Justice Network Africa as the fiscal sponsor for Nawi – Afrifem Macroeconomics Collective (Nawi Collective). The Tax Justice Network Africa brings together more than 30 civil society groups from 20 African countries to promote socially just tax policies. The Nawi Collective is a pan-African feminist initiative launched in 2020, focused on building a community of African feminist and women’s rights organizations working on influencing, analyzing, deconstructing, and reconstructing macroeconomic policies, narratives, and understanding through an intersectional pan-African feminist lens. This program grant will support the strengthening of the Nawi Collective to strategically influence policy spaces, build a body of knowledge, and curate spaces for reflection and learning. (Strategy: International Women’s Economic Empowerment)
for building the capacity of African policymakers for reproductive health issues The grant will enable Partners in Population and Development’s Africa Regional Office (PPD ARO) to strengthen the capacity of African policymakers to ensure family planning and reproductive health are prioritized in policy and budgeting processes. PPD ARO will work with regional governments to advance family planning policies and funding and serve as a convener of government officials to facilitate the sharing and learning of best practices on promoting family planning and reproductive health.
for informing the U.S. congressional decision-making process on trade and development None
for the development of an approach to understand and measure the impact of learning networks Results for Development (R4D) contributes to social and economic development across the world by collaborating with change agents around the world — government officials, civil society leaders and social innovators — to create strong systems that support healthy, educated people.  This organizational effectiveness grant will allow R4D to enhance their capacity to measure, learn from, and adapt their initiatives.
for a project advocating for a feminist taxation framework Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) is a growing regional network of 40 civil society organizations including think tanks; trade unions; feminists; and youth-led, faith-based, and community-based organizations spread across 25 African countries. TJNA’s mission is to mobilize African citizens and challenge public institutions to influence and change policy to enable tax justice to prevail in Africa. TJNA spearheads tax justice by advocating for tax policies to contribute to equitable, inclusive, and sustainable development. TJNA envisions a just, prospering, self-reliant, and integrated Africa sustainably harnessing its resources to enable its people to lead a dignified life. This grant will support TJNA to develop and advocate for a feminist taxation framework in Africa for Africa. (Strategy: International Women’s Economic Empowerment).
for support of a Dialogue on Gender Equality and Taxation The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) works to eradicate poverty and reduce inequality by helping countries develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, and institutional capabilities. Under its Gender Equality Strategy 2022-2025, UNDP aims to help shift the economic and social structures that generate and perpetuate discrimination including via gender responsive fiscal and economic policies. This grant will support UNDP to organize a Dialogue on Gender Equality and Taxation aiming to generate awareness and shared knowledge of gender issues in tax systems. (Strategy: International Women’s Economic Empowerment)
for developing data for strategic use by stakeholders to accelerate women’s economic empowerment This grant to University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) will support the WORLD Policy Analysis Center at UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health to disseminate and promote the use of information about laws and policies affecting women’s economic empowerment, equality, and population health. The center will also compile information about laws and policies that influence correlates of women’s economic empowerment, including early marriage, education, and early childhood education.
for general operating support The Hewlett Foundation is a founding member of the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), an organization dedicated to generating evidence through rigorous impact evaluations of social and economic development programs in low- and middle-income countries. In just a few short years, 3ie has established itself as a large and well-respected supporter of rigorous impact studies, with an anticipated 140 evaluations under way. Over the next two years 3ie will transition into its second multi-year strategy. 3ie will continue sponsoring the production of new evidence, consolidate its efforts to build researchers’ capacity to produce high-quality studies, and emphasize the use of evidence to improve development policy.
for support of the Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency The Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency is a global network that promotes transparency and public participation in fiscal governance. The initiative brings together governments, public finance experts, civil society organizations, private sector actors, and development partners to dialogue and build consensus and support for transparency and public participation in fiscal matters, discuss and strengthen existing fiscal norms and standards, and promote country-level implementation of these norms and standards. In this grant period, the initiative will deepen transparency and public participation requirements, with a focus on COVID-19 funding. It will also enhance peer-learning and exchange, strengthen technic al collaboration, and use technology to facilitate public access to detailed fiscal information. (Strategy: Transparency, Participation, and Accountability)
for general support of the Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa program None
for the examination of policy approaches to mitigate the current global food crisis None
for support of country level advocacy for sexual and reproductive health This project grant will enable Population Action International to expand its global advocacy programs, recognizing that the work of in-country advocates is critical to the long-term success of family planning and reproductive health. During the grant period, the organization plans to identify seven to ten focus countries, and work with partners in these countries to develop and implement targeted policy advocacy strategies. In deepening relationships and work in a number of countries, Population Action International aims to establish and document a focused, strategic model for country advocacy. This grant reflects the Global Development and Population Program’s intent to find ways to strengthen advocacy capacity at the country level, while working with long-time partners.
for communications planning and fund development for Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) This grant will enable the ongoing professionalization of Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) by strengthening its directorate, and improving its fundraising and communications efforts. Specifically EGAP will carry out the following: 1) clarification of directorate roles and responsibilities to help disseminate leadership roles among board members and steering committees, and broaden leadership amongst membership; 2) successful fundraising from new and continued sources of funding, contributing to financial sustainability; 3) improved communications to stakeholders, including membership and other key stakeholders such as policymaker and practitioner audiences in research uptake and academic practitioner partnerships.
for general operating support This grant will support the Consortium Régional pour la Recherche en Economie Générationnelle (CREG) to conduct demand-driven research and training that informs the development of economic and social policies that integrate women’s empowerment and harness a demographic dividend in East and Central African countries. CREG has a proven track record of engaging economic decision makers through training on demographic economics, the development and use of National Transfer Accounts methodology and profiles, conducting cross-country comparative analysis of the Demographic Dividend Monitoring Index, and establishing national Demographic Dividend observatories as recommended by the African Union. (Strategy: International Women’s Economic Empowerment)
for support of promoting effective policies for Women's Economic Empowerment in Ghana The Promoting Effective Policies for Women's Economic Empowerment in Ghana (WEE-Ghana) project seeks to advance gender-responsive policymaking and achieve a critical mass of economically empowered women in Ghana. To achieve this goal, the project’s co-leads, feminist and economic justice scholars at the University of Ghana, will partner with policymakers and women's rights organizations across the country to strengthen collaboration among researchers, policymakers, and WEE advocates. At the regional level, the WEE-Ghana project will contribute to similar initiatives in the African gender and macroeconomic policy ecosystem. (Strategy: Women's Economic Empowerment)
for support of the Advance Family Planning project With this grant, the Advance Family Planning initiative of the Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health will support advocacy for favorable family planning policies in sub-Saharan Africa and other regions.
for the implementation of a civil society assessment of student learning in East Africa None
for regranting to social accountability NGOs in Burkina Faso Through this grant, Oxfam America and Oxfam Spain will support Oxfam Burkina Faso to strengthen the participation of women, men, youth, and local civil society and civic groups in the management of public finances. Oxfam Burkina Faso and its three local partners will provide relevant information, technical support, and mechanisms for citizens to provide input and track the use of local development mining funds in three municipalities.
for support of the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda This is a supplemental grant to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Under the direction of the Secretary-General, UNDP is convening a high-level panel consisting of representatives from governments, the private sector, academia, civil society, and youth to advise on the global development agenda at the conclusion of the Millennium Development Goal time frame. This grant will support the research, outreach, and operations teams and provide funding for international meetings to inform the high-level panel recommendations. These recommendations will serve as the framework for goals to be agreed upon by U.N. member states by 2015.
for general operating support This grant would provide unrestricted funds for Bread for the World Institute, a faith-based organization that focuses public attention on the value of development assistance to reduce poverty. It also advocates for reform that will ensure that food aid and other assistance will have the greatest impact. During this grant period, the Institute will work to protect funding for development assistance, mobilize U.S. leadership for the next round of global development goals, and advocate for effective food security programs. The Institute actively participates in the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network, a coalition of think tanks and advocacy organizations that promotes reforms of U.S. development aid.
for general operating support This Ability is a Kenyan women-led nonprofit organization that works to amplify the voices and increase the visibility of women and girls with disabilities so that they have equal opportunities economically, socially, and politically with their rights acknowledged and respected. This Ability aims to scale up its various programs at the intersection of sexual and reproductive health and rights, economic rights, climate justice, governance, education, and technology. (Strategy: Inclusive Governance)
for general support for the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law None
for general operating support Gynuity’s goal is to make safe, effective reproductive and maternal health care accessible to all women and girls. To achieve this goal, it focuses on simple, cost-effective, and sustainable tools and technologies, and importantly on medication abortion, to ensure that medication abortion is integrated fully within health care systems. Gynuity works across both the U.S. and internationally, and conducts research at the frontiers of reproductive health. In its current strategic plan, for example, the aim is to support clinical and implementation research to enable women to access medication abortion quickly, and with the fewest constraints possible, while maintaining safety and efficacy. The organization will also develop and document models of medication abortion service delivery through implementation research that promotes task sharing using nonphysician providers.
for the implementation of a civil society initiative to assess student learning in Mali This grant to Oeuvre Malienne d’Aide à l’Enfance du Sahel would continue support for a civil society-led approach to evaluate children’s learning in Mali and communicate the results to parents, policymakers, and civil society. The Organization would continue to strengthen its overall approach for measuring children’s early reading and math skills, train and supervise field workers, and devise new strategies for communicating results encouraging local action on the part of citizens, education officials, and schools.
for the development of a strategic communications plan for Women's March Global This organizational effectiveness grant to Tides for Women's March Global will support strategic communications to enable Women's March Global to better tell their story to internal and external audiences. Our one-time grant to support Women's March Global through Tides is ending and this support aims to improve their fundraising efforts moving forward.
for scoping needs for adolescent reproductive health impact evaluation In preparation for a thematic window that will fund impact evaluations for adolescent reproductive health, this grant will support identification of current research gaps and opportunities for additional research to meaningfully advance the field’s ability to serve adolescents.
for support of APHRC's Education program Past Hewlett Foundation support has allowed the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC) to expand beyond its population and health focus by developing a program on education. In just three years, the Centre's education program has established itself as a leading voice in the sector by conducting quality research and taking advantage of the institution's strong reputation in the population and health fields to influence education policy. For example, their research on the provision of free primary education for children in urban slums in Kenya led the Ministry of Education to change its policy about which schools qualify for government funding. This grant would support the use of new and existing research on learning outcome indicators and the factors that influence them to promote policy dialogue with the Kenyan government that shifts policy priorities in the direction of improving learning outcomes.
for the Transparency, Accountability & Participation Network The Transparency, Accountability & Participation Network brings together about 350 civil society organizations from over 70 countries to promote open, inclusive, and accountable governance as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The network supports capacity building and advocacy campaigns of member organizations to reinforce country-level implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 16. The network also engages in advocacy at the global level to ensure that Goal 16 receives attention at the highest political level of the United Nations. This grant will enable the network to strengthen members’ capacity to track progress on Goal 16 implementation and to enhance the evaluative and learning aspects of its advocacy campaigns.
for continued support of Frontline World, a public television news magazine series on global affairs None
for a project to improve natural resources governance, transparency, and accountability in Mexico The Project on Organizing, Development, Education, and Research (PODER) works to build a citizen-led movement for corporate transparency and accountability in Latin America. With this grant, PODER will continue working with journalists and grassroots organizations in rural Mexico that are negatively affected by mining and other extractive industries.
for support of a family planning mobile clinic in Senegal Marie Stopes's program in Senegal started providing reproductive health services in 2011.  In just over two years, Marie Stope/Senegal served over 45,000 women and generated more than 125,000 couple years of protection.  In fact, the only other entity in Senegal that provides more reproductive health services than Marie Stopes is the Ministry of Health. This grant will support one Marie Stopes mobile outreach team that serves communities in an around Dakar to provide increased access to quality family planning services, increased equal opportunity to obtaining family planning services and increased knowledge and education towards positive behaviors around family planning.  The Dakar-based team will serve more than 6,000 women in 2014.
for support of the Advocates for Development Assistance project Through a fiscal sponsor, this grant would provide support to Advocates for Development Assistance, a small organization focused on increasing support for aid from the U.S. government, and fostering improvements in the targeting and use of that aid. The work that would be supported, which complements existing grants related to the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network, would use social mobilization and communication efforts to amplify the voice and influence of leading religious leaders in the United States in debates about the need for development assistance that is oriented toward results and reflects priorities of recipient countries. It is expected that an increase in the visibility of religious leaders can help to inform and moderate political positions related to the volume and orientation of foreign assistance.
for support to expand access to quality sexual and reproductive health services in West Africa This grant will support the Population Council’s program of research, advocacy, and action focusing on Francophone West Africa. Specific activities include assisting the countries and the Ouagadougou Partnership Coordination Unit in monitoring their costed implementation plans by producing tailored regional and/or country-specific evidence from secondary analyses of existing data.
for strategic planning and team building for the new West Africa Regional Office This organizational effectiveness grant to International Planned Parenthood Federation Africa Region will support strategic planning for their new West Africa Regional Office in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. IPPF is establishing this new office to better support and connect the Member Associations in this region where the need for sexual and reproductive health services remains very high. This grant will support a strategic planning process as well as the first regional convening of the Member Association to validate the plan and a youth dissemination workshop.
for support of the Center for Universal Education The Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution undertakes research and policy advocacy about universal basic education. With this supplemental grant, the center will focus on conducting research, organizing consultations, and offering recommendations about how donors, governments, and civil society organizations can improve education policies, financing, and practices toward effective implementation and tracking of the education-related Sustainable Development Goal 4.
for executive transition The International Senior Lawyers Project (ISLP) mobilizes a global network of experienced lawyers and law firms to provide pro bono services to developing country governments to strengthen their legal, regulatory, and enforcement frameworks. ISLP also assists local activists and civil society organizations to navigate the legal terrain so that they may participate effectively in decisions affecting their communities, especially decisions involving natural resource extraction. ISLP recently recruited a new executive director and this grant will support the transition and on-boarding processes.
for general operating support Katiba Institute was established in 2011 to defend and facilitate the implementation of Kenya’s constitution. Through public interest litigation, legal research, and community outreach, Katiba Institute seeks social transformation and accountable governance. Katiba Institute pursues public interest litigation and community outreach while sharing its legal research to serve as a resource for other public interest litigators and legal aid groups in Kenya. (Substrategy: Governance Channels)