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Employment Led Poverty Reduction in Western Nepal To support the Government of Nepal to develop and test new approaches to employment led poverty reduction through pilot projects in two districts in the Karnali Region The Karnali Education Programme (KEP) is based on the concept of the employment guarantee, with the objective of uplifting the livelihood and improving the social and economic condition of the people of Karnali. In addition to offering the district based wage rate to encourage a poverty focus, the KEP aims to ensure that it reaches the left out poor through additional targeting strategies to focus on families who are food insecure and who do not have other opportunities or alternative sources of livelihood.
Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning (CEDIL)- Programme Directorate The CEDIL Programme Directorate will manage and implement the vision and evaluation research agenda of CEDIL, ensuring the delivery of a large, high profile, international centre that will develop impact evaluation research capacity within the UK and internationally. The objective is to establish a high quality, inter-disciplinary academic centre to innovate in the field of impact evaluation; design, commission and implement impact evaluations; and promote the uptake and use of evidence from impact evaluations.
for the International Aid Transparency Initiative The International Aid Transparency Initiative is a voluntary, multistakeholder effort to improve the transparency of development and humanitarian assistance. With support from a technical advisory group, the secretariat of the initiative maintains and updates the data standard for sharing aid information, assists funding organizations in publishing to the standard, and promotes the use of the data. This grant will cover the foundation’s annual membership dues through 2022. During this period, the initiative expects to deepen its work on data use by governments, oversight institutions, and civil society organizations.
for leadership transition planning This grant will enable Equis to develop and support the implementation of a succession plan for the Executive Director. Equis will revise and develop a new strategic plan for the 2020-2025 period, including a revision of their theory of change. This grant will also include coaching and capabilities strengthening of the team, specifically around issues of management, communications, leadership, conflict resolution, and care strategies, among others.
for a program to allow low-income Bay Area youths to participate in experiential learning abroad Global Citizen Year enables youth to spend a "bridge year" between high school and college, as apprentices in Africa and Latin America, offering them the opportunity to hone skills required for success in a globalized world and build a greater interest in development issues. The program requires youths to share their experiences widely, creating a ripple effect among their communities at home. This grant would support full scholarships for low-income youths from the Bay Area to participate in the program. The grant is expected to serve several of the Foundation’s goals by promoting deeper learning for low-income Bay Area youths and encouraging Americans to support better development policies for the world’s poor.
for developing a communications strategy for fundraising This OE grant to Pratham USA will enable them to develop a targeted marketing and communications strategy for their work in the U.S. Given that the U.S.-based team raises a significant amount of funding for Pratham's work in India, more effective communications efforts are expected to help Pratham USA substantially increase its fundraising capacity.
for support of human-centered design collaboration in Zambia This grant to Marie Stopes International-US (MSI-US) is a supplemental grant to support the next phase of a partnership between MSI and IDEO.org to use human-centered design to develop contraceptive services for teens in Zambia. The first phase of this work showed promising increases in teen contraceptive use. During this next phase MSI and IDEO.org will use the human-centered design process to plan and prototype services for rural teens through the mobile outreach teams, a key service channel for the MSI Zambia program. MSI will use these resources to support travel to the United States from Zambia to participate in funder meetings and travel to Tanzania from Zambia to participate in a human-centered design event.
for general operating support DKT International uses commercial marketing techniques to promote and distribute contraceptive and safe abortion products in more than 20 country and regional programs, extending the availability of these products beyond the clinical setting.  DKT International works to expand the marketing of their products to doctors, nurses, midwives, and consumers through pharmacies, informal drug shops, and franchised private clinics. (Strategy: Global Reproductive Equity)
for general support of the joint WOTRO-Hewlett Population, Reproductive Health and Economic Development Research Programme None
for continuation of Data2X Data2X, an alliance housed at the U.N. Foundation, seeks to eliminate gender bias from the major data sources that are used to inform decisions in government, the private sector, and civil society. Data2X uses a collaborative, partnership-based model to promote gender data production and use by promoting the importance of gender data to key decision makers. Data2X also works with standard-setting global agencies to influence methodological standards and correct for bias. Goals for this grant period are to lay the groundwork for larger-scale change in key gender data production areas (women’s economic participation, financial inclusion, and big data), deepen understanding of the current state of gender data and actions that need to be taken, mobilize new actors or channels for funding, and improve Data2X’s capacity to tell the gender data story and mobilize new investments in gender data.
for the Asia and Latin America Agri-Food Research Network to research biofuels issues None
for the Forum on Sandboxes for Data This grant renews support to the Datasphere Initiative’s Africa Forum on Sandboxes for Data project. Datasphere facilitates a process that brings together stakeholders from across sectors, conducting research on concrete data challenges and opportunities; experimenting with policy and technical data-sharing solutions; and working with decision makers to enact change in data governance narratives, policies, and strategies. Its goal is to build agile frameworks to responsibly unlock the value of data for all. This grant specifically supports Datasphere’s Africa Forum on Sandboxes for Data, which is cultivating a pan-African community to enable innovative cross-border data governance solutions. The multistakeholder process invites local, regional, and global experts to explore the ways in which regulatory and operational sandboxes could facilitate responsible data flows and exchanges — a crucial topic as the continent works to develop and implement policies on cross-border data flows as part of the African Continental Free Trade Area and implement other pan-African agreements such as the African Union's Data Policy Framework. This grant sits within a cluster of grants under the Evidence-Informed Policymaking strategy to strengthen a field of African institutions working on data governance. While Datasphere itself is not an African institution, it closely engages with many African institutions (including other grantees in this cluster). The goal of this cluster is to help governments in Africa develop policy frameworks that balance good uses of data with data privacy and protection. (Strategy: Evidence-Informed Policymaking)
for general operating support EPIC-Africa is a research and mentoring organization based in Senegal committed to removing major barriers that have long stifled the growth and impact of African civil society organizations (CSOs). EPIC-Africa seeks to provide services and tools that allow CSOs and their funders to connect, share knowledge, build capacity, and become more effective.
for the Festival de Datos conference The United Nations Foundation serves as the institutional host of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD), which brings together government, private-sector, civil society, and international institutions to harness new and traditional sources of data to better understand and address development challenges. As a key milestone on the way to the United Nations World Data Forum in 2024, this grant will support GPSDD’s flagship global conference, Festival de Datos, to be held in November 2023, and co-hosted with the government of Uruguay.
for support for the Into Women's Hands project This grant will support the Into Women's Hands project to generate and foster the use of qualitative evidence to strengthen health systems’ capacity to reduce unsafe abortion and maternal death in Burkina Faso and Senegal. Applying a reproductive justice lens, Brandeis University, in partnership with Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo and Université Cheikh Anta Diop, will conduct qualitative, collaborative, and women-centered research on the use of Misoprostol for obstetric indications in formal and informal health sectors. The team will strengthen the capacity and build a pipeline of African scholars to conduct qualitative research that can be used by policymakers, health professionals, and activists to improve reproductive and obstetric care. (Strategy: Global Reproductive Equity)
for support of the in-country advocacy global partnership work This grant will support the International Women’s Health Coalition to sustain and expand its work to advance women’s rights, in particular their sexual and reproductive health and rights.  This grant is intended to support the coalition’s grantmaking and technical assistance to organizations in developing countries that conduct advocacy to ensure access to safe and legal abortion in their home countries, and to mitigate the effects of the reinstated Mexico City Policy.
for support of in-country advocacy partnerships This grant will support Equilibres & Populations (EquiPop) to work with over 20 civil society organizations in six countries in Francophone West Africa to advocate more effectively to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). As an advocacy partner, EquiPop plans to strengthen the capacity of country-based organizations by providing financial and tailored technical support, and by working closely with them to ensure decision makers at the national, regional, and global levels are held accountable for their commitments to advance SRHR. By using media channels such as radio, building local champions, and hosting public debates, EquiPop also intends to mobilize citizen support.
for strategic planning and monitoring, evaluation, and learning Flowminder Foundation is a non-profit organization specialized in the use of big data for public policy and humanitarian purposes. Hewlett currently supports several key Flowminder initiatives, including its Data For Good work in Ghana, the Open Algorithms (OPAL) project in Senegal and Haiti, and its knowledge web portal called FlowGeek. As Flowminder matures as an organization, it is further formalizing its internal strategy and monitoring and evaluation functions. As a result, this grant will support Flowminder's efforts to strengthen its existing central strategic framework, with a strong focus on the learning agenda; build a monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEAL) plan around this central strategic framework; establish a proportionate organizational monitoring and evaluation program; and design and implement a sustainable organizational structure for MEAL, balancing the needs of learning, demonstrating impact, and the governance of MEAL work.
for general operating support People Powered is a global hub for participatory democracy. In collaboration with national and regional networks, the hub provides mentorship, training, and funding to implementers and scholars of participatory democracy programs so that residents participate more meaningfully and directly in their local governance. (Strategy: Transparency, Participation, and Accountability)
for general operating support of the International Consortium for Emergency Contraception program None
for fundraising planning With this organizational effectiveness support, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars' Wilson Center on the Hill would seek consulting assistance to develop and implement a comprehensive review of its fundraising strategies, to identify potential funders, and assist in grant writing and contacting potential funders. Wilson Center on the Hill's work is to highlight the importance of sustainable growth in the developing world and to focus on global trends that affect the prospects for developing country growth for staff and members of the U.S. Congress and for those working on Capitol Hill.  It was established in 2008 with two grants from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation which continues to be its sole funding resource. Wilson Center on the Hill will hire Bridget Gallagher as a fundraising consultant to help plan and implement a fundraising initiative which is essential to the continued operation of the organization.
for the Financial Transparency Coalition The Financial Transparency Coalition brings together over 150 civil society organizations, 14 governments, and dozens of technical experts from around the world to advocate for a more open and accountable international financial system. With a robust research agenda, high-level access to policymakers, and strong representation from developing country members, the Coalition presents credible evidence that supports their call for stronger global norms and standards to close taxation, accounting, and other loopholes.
for behavioral diagnoses and testing of new interventions in reproductive health programs This supplemental grant will support the Behavioral Ideas Lab (ideas42) to partner with IntraHealth International and the Senegalese Ministry of Health to design and test behaviorally informed interventions to increase the uptake and use of contraception among postpartum women in Senegal. This phase of the project will build on the behavioral diagnoses completed during the previous year, which focused on ways to optimize the integration of family planning with child immunization programs. The foundation currently has an active grant with ideas42 to work with service delivery organizations to apply behavioral insights to improve the delivery of reproductive health services in Uganda, Ethiopia, and Nepal.
for coordination of Southern Voice activities The Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA) is a Sri Lankan think tank promoting a better understanding of poverty-related development issues. CEPA is an active partner of Southern Voice, a network of think tanks from Africa, South Asia, and Latin America working on the Sustainable Development Goals. This grant will allow CEPA to contribute operational support, strategic planning, and communications capacity to the Southern Voice network.
for board planning and compensation review Afrobarometer is a Pan-African research network that gathers and uses opinion survey data to better understand African people's experiences and perspectives and ensure that public policy is responsive to their priorities and aspirations.This organizational effectiveness grant will support Afrobarometer to assess its compensation practices across different countries and to make changes in its human resource policies to ensure equity and help retain the best talent. In addition, Afrobarometer's board and executive team will receive coaching and advice to support change management and longer-term sustainable growth of the network.
for the United Nations Global Pulse Lab Kampala program Pulse Lab Kampala is a lab of the UN Global Pulse network. Global Pulse is the United Nations Secretary-General’s cross-pillar hub for digital innovation and experimentation. Its mission is to work at the intersection of digital innovation and the human sciences to inform, inspire, and strengthen the ability of the U.N. family and those it serves to anticipate, respond, and adapt to the challenges of today and tomorrow. To achieve its mission, Global Pulse has established five distinct programs: Rebuilding Trust, Inclusion, Fair Digital Commons, Crisis Prevention and Response, and UN Transformation. With Hewlett’s support and Pulse Lab Kampala, through the UN Global Pulse program on a Fair Digital Commons, this grant seeks to advance Uganda’s inclusion in the global emerging digital economy while fostering safe access to data. More specifically, Pulse Lab Kampala will support the government of Uganda in developing a national data strategy that focuses on enabling data use and reuse, including the development and efficient use of digital public goods. This instrument would serve as an example for the countries in the region seeking to explore how to foster inclusive and thriving national digital economies while minimizing technology risks and harms of data use. (Strategy: Evidence-Informed Policymaking)
for the On Think Tanks project This grant supports On Think Tanks (OTT), a global initiative that studies and supports both think tanks and their funders. With a combination of online resources and training opportunities, as well as in-person events, OTT aims to help think tank staff and leaders better run and strengthen their organizations. It also seeks to help funders better support think tanks, and foster a new generation of think tank leaders and funders.
for support to expand macro-level solutions for women’s economic empowerment in Cameroon, Burkina Faso, and Tanzania As an African-headquartered research and capacity-strengthening organization, the Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) works with national research teams throughout the Global South to develop high-quality, locally generated evidence to inform better decisions in policy and practice. This grant will allow PEP to build on its emerging gendered economic analysis focal area by working with national research teams and evidence users in Cameroon, Burkina Faso, and Tanzania to produce demand-driven gender-responsive policy solutions. (Strategy: International Women’s Economic Empowerment)
for support of measurement of progress toward the post-2015 development goals This grant would enable George Washington University’s Institute for International Economic Policy to develop and demonstrate a way to measure progress toward the post-2015 development goals that reflects achievements across multiple sectors and levels (global, national, subnational, and household). Within this framework, this grant would also enable the researchers to develop a multidimensional measure of women’s economic empowerment. The goal of this grant is to establish a measurement method that programs and researchers can use to improve understanding of women’s economic empowerment and make program efforts more effective across multiple sectors.
for an integrated programmatic, fundraising, strategic, and communications plan None
for WriteAfrica Siasa Place is a youth-led nongovernmental organization established in 2015 that specializes in working with youth and building institutional structures that support youth with the mission of promoting their participation in democratic processes through research, training, civic education, networking, and strategic partnerships. WriteAfrica is a platform initiated by Siasa Place to build capacity, mentor, and support young people as they use the platforms available to participate in governance through inspiring stories told through writings, cartoon illustrations, and short videos. This project grant will support the WriteAfrica roll- out in Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kakamega. It will focus on growing youth storytelling skills, collaborating with learning institutions to establish book clubs for writers, creating youth- friendly platforms for sharing and supporting unique storytelling competitions based on interest because Siasa Place appreciates that writing is 
a powerful tool to express one’s opinions, vent, and possibly shape policy framework to peacefully address the challenges affecting communities. (Strategy: Inclusive Governance)
for regranting to strengthen agency for social accountability ForumCiv is a Swedish development cooperation member organization providing direct support to local organizations to enable marginalized people to organize, claim their rights, and take control of their lives. This grant will allow ForumCiv Regional Office Eastern and Southern Africa to support the empowerment of communities to build accountable and responsive governance structures and processes in Kenya and Tanzania. (Strategy: Inclusive Governance)
for capacity and gender equity strengthening at Open Data for Development Francophone West Africa The International Development Research Centre (IDRC), through its Open Data for Development program, will support an emerging network of civil society and government champions of open data in Francophone West Africa known as Communauté d’Afrique Francophone des Données Ouvertes (CAFDO). In phase one, a regional hub was established, two regional conferences held, and 52 microgrants for open data innovations piloted in 15 countries. In this next phase, IDRC will continue capacity strengthening for CAFDO, deepen connections with other regional hubs globally, and expand the microgrants program. IDRC will also support CAFDO and its members to better understand barriers and pilot solutions for gender equity in open data.
for the Social Enterprise program's research on incentives for evidence-informed policymaking The Yale School of Management’s Program on Social Enterprise will conduct research on incentives relevant to evidence-informed policymaking. These include the incentives for researchers to produce policy-relevant evidence, and those for policymakers to use this evidence in their decision making. The research will include stakeholder and system mapping, in-depth interviews, and production of eight case studies.
for piloting capacity support and peer learning among African evidence organizations The South Africa Centre for Evidence (SACE) is a nonprofit organization that specializes in promoting evidence-informed policymaking across Africa. SACE works to support evidence capacities, evidence communities, and evidence synthesis for decision makers across Africa. This grant aims to develop and pilot a responsive evidence system for African policy needs. SACE will engage, coordinate, and enable the dedicated work of individuals and organizations across Africa to provide locally tailored and increasingly institutionalized responsive evidence services. The team will also build the capacity of evidence-informed policy practitioners and facilitate collaborations across national and regional contexts in Africa, and provide on-demand evidence syntheses that will support easy access for decision makers to usable information. This grant advances our evidence-informed policy field-building goals.
for support of a research initiative on behavioral economics and reproductive health This grant would support the Center for Effective Global Action’s network of researchers. They would apply insights from behavioral economics to rigorously test program interventions that address the challenges of youth access and provider quality.
for participatory monitoring, evaluation and learning process This grant will support the development of a monitoring, evaluation and learning program for the organization. In addition to helping the organization develop a more cohesive theory of action, the consultant will assist in developing systems that allow the organization to more systematically draw lessons from the successes and failures in their work. The consultant will also assist in ensuring there are good practices in place to utilize the learning from these experiences to improve operations in the future.