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for support of applying behavioral insights to improve FPRH services in rural Uganda This grant will extend IntraHealth International’s partnership with Behavioral Ideas Lab (ideas42) and the Ugandan Ministry of Health to implement the Scale-up and Capacity-Building project that aims to improve the uptake of family planning and reproductive health (FPRH) services in the eastern region. The project will implement a male engagement intervention, informed by behavioral science, to transform gender norms, increase family planning uptake, and test it against a standard social and behavior change intervention. The partnership also equips IntraHealth staff in East Africa to understand and utilize behavioral science methods to strengthen the quality and utilization of family planning services across the subregion.
for strengthening global information technology architecture This grant would provide partial funding for Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) to create and support a global enterprise information technology architecture that will improve IPA’s information systems, operations, and project management. The architecture of this system would consist of information technology that meets current global business needs for communication and data storage; IT services that support a global organization with nimble operations; a management information system that streamlines data entry and reporting of grant activities; secure information transfer and storage; workflows to automate information sharing and operating processes; and appropriate business and technology leadership.
for strategic and organization structure planning GESOC is a Mexican not-for-profit organization focused on analyzing, ranking and disseminating information about public evaluations to federal subsidy programs.  This organizational effectiveness grant will support GESOC to follow-up priority recommendations from a comprehensive organizational assessment completed early in 2012.  Through a specialized consultancy, the group will refresh and enhance its institutional strategy, and based on that, will also reorganize its internal structure and processes to enhance its own capacity.
for support of safe abortion questions in Afrobarometer’s public opinion survey This grant to Afrobarometer (AB) will support the development, implementation and dissemination of a module on safe abortion within its annual public opinion survey across 40 countries in Africa. Afrobarometer is an independent, nonpartisan pan-African survey research organization that conducts public attitude surveys in more than 30 countries across the continent. AB’s mission is to make citizen voice a key pillar of Africa policy and decision making and is a grantee of our Inclusive Governance strategy. This will be the first time that public attitudes about abortion and other sexual and reproductive health and rights will be captured at this scale in Africa. This grant is aligned with the Global Reproductive Equity strategy outcome on safe abortion as well as the outcome on African narratives supporting SRHR public support for health policies and programs.
for design of a sexual harassment protocol and review of internal policies and procedures This grant will allow A19 to conduct a comprehensive review of internal policies and procedures to ensure inclusiveness and non-discrimination. A19 will organize a series of capacity building sessions that will allow reflection and evaluations using an intersectional perspective across all of the organization's projects. After working with seven other civil society organizations in Mexico City to develop a model protocol that could serve the broader civil society and address harassment issues in collective spaces, this work is a continuation of efforts to create and implement a sexual harassment protocol.
for the evaluation of Tostan This two-year grant to Stanford University would support an evaluation of the Reinforcement of Parental Education (RPE) program conducted by Tostan in Senegal. To address barriers to success among schoolchildren, Tostan has developed a community-led approach to improve caregiving practices and children’s language skills. The evaluation will strengthen Tostan’s monitoring and evaluation systems, build capacity of Tostan staff via local trainings and an international post-doctorate degree help Tostan use data and feedback for more efficient and effective programming, assess the efficacy of the RPE module in changing parenting skills and children’s language outcomes, provide a baseline for a later longitudinal follow-up of these children when they enter school, develop local expertise and robust testing procedures in assessing the effects of parenting interventions in field conditions, and contribute findings on the role of early language experience to parents and children in an African culture.
for the Women's Commission to develop policy guidelines for teacher compensation and retention None
for establishing an initiative to strengthen the supply and demand for evidence in West Africa The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) trains public servants in Ghana and across West Africa. GIMPA also provides governance, management, and public administration support for the public and private sector and nongovernmental organizations. With this grant, GIMPA will launch the second phase of the Development Impact West Africa (DIWA) program. DIWA strengthens West African government decision makers’ knowledge and use of evaluations to inform policy and program design. During the first phase of DIWA, students and the faculty of GIMPA and other regional research institutions worked with the government of Ghana and the Economic Community of West African States to design and conduct policy evaluations, and to support the use of the findings. For the second phase of DIWA, GIMPA plans to continue capacity building and evidence-generation activities, while intensifying efforts to increase the utilization of rigorous evidence to inform policy decisions and enhanced learning. GIMPA will also seek to build more partnerships and increase activities to expand its footprint in the subregion. (Strategy: Evidence-Informed Policymaking)
for establishing a review process for the sustainable development goals The Overseas Development Institute’s Growth, Poverty and Inequality program focuses on research and policy advice in support of human development outcomes. The program uses quantitative and qualitative research methods to understand how the very poorest are affected by economic change, how both national and global policy processes can meet people’s needs, and how people’s own priorities and values can inform policy processes and analysis. During the grant period, the program will have a particular focus on informing the establishment, implementation, and monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals.
for a project to improve the management of oil, gas, and mineral resources in sub-Saharan Africa The International Senior Lawyers Project (ISLP) works with developing countries and civil society organizations in sub-Saharan Africa to improve the management of oil, gas, and mineral resources, and to ensure greater transparency in the revenues from those resources. By providing highly experienced lawyers and coordinating pro bono support from global law firms, ISLP helps countries to strengthen their legal, regulatory, and enforcement frameworks for natural resources management. With this grant, ISLP would be able to deepen and expand their advisory services and capacity building support in sub-Saharan Africa.
for a project to assess budget transparency for sexual and reproductive health and rights The International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region (IPPF/WHR) and its Member Associations have built a network of trusted institutions that provide high quality services to millions of people across Latin America and the Caribbean, with particular emphasis on poor and underserved populations.  Funds will enable IPPF/WHR to advance government accountability for budget dedicate to achieving MDG 5b* in Latin America within the following five countries Peru, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic.  This will be accomplished by advocating for more transparent public budgets and overall accountability to ensure that governments meet their development commitments related to sexual and reproductive health.

*Footnote:  MDG5b refers to a target of Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5, which is to improve maternal health. MDG5b sets a target of achieving universal access to reproductive health by 2015; this target will not be met in any of the above countries by 2015, even given the critical importance of reproductive health in development.
for support of Fellowships in Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development The Dissertation Fellowship in Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development provides support to outstanding graduate students to study how population dynamics and reproductive health influence economic development. The Foundation has supported four cohorts of fellows since 2008 who have conducted research on policy relevant topics ranging from the economic costs of unsafe abortions in Uganda to the impact of the Global Gag Rule on women’s access to contraceptives in developing countries. The grant would allow the Institute for International Education to select fellows (on the advice of a selection committee comprised of leading experts in the field) for two additional cohorts, manage the travel for all alumni and current fellows to attend professional conferences, and provide seed research funding to selected alumni fellows to continue their research projects.
for strengthening evidence-based policymaking for gender equity The World Bank Group is an international financial organization that provides low-cost loans and grants to developing countries around the world, as well as policy advice, research and analysis, and technical advice. The World Bank Group’s twin goals are to eradicate extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity. This grant will expand the evidence base on gender gaps and promote gender-informed policy design and implementation in Africa via bringing a gender lens to fiscal policy and using gender disaggregated data to inform the design of government policies to improve women’s economic opportunities. (Strategy: International Women’s Economic Empowerment)
for a project to make public finances more accountable to poor communities in developing countries This grant would support the first three years of Oxfam America’s new six-year program. Concentrating their effort in a set of target countries, Oxfam America will undertake policy research and advocacy to improve the quality of U.S. foreign assistance, ensure that extractive industry deals are more transparent and accountable to community priorities, and build the capacity of civil society partners to hold their governments accountable in making development expenditures that benefit the poor. Oxfam America works closely with the other Oxfam affiliates, partnering with Oxfam Australia to strengthen the network’s expertise in extractive industries, and testing their new model of strengthening local partners to oversee their governments’ spending.
for conducting a meeting titled Poverty Reduction and Economic Growth: The Impact of Population Dynamics and Reproductive Health Outcomes in Africa None
for support of a rapid response policy research center This grant supports the Africa Centre for Systematic Reviews and Knowledge Translation at Makerere University. The center provides rapid response services, synthesizing research quickly enough that policymakers can consider this information when making time-sensitive decisions. With this grant, the center’s team will start working with additional government agencies in Uganda. They will also provide training and mentoring to other researcher centers that produce rapid response policy briefs.
for general operating support Pathfinder International works through the public sector to provide women, men, and young people all over the world with a range of quality health services — from reproductive and maternal health services to safe abortion provision and HIV prevention. Pathfinder International has a commitment to strengthening health systems, community-based interventions, and advocacy for increased financial and political support for family planning and reproductive health services. (Strategy: International Reproductive Health)
for support of post-MDG activities The success of new development goals following the Millennium Development Goals in 2015 will be defined by both process and content: how legitimate and inclusive the process is perceived to be, and how well it catalyzes the global community to achieve bold development outcomes. This grant will support the United Nations Foundation (UNF) to play the role of a neutral facilitator to enhance the U.N. process and negotiations, and mobilize targeted strategic action to ensure that sexual and reproductive health and rights are high priorities in the new international development goals. UNF will facilitate engagement of ideas and voices from developing countries with the U.N. process by, for example, recommending that thought leaders from developing countries gain access to relevant consultations. UNF will also cultivate an informed group of advocates and influencers outside the U.N. by providing periodic "insider" updates on the status of the U.N. process and informing civil society in developing countries of key post-2015 platforms and opportunities. UNF’s Universal Access Project team will pay particular attention to windows of opportunity for engagement and input by reproductive health advocates.
for organizational planning for the Financial Transparency Coalition The Financial Transparency Coalition (FTC) brings together about 150 civil society organizations, 14 governments, and many experts around the globe to advocate for better oversight and reduced secrecy within the global financial system. The Coalition works to close loopholes that facilitate illicit financial flows. The FTC has decided to move from its current fiscal host either to a new host or to incorporate as an independent entity and the OE grant is to help the FTC make an informed choice as well as support their transition.
for support of a communications and branding strategy An Organizational Effectiveness grant to Population Action International (PAI) will support the development of a communication and branding strategy.  In 2012, PAI developed a 10-year strategic plan – Closing the Gap.  The strategic plan includes a vision for how PAI will make a specific and quantifiable difference in the lives of women and their children in developing countries by expanding and supporting access to family planning and reproductive health services.  A new communications and re-branding strategy will help ensure the strategic plan achieves the greatest level of success.
for Global Pulse’s work to strengthen an ecosystem necessary to harness big data for development The mission of Global Pulse, an initiative of the United Nations Secretary-General, is to accelerate discovery, development, and scaled adoption of big data innovation for sustainable development and humanitarian action. This grant supports United Nations Global Pulse’s work to strengthen the ecosystem necessary to achieve this mission by: (a) developing frameworks and standards to address data access and privacy challenges; (b) cultivating a more coordinated community of practice of data scientists, development researchers, and public and private sector actors to accelerate data science innovations to support development goals; and (c) supporting public sector organizations with policy guidance and technical assistance to strengthen their capacity for implementing big data innovations.
for the development and implementation of an advocacy strategy on unpaid care and domestic work Oxfam is a global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice. This grant to Oxfam America will support Oxfam’s implementation of the Women’s Economic Empowerment and Care (WE-Care) program in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, and support opportunities for influencing unpaid care and domestic work in regional and global spaces. The WE-Care program works to increase women’s and girls’ time and choice to participate in economic, political, and social life by transforming how unpaid care and domestic work is valued, shared, and invested in through supporting civil society and women’s rights organizations, educating men and boys and religious and cultural leaders, and conducting policy influencing. (Strategy: International Women’s Economic Empowerment)
for citizen-led assessments of education in Mexico Independent Monitoring of Learning is a program of the Center for Research and Higher Studies in Social Anthropology based in Xalapa, Mexico, that recruits volunteers to conduct household assessments that gauge how well students are learning in six states in Mexico. During this grant period, they will expand their mentorship of teachers to address learning inequities. (Strategy: Transparency, Participation, and Accountability)
for J-PAL’s core efforts to reduce poverty by informing policy and practice with evidence The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was founded on the belief that anti-poverty programs can be made more effective — thus creating positive change in the lives of the poor — if policymakers have access to rigorous scientific evidence on what works and the capacities to apply it. J-PAL pursues three goals: (a) developing the capacity of researchers (including those from low- and middle-income countries) to lead randomized impact evaluations; (b) generating evidence through randomized evaluations that respond to pressing policy problems; and (c) promoting the systematic use and adaptation of evidence in informing policy windows and decision-making processes through tailored synthesis, targeted outreach, and technical assistance. These broad goals lay the foundation for achieving J-PAL's ultimate objective, which aligns with our Evidence-Informed Policymaking strategy: to improve the lives of the poor globally by closing the gap between research, policy, and practice.
for Action for Fundamental Change and Development to build a school in Kampala Action for Fundamental Change and Development (AFFCAD) seeks to inspire, empower, and improve the lives of young people in Bwaise, one of the largest informal settlements in Kampala. AFFCAD runs several youth-focused programs in education, health, and economic empowerment. The core activities include teaching technical, vocational, and life skills; raising awareness on sexual and reproductive health; and supporting vulnerable groups, notably people infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS. This grant will enable AFFCAD to complete a school building project as part of an effort to improve the quality of formal education for the youth of Bwaise.
for continuation of Data2X, including big data pilots This project would continue the efforts of Data2X, based at the United Nations Foundation. Data2X was created to define and promote high-priority improvements in the gender-related content of large, multicountry data collection efforts, including those sponsored by multilateral and bilateral organizations. The first phase of this work yielded an inventory of key data gaps that constrain sound economic and social policymaking, and identified potential partnerships with the World Bank, the International Labour Organisation, the U.S. Agency for International Development, UN Women, and other leading organizations. In this phase, the Foundation would (1) pursue those partnerships, linking technical expertise on gender-sensitive data collection with major data collection efforts; and (2) explore, in specific cases, the potential for the analysis of big data to answer questions about the conditions of women’s lives.
for general operating support The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) identifies, synthesizes, and disseminates rigorously vetted demographic, health, and environmental data and serves as a bridge between data producers and evidence users, including policy influencers, public- and private-sector decision makers, and advocacy organizations. PRB’s extensive expertise in demography, public policy, communications, and health affords the organization a unique role in the global development field, which it leverages through a wide range of strategic partnerships across multiple sectors.. (Strategy: Global Reproductive Equity)
for general operating support The Institute of Public Finance Kenya is an independent, nonpartisan think tank based in Nairobi that advocates for open public financial management through research, training, and capacity strengthening. Over the next two years, the institute will work toward increased county government responsiveness to the needs of local residents through research, public interest journalism, civic engagement, and financial oversight. (Strategy: Inclusive Governance)
for support of African scholars' participation in the Working Group in African Political Economy The Working Group in African Political Economy is a network of researchers who study the political economy of African development. Hosted at the Center for Effective Global Action, the group meets annually at rotating universities to discuss the latest scholarship on the subject. This grant will support new research on the political economy of Africa by African scholars, strengthen partnerships between Africa-based and U.S.-based researchers, and further the study of political economy at African research institutions. (Strategy: Transparency, Participation, and Accountability)
for research on the economic impacts of population/reproductive health This grant will support researchers to conduct a randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of improved access to family planning services on contraceptive use, fertility, child and maternal health, women’s empowerment, and economic outcomes. This research will provide evidence on how a comprehensive intervention to expand access to family planning could increase contraceptive use in sub-Saharan Africa and what the longer-term effects are.
for general operating support BEOG NEERE is a nonprofit association under Burkinabè law. Founded in 2012 by young people and led by young people, BEOG NEERE works throughout Burkina Faso and Francophone Africa to promote the rule of law, democracy, and good governance. BEOG NEERE’s overall mission is to promote advocacy services to improve people's quality of life, social stability, and economic well-being. (Strategy: Inclusive Governance)
for general operating support Katiba Institute promotes Kenya's democratic development by pursuing full implementation of Kenya’s 2010 constitution. Through public interest litigation, legal research, and community outreach, it seeks democratic consolidation, 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. Katiba is planning to deepen its focus on environmental justice while continuing its work on good governance and civil rights. (Strategy: Inclusive Governance)
for general operating support Ipas works to improve the availability of safe abortion and contraceptive services in more than 15 countries through training and policy advocacy. This grant will allow Ipas to implement its new strategic plan to create an enabling environment that supports women’s and girls’ access to high-quality abortion and contraceptive care and make these services available, accessible, and affordable.