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for Publish What You Pay, a global campaign for natural resource revenue transparency Support for the Publish What You Pay (PWYP) international secretariat, hosted by the Open Society Foundation, would strengthen a global network of more than 600 civil society organizations that are united in their call for oil, gas, and mining revenues to be used effectively to improve the lives of ordinary citizens in resource-rich countries. The secretariat unites and supports PWYP coalition members by sharing information, best practices, and lessons learned; facilitating peer-to-peer exchanges; strengthening members’ technical understanding of the extractive sector; and organizing campaigns on topics such as stock exchange rules, international accounting standards, and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. Support from the Hewlett Foundation would enable PWYP to revise its strategic plan, engage additional staff, and encourage the involvement of new donors to diversify its funding base.
for building the capacity of African policymakers for reproductive health issues Partners is Population and Development Africa Regional Office (PPD ARO) is part of a global South-South intergovernmental alliance which provides a platform for the promotion of and resources mobilization for reproductive health, population and development in Africa through the following three elements: 1) policy dialogue; 2) networking and building strategic partnerships in the region; and 3) sharing of experiences and good practices.  PPD ARO will continue to advance family planning and reproductive health (FPRH) issues in Africa by building capacity of African member nations through South-South efforts, increasing attention to measurable policy and funding outcomes, and investing in improved accountability for FPRH commitments.
for support of AmplifyChange fund capacity strengthening and learning platforms This supplemental grant will support MannionDaniels, in partnership with the African Women’s Development Fund and Global Fund for Women, to deepen and grow AmplifyChange’s learning and research platforms to strengthen the capacity of civil society organizations advocating for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), primarily in Africa and South Asia. In addition to a separate grant for AmplifyChange fund management, this support will allow the fund to provide enhanced capacity strengthening and learning opportunities for grantees, as well as bolster SRHR advocacy networks. AmplifyChange grantees’ advocacy includes access to safe abortion and SRHR information and services for young people.
for support of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network is a diverse coalition of think tanks, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals dedicated to advancing a reform agenda that will make U.S. development assistance and policy more transparent, accountable for results, and aligned with partner country priorities. This grant will support a public campaign to assess progress against the current administration’s reform commitments. Building on lessons over the last decade, Network members also expect to develop reform proposals to inform the incoming administration.
for support of the 2014 "Progress of the World's Women" report The flagship biennial report of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) is Progress of the World’s Women, which is designed to influence positive change in economic, labor market, and social policies and strategies. This recommended grant would support the 2014 report to build the evidence base on women’s economic empowerment, including the care economy. UN Women will disseminate this report widely through multiple media channels, encourage debate among stakeholders, and monitor the report’s uses and influence on global and national policies.
for general operating support This grant will support the Zamara Foundation, a Kenyan feminist organization advancing the sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice (SRHRJ) of adolescent girls and young women in all their diversity throughout East Africa. The Zamara Foundation employs a multipronged strategy that includes intersectional feminist leadership training and consciousness raising, creating safe and brave spaces for coalition building, using digital and print media to advance SRHRJ, and influencing policy change and reform through advocacy and community dialogue forums.. (Strategy: Global Reproductive Equity)
for general operating support Advocates for Community Alternatives partners with communities in West Africa to explore development alternatives that are not dependent on mining and carbon extraction. Organizational priorities of Advocates for Community Alternatives include work in the Donkro Nkwanta region of Ghana to refine their methodology for future community engagement throughout Ghana and West Africa.
for communications strategy and capacity building Initiative Prospective Agricole et Rurale (IPAR) is a policy research institution that strives to contribute to the economic and social development of Senegal and the West Africa region through research, capacity building, and policy dialogue. IPAR contributes to strengthening government decision making and the field of evidence-informed policymaking in Senegal by (a) working with executive and legislative branches of government to integrate policy and program evaluation into regular practice; (b) supporting national development policy decisions with locally tailored approaches and recommendations; and (c) collaborating with the private sector, civil society, and government partners to gather and analyze a wide range of data to inform policy decisions. This organizational effectiveness grant will support IPAR to develop a new communications plan to complement and support its forthcoming five-year strategic plan. Strategy: Evidence-Informed Policymaking.
for a project to develop an institutional capacity building initiative in sub-Saharan Africa The Center for Global Development is an independent policy research center that works to reduce global poverty and inequality. With this grant, the center will design an initiative to strengthen the institutional capacity of policy research institutions in sub-Saharan Africa. We expect this to result in the launch of a multi-stakeholder initiative to support such institutions in strengthening their governance, management, and human capital.
for support of Global South participation during the 2024 IAFFE Conference The International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) is a membership-based organization that advances feminist inquiry into economic issues and aims to educate economists, policymakers, and activists on feminist analysis of critical economic topics. Every year, IAFFE holds a conference bringing together researchers and advocates to share their knowledge, build collaborative networks, and develop strategies. The 2024 IAFFE conference will take place in Rome, Italy, from July 3-5. This sponsorship grant will provide support to facilitate Global South participation in the 2024 IAFFE conference. (Strategy: Women’s Economic Empowerment)
for the Budget Transparency Initiative project in Uganda In collaboration with the Ugandan Ministry of Finance, the Ugandan think tank ACODE, and the Overseas Development Institute, Innovations for Poverty Action has launched the Budget Transparency Initiative. The Initiative will make location-specific budget allocation and expenditure data publicly available at the national level. The Initiative will also support local councilors and group leaders to monitor government spending and to provide feedback on the quality of public services. The project is designed to strengthen the accountability of local officials with respect to the quality of public services.
for the Ebola emergency response effort International Medical Corps provides health care training and relief and development programs. This grant would support infrastructure and staffing of Ebola treatment centers in Liberia and Sierra Leone, as well as for cost for transport of supplies such as personal protective equipment.
for support of the Gender, Population, and Development program This grant would support the International Center for Research on Women’s Gender, Population, and Development Program to improve understanding of (1) factors that influence use of contraceptives and safe abortion services; (2) the effectiveness of policies and programs to improve adolescents’ access to sexual and reproductive health services; and (3) the relationship between women’s empowerment and reproductive health. Research will be complemented by intensive dissemination and policy engagement.
for the "Rethink" program This grant will support the Center for Global Development’s Rethinking U.S. Development Policy initiative (Rethink) to help ensure that U.S. development policymaking is well-informed and shaped by independent research. During this grant period the Rethink initiative will focus on measuring and assessing results, transparency, country ownership, and accountability in U.S. development policy. The Rethink initiative will also partner with the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network to help ensure that worthwhile foreign assistance reforms from the last two U.S. administrations carry over into a new administration.
for support of leadership transition and mentorship This organizational effectiveness grant will support the Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) to sustain institutional stability in light of its recent leadership succession, and allow its new center of excellence, Afya na Haki (Ahaki), to establish operational systems and strategic priorities during this transitionary period. Specifically, the funding will allow CEHURD to invest in leadership development and reorganization planning, and support Ahaki’s first strategic planning process. Combined, these institutional strengthening efforts will contribute to CEHURD’s emerging leadership in national and regional SRHR ecosystems.  
(Strategy: Global Reproductive Equity)
for ECDAN's planning grant for a child care fund This grant is to PATH as the fiscal sponsor for the Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN). PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity that develops and scales up innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing health challenges. ECDAN’s mission is to advocate for prioritizing and investing in essential, high-quality early childhood development services; facilitate knowledge exchange and learning; and connect and align global and regional partners and networks across sectors to drive collective action at scale so that all young children can realize their full potential. This planning grant will support ECDAN to develop a fund for child care to facilitate country-level partners in coordinating advocacy activities between gender equality, labor, and early childhood development stakeholders. (Strategy: International Women’s Economic Empowerment)
for anti-racism strategy development ActionAid is an international network of organizations working on poverty and inequality issues, including gender inequality, and is aligned with the advocacy sub-strategy of the Women's Economic Empowerment strategy. This grant to ActionAidUS will enable them to hire Crossroads Antiracism Organizing and Training to support examining their current organizational culture and practices with an aim to develop and implement a strategy to identify and address any racism and exclusion present within them, especially as apply to hiring, Human Resources, and fundraising practices for our organization. The work may include a year long arc service, racial justice workshops, and an institutional race equity audit.
for AAM's public radio programming, particularly its international affairs program, America Abroad None
for a project to lead a discussion on issues in aid modalities to achieve universal basic education None
for the planning phase of a civil-society assessment of learning in Nigeria TEP LearNigeria Initiative, based in Lagos, Nigeria, designs, implements, and evaluates education programs. This grant, which is complemented by support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, will support a pilot test of a citizen-led assessment of children’s learning in Nigeria using the ASER and Uwezo model. TEP LearNigeria Initiative will develop and test survey instruments, collect learning data through a household survey, and develop a strategy for communicating results to parents, communities, civil society, the private sector, and policymakers in Nigeria. The aim is to encourage action for improving children’s participation in school and learning outcomes. TEP LearNigeria will also develop a five-year plan for launching a national citizen-led assessment of learning.
for support of WEE macro work expansion As a pan-African research and policy organization, the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) promotes and enables the consistent use of evidence in policy, program, and investment decisions in Africa. Through its emerging Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) program, AFIDEP aims to stimulate and sustain structural and systemic change in macroeconomic policy, investments, and programming that promote socioeconomic gender equity. This planning grant will enable AFIDEP to undertake a landscaping study of the WEE macro field in Africa through consultations with stakeholders across the region, identify current gaps in policy and evidence, and understand how their evidence-driven advocacy can contribute to gender-responsive macroeconomic policies in the region. (Strategy: International Women's Economic Empowerment)
for a project to support sexual and reproductive health advocacy in West Africa The recommended grant would support advocacy efforts by Equilibres et Populations (EquiPop) for increased funding and favorable policies for sexual and reproductive health in Francophone West Africa. EquiPop plans to strengthen the capacity of civil society organizations in West Africa—initially in Benin, Burkina Faso, and Niger—to be more effective advocates, including by forming strategic partnerships and improving communications skills. EquiPop’s regional office in Burkina Faso will provide ongoing programmatic support for local advocacy. Its Paris headquarters will continue to ensure support for sexual and reproductive health from the French government and the European Union.
for a research and dissemination project on public security and rule of law in Mexico None
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 to 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 general operating support Effective social and health policies depend on monitoring and understanding of health, ecological, and demographic data in their local and regional contexts. The INDEPTH Network comprises forty-two health and demographic surveillance systems (HDSSs) in nineteen countries. Together, these HDSS sites collect health, demographic, and other data on nearly 3 million people during regular visits to households in geographically defined areas. Longitudinal data on these households, some tracked for decades, are important for studies exploring how policies and programs affect people’s well-being. The HDSS sites cover rural and urban populations with diverse social, health, and development contexts, providing a broad platform for comparative research. Unrestricted funding would enable the Network to investigate, analyze, inform, and contribute to global attempts to improve the health and well-being of populations in low- and middle-income countries. Among the core functions of the Accra-based secretariat of the Network are coordinating cross-site activities; organizing capacity-strengthening workshops and the annual conference; ensuring data quality; and sharing research results and best practices with policymakers and the scientific community.
for general operating support The Media Foundation for West Africa is a Ghanaian civil society organization that works with national partners to promote media development and freedom of expression across West Africa. It envisions a West Africa where all persons enjoy the right to freedom of expression without fear or threat by any actors. Among its priority issues is the support of investigative journalism, the protection of endangered journalists, and the monitoring of threats against freedom of expression. (Strategy: Inclusive Governance)
for general operating support Fundar is a leading Mexican think tank that advocates for and monitors the implementation of public policies to reduce poverty and enhance civil rights. In a context of deepening political polarization, Fundar works with diverse coalitions to advance concrete governance reforms such as closing tax loopholes and increasing the regulation of political advertising. Fundar is uniquely positioned to work in partnership with rural, grassroots activists while influencing the priorities of Mexico City’s political elite. Fundar researches the implications of a likely post-electoral fiscal reform, continues its policy monitoring, and facilitates peer learning about civil rights and civic space in Mexico and Central America. (Substrategy: Fiscal Governance)
for Africa Regional Policy Forum The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) has been conducting a multiyear research effort on the political economy and institutional structure of data policy and governance in Africa. The research is anchored around five themes: (a) benchmarking Africa against global best practice; (b) identifying institutional structures for data policy and governance; (c) exploring data interoperability in Africa; (d) exploring gaps, priorities, and opportunities in the digital revolution in Africa; and (e) strengthening a policymaking culture of data centricity and governance in Africa. This supplemental grant will allow AERC to hold a capstone Regional Policy Forum in early 2024. The goal of the forum will be to enhance uptake of evidence generated from the research effort by facilitating intensive dialogue, debate, and peer learning between senior African policymakers working on data and their researcher counterparts. (Strategy: Evidence-Informed Policymaking)
for a research, analysis, and dissemination project on transparency and accountability in Mexico The Center for Economic Research and Traning (CIDE), is a publicly funded institution committed to interdisciplinary research and teaching in the fields of economics, political science, public administration, international relations, history, and law. Part of CIDE’s mission is to help improve the quality of public policymaking by shaping of public agendas and enhancement of citizens’ understanding of key public issues.
With this grant, CIDE will continue its research and analysis of the institutional state and structure of transparency and accountability in Mexico. Specifically, CIDE will extend its research network to the subnational level (including T/A researchers from at least 10 states), conduct the third national evaluation of government transparency, continue in-depth analysis of institutional adoption of T/A mechanisms, with a focus on identifying and understanding best practices.
for a project to support the School of Data and OpenSpending initiatives The Open Knowledge Foundation promotes open-source technologies and government open-data portals, and encourages stakeholders to use government data to increase the ability of citizens to make informed demands on government. This grant would strengthen their School of Data program, which provides basic technology training to a broad audience. Support would also be provided to the OpenSpending project, a one-stop shop for budget information for many countries.
for the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) and the related activities of the ASER Centre None
for general operating support This grant will support Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing’s (WIEGO’s) organizational priorities during the grant period, including program planning and coordination to support representation of membership-based organizations in policymaking bodies; develop statistics on the informal economy; address laws and regulations that disadvantage and penalize informal workers; and develop research and advocacy with organizations of informal workers to engage in debates such as social protection and urban policies. During the grant period, WIEGO also expects to strengthen its communications strategy, fill key staff positions, and update its membership and network systems.
for the development of the Global Learning Metrics Task Force to inform global policy discourse This grant to the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution would support the development and coordination of a new Learning Metrics Task Force. Over eighteen months, the Task Force, comprised of leading experts in global education, would research potential strengths and limitations of global learning goals and conduct consultations to build consensus for learning goals. Ultimately the Task Force would make recommendations about why learning goals should be included in the new post-2015 development framework, what those goals should be, and how those goals could be measured.
for the development of a strategic plan for Pratham's ASER Centre This grant would enable Pratham to design a strategic plan for the ASER Centre and to hone the ASER Centre's mission, vision, and goals.
for upgrading security protocols The International Senior Lawyers Project (ISLP) mobilizes a global network of experienced lawyers and law firms to provide pro bono services to developing countries to strengthen their legal, regulatory, and enforcement frameworks. The project also assists local civil society organizations to navigate the legal terrain and participate effectively in decisions affecting their communities, especially decisions involving natural resource management and associated investment. ISLP's work often involve legal confrontation with powerful corporate actors, which has security implications for their staff and partners. This grant will help ISLP to review and strengthen their security protocols and systems, both physical and cyber.
for support of the Data2X program Data2X, an alliance housed at the U.N. Foundation, seeks to improve the quality, availability, and use of gender data to make a practical difference in the lives of women and girls. Data2X works with partners to improve the production and use of gender data through advocacy, collaboration, communications, and research. During this grant period, Data2X will work toward ensuring that gender data guides smart policymaking and promotes accountability in the effort to improve the lives of women and girls in countries around the world. This will include improving investment in gender data systems, improving the usability of gender data for policy, catalyzing policy demand for gender data, and creating an enabling environment for gender data use. (Strategy: International Women’s Economic Empowerment)
for a trip to educate members of Congress and senior staff on food and development issues None