Grantee Profile

Centre for Development and Population Activities

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Grants to Centre for Development and Population Activities

  • $500,000Active Strategy

    2012 (Duration 3 years)

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Center for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA) plans to implement several activities meant to reduce maternal mortality in Nigeria. The broad components of the project are: instituting accountability mechanisms and frameworks, and a related aspect of ensuring Nigeria's commitments at international level; sharing knowledge with other countries on successful projects to reduce maternal mortality in Nigeria; and coordinating ambulance services in Lagos State.

  • $86,409Active Strategy

    2011 (Inactive Grant)

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — To promote young people's sexual and reproductive health in India (over two years).

  • $270,000Active Strategy

    2009 (Inactive Grant)

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — To accelerate efforts to save mothers' lives through task shifting of human resources for health and integrated ambulance services.

  • $260,000Active Strategy

    2009 (Inactive Grant)

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — To support the White Ribbon Alliance for advocacy to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity in India and the state of Rajasthan (over two years).

The MacArthur Foundation awarded Centre for Development and Population Activities $1,116,409 between 2009 and 2012.