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Society for Education, Action & Research in Community Health

Location:
Maharashtra, India
Website:
http://www.searchgadchiroli.org
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Grants to Society for Education, Action & Research in Community Health

  • $300,000Active Strategy

    2012 (Duration 3 years)

    MAHARASHTRA, INDIA — The grant to Society for Education, Action and Research in Community Health (SEARCH) will support the organization to develop and scale up new approaches to improving maternal health and the sexual and reproductive health of youth. The project will address ways to reduce maternal morbidities through postpartum home visits by the government's ASHA workers. The grant will also enable SEARCH to expand and scale up its programs to deliver sexual and reproductive health education to youth through strategies that include short training programs, distance learning courses and youth sports.

  • $550,000Active Strategy

    2009 (Inactive Grant)

    MAHARASHTRA, INDIA — To research and demonstrate a program on reducing maternal mortality and morbidity and promote young people's sexual and reproductive health in Maharashtra (over three years).

The MacArthur Foundation awarded Society for Education, Action & Research in Community Health $850,000 between 2009 and 2012.

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The Foundation’s population and reproductive health grantmaking has two goals: to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity; and to advance young people’s sexual and reproductive health and rights.