At a Glance
MacArthur has invested $234 million in Africa, with nearly 45 percent of that going to organizations based on the continent. The majority of funding goes to organizations working in Nigeria, but the Foundation has also invested in 18 African nations.
Work focuses on conserving biodiversity in the Albertine Rift and Madagascar, on strengthening universities and human rights organizations in Nigeria, and on reducing maternal mortality and promoting the reproductive rights of young people in Nigeria.
Much of MacArthur’s investment is used to demonstrate the efficiency of new technology and ideas, and to then help grantees build on those proven strategies to obtain greater support from governments and other donors. For example, the Foundation’s funding has helped bring faster Internet access to a dozen African universities in six countries, including six in Nigeria, at one-third the cost paid by most institutions in Africa.
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