Population & Reproductive Health

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. Geographic priorities are India, Mexico, and Nigeria.  Read our strategy

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Indian Court Affirms Right to Survival in Childbirth

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh passed a landmark final judgment in a case filed by MacArthur grantee the Socio Legal Information Centre recognizing that a woman's right to survive pregnancy and childbirth is fundamental. Read More

Program to Educate and Empower Young People Expands

The MacArthur-supported OneWorld UK project "Learning about Living" has seen 400,000 queries to its SMS platform and over 110,000 students participate in its eLearning program. Read More

"Saving Lives With Solar Power"

From PBS NewsHour - We Care Solar is a MacArthur grantee. Read More

HuffPo column (http://t.co/EwTT6eSK) details how @SanMiguelCASA is making #childbirth safer for indigenous mothers in #Mexico.

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Girls' Power Initiative, 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions

Girls’ Power Initiative works to empower and educate adolescent girls about their sexual and reproductive health and human rights. Read More
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Girls' Power Initiative, 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions

Girls' Power Initiative, a recipient of the 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions, works to empower and educate girls about their sexual and reproductive health.

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MacArthur Foundation in Mexico

MacArthur first began making grants in Mexico in 1986 and opened an office there in 1992. Here, grantmaking supports population and reproductive health; development of effective human rights protections; and migration in Mexico. Watch the video ...

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Representative Grants

Society for Education, Action & Research in Community Health

Maharashtra, India
2009

$550,000 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).

Staff

Sharon Bissell Sotelo

Director and Program Officer, Mexico

Judith F. Helzner

Director, Population and Reproductive Health
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Kole A. Shettima

Director, Africa Office, and Co-Chair, Higher Education Initiative - Africa
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Dipa Nag Chowdhury

Acting Director, India Office

Liliane Loya

Program Officer
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Godwin Odo

Program Officer

Erin Sines

Program Officer, Population & Reproductive Health