Population Council
For Support Of The Poverty, Gender, And Youth Program
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Amount$1,000,000
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Program
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Date Awarded4/13/2017
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Term36 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
This grant will support the Population Council’s Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program to conduct policy-oriented research that can help improve the lives of vulnerable populations, especially disadvantaged girls. Research will examine relationships among education, vocational training, labor force participation, and reproductive outcomes.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.popcouncil.org
Address
One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, 10017-2201, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for support to expand access to quality sexual and reproductive health services in West Africa
This grant will support the Population Council’s program of research, advocacy, and action focusing on Francophone West Africa. Specific activities include research on early pregnancy, capacity building of researchers and organizations, advocacy around safe abortion in Senegal, and participation in regional coordination groups including the Ouagadougou Partnership and le Centre ODAS. This grant is aligned with the Global Reproductive Equity strategy outcome to strengthen the reproductive health ecosystem in Francophone West Africa.
