United States Fund for UNICEF
For Strengthening The Policy And Programmatic Uptake Of Cash Transfer Programs In Sub-Saharan Africa
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Amount$1,000,000
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Program
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Date Awarded9/23/2021
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Term36 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
UNICEF USA supports the United Nations Children’s Fund by fundraising, advocacy and education, and regranting. It will subaward funds to UNICEF's Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office. This grant supports UNICEF's work with governments to expand social protection systems, and strengthen their design and delivery. The team will work with government counterparts, UNICEF in-country staff who support them, and advocacy groups toward the goals of using existing evidence to advocate for the expansion and increased efficacy of cash transfer programs, and making cash transfer programs more gender sensitive. (Strategies: International Women's Economic Empowerment and Evidence-Informed Policymaking)
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
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Address
125 Maiden Lane, New York, NY, 10038, United States
Grants to this Grantee
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for an evaluation of the Data Must Speak project
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