Center for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA) - $10,030

Sponsoring the participation of Grupo de Informacion en Reproduccion Elegida (GIRE), Information Group on Reproductive Choices in Mexico, staff in CEDPA’s Institution Building training program.

IPAS - $72,591

Support for Safe Abortion Care in Nigeria, which builds on past work to address the significant problem of unsafe and incomplete abortion. This project will strengthen the capacity of IPAS’ colleagues in Nigeria to plan, implement, and mobilize integrated postabortion care throughout the 31 states of Nigeria.

IPAS - $200,000

Support for Years II & III of Expanding Regional Capacity in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Postabortion Care Initiative. Goals of the program include integrating postabortion care activities into existing and emerging national population and safe motherhood programs, and leveraging the impact of these programs by supporting the exchange of expertise between countries and creating vital regional coalitions.

IPAS - $30,000

Continued support for Increasing Access to Safe Abortion Care in Brazil, to improve the quality and availability of abortion care in Brazil. Building on the successful establishment of training centers in nine states in Brazil in the project’s first year, IPAS will expand training and service delivery to new sites, in an effort to institutionalize the practice of abortion and post-abortion care.

IPAS - $250,000 over two years

Support for Policy Action in Reproductive Health Care to ensure that IPAS’ policy staff can respond quickly and appropriately when opportunities arise to influence policy; is able to maintain a long-term presence, is working to keep the abortion issue visible; and is providing strategic assistance to colleagues.

Tides Foundation - $173,479.50 over two years

General operating support. Grupo de Informacion en Reproduccion Elegida (GIRE), the Information Group on Reproductive Choices in Mexico, is a progressive regional influence in the Latin American abortion debate. GIRE provides access to the most current reproductive rights and health information for Mexican health professionals and society, establishes a more balanced debate over reproductive rights in the region, and improves the mechanisms for enforcing laws that improve reproductive rights.

Advocates for Youth (AFY) - $100,000

General operating support. Support for AFY’s Africa program staff for the development, implementation, and evaluation of innovative adolescent reproductive health programs and dissemination of lessons learned to other African countries. AFY will work to strengthen networks of youth organizations so they may advocate for improved policies and programs.

Advocates for Youth (AFY) - $9,820

Travel support for Dr. Khama Rogo of Kenya and Dr. Fred Sai of Ghana to participate as plenary speakers at AFY’s conference Celebrating Adolescence: Global Approaches to Sexual Health. Internationally known for their advocacy on adolescent reproductive health, Rogo and Sai provided examples of what is being done in resource poor countries where there is significant community resistance to change.

Reproductive Health Technologies Project (RHTP) - $15,000

A bridge grant for RHTP to support the Coordinator of the International Consortium for Emergency Contraception for one month.

Center for Reproductive Law & Policy (CRLP) - $120,000 over two years

Support for the advocacy phase of CRLP’s Implementing Women’s Reproductive Rights. CRLP seeks to stimulate worldwide reform of women’s reproductive rights through the creation of regional networks of NGOs that will develop strategies to address the identified issues of access to quality reproductive health care services, abortion, and female genital mutilation.

Environmental Defense Fund - $150,000

Support for Stabilizing Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Levels in the Face of World Population Growth, which examines the interactions among global economic, demographic, and climate systems, with a particular focus on population growth and greenhouse gas emissions.

World Resources Institute (WRI) - $100,000

Continued support for Health and Environment in China: Problems and Prospects, a three-year initiative to document the links between health, the environment, and economic growth in the PRC. WRI will assess the economic impact of these links, and identify policy options for promoting health, reducing air pollution, and curbing global climate change.

World Watch Institute - $75,000

General operating support. World Watch will continue research into the links between the global economy and the various trends that are undermining the world’s future, and disseminate the results via such publications as State of the World and Vital Signs.

Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevolkerung (DSW) - $100,000

Support for development of the Euro Resources Guide: An Orientation Guide for NGOs in Developing Countries on European Funding for Population and Reproductive Health. The project hopes to increase European funding for international reproductive health and family planning projects by providing detailed information on European funding resources for NGOs and governments in developing countries.

Equilibres & Populations (E&P) - $50,000

In support of E&P’s work mobilizing resources in France to support the implementation of the Plan of Action of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development. E&P will work to improve public understanding of the impact of population growth on sustainable development and on the health of women and children, and to increase financial support from the French government for international population and maternal and child health programs.

World Population Foundation (WPF) - $53,400

General operating support, and support to leverage official development assistance for international population activities from EU donor funds.

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) - $60,000

Support to enhance the speed and cost-effectiveness of EDF’s Population Action Network. This email network reaches thousands of activists interested in progressive population policies.

Interaction - $100,000 over two years

General operating support. InterAction is a coalition of over 150 private and voluntary organizations working in international development, public policy, and the education of Americans about the developing world and related international issues.

National Audubon Society - $50,000

Continued support for the Population and Habitat Campaign, to enable Audubon to expand its national campaign aimed at educating policymakers and citizens about global population and environmental concerns.

National Wildlife Federation (NWF) - $50,000

Support for the Population and Environment Program, which educates the public and policymakers about the links between population, women’s status, resource consumption, and the accelerating environmental crisis.

The Sierra Club Foundation - $50,000

Support for the Washington representative of the 1997-2000 Population Program, an effort to restore a relationship between people and the natural environment while maintaining the health and well-being of both. The Sierra Club will develop a grassroots constituency to educate the public through use of the media, their web page, educational materials, and special events.

Zero Population Growth (ZPG) - $100,000

General operating support. To support ZPG’s work on a variety of population issues such as international family planning, population education, status of women, and growth of local communities.