The West Africa office makes grants primarily in Nigeria.
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Ford Foundation
P.O. Box 2368 Marina
Lagos, Nigeria
Tel. (+234) 1-773-8926
Fax (+234) 1-262-3973
ford-lagos@fordfound.org
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A Regional Approach
The Ford Foundation's West Africa office is based in Lagos, Nigeria. Our work in the region dates to 1958; our first grant supported training for public service professionals in Nigeria.
Our national grant making focuses primarily on Nigeria which, given the scale of its needs, receives over half of the grants made by our office. We also make grants for regional activities, especially in Francophone West Africa. Our work in this area consists of support for key subregional organizations and institutions working on human rights; sexuality and reproductive health; media, arts and culture; and economic development.
Four Broad Objectives
The foundation's work in West Africa addresses some of the region's most pressing problems by focusing on a limited number of program areas. Our grant strategies seek to:
- Strengthen the enforcement of human rights
- Empower women and young people by improving the quality of their health and social status
- Promote arts and culture as resources for enterprise development and expressions of human development
- Enhance the livelihoods of the poor by broadening access to financial services