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International
Donor Organizations and Foundations dedicated to Science and Technology
Development
| Norwegian
Agency for Development Co-operation |
The Norwegian Agency for Development
Co-operation (NORAD) contributes towards lasting improvements
in economic, social and political conditions for the populations of
developing countries, with particular emphasis on ensuring that development
aid benefits the poorest people.
http://www.norad.no/english
| International
Development Research Center |
The International Development Research
Center (IDRC) is a public corporation created by the Canadian
government to help communities in the developing world find solutions
to social, economic, and environmental problems through research.
It connects people, institutions, and ideas to ensure that the results
of the research it supports and the knowledge that research generates,
are shared equitably among all its partners, North and South.
http://www.idrc.ca
| Canadian
International Development Agency |
The Canadian International Development
Agency (CIDA) supports sustainable development activities in order
to reduce poverty and to contribute to a more secure, equitable and
prosperous world.
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca
The Ford Foundation is a resource
for innovative people and institutions worldwide grants or loans that
build knowledge and strengthen organizations and networks.
http://www.fordfound.org
The Rockefeller Foundation's
grant-making is now organized around four themes and one cross-theme:
creativity & culture, food security, health equity, working communities,
and global inclusion. Together these themes constitute the Foundation's
commitment to enrich and sustain the lives and livelihoods of poor
and excluded people throughout the world.
http://www.rockfound.org
| Rockefeller
Brothers Fund |
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF)
is a philanthropic organization dedicated to improving the well-being
of all people in the transition to global interdependence.
http://www.rbf.org
| United
States Agency for International Development |
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is
the U.S. federal government agency that implements America's foreign
economic and humanitarian assistance programs.
http://www.info.usaid.gov
| International
Fund for Agricultural Development |
The International Fund for Agricultural
Development (IFAD) provides direct funding and mobilize additional
resources for programmes specifically designed to promote the economic
advancement of the rural poor, mainly by improving the productivity
of on and off-farm activities.
http://www.ifad.org
| United
Nations Capital Development Fund |
The United Nations Capital Development
Fund (UNCDF) works to reduce poverty in Least Developed Countries
through a variety of innovative approaches in both local governance
and microfinance initiatives. In both types of activity, the Fund
promotes institutional development among local organizations in the
public, community and private spheres and works to improve access
by the Poor to resources and decisions essential to their empowerment.
http://www.uncdf.org
| Information
for Development |
Information for Development (infoDev) is a global grant program
managed by the World Bank to promote innovative projects on the use
of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for economic
and social development, with a special emphasis on the needs of the
Poor in developing countries.
http://www.infodev.org
| Alfred
P. Sloan Foundation |
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
supports programs and interests that fall into the following areas:
science and technology, standard of living and economic performance,
education and careers in science and technology, and selected national
issues and civic program.
http://www.sloan.org
| Life in
Africa Foundation |
The Life in Africa Foundation
was founded to harness the power of the Internet to foster an increased
international understanding of Africa and African people and to make
a lasting impact - through supporting microfinance in Africa - on
the lives of ordinary African people who face extraordinary life challenges
every single day.
http://www.lifeinafrica.com
| International
Computer Recycling Programs Africa |
The International
Computer Recycling Programs Africa is a joint effort of the African
Regional Counsel for Computing of Kenya and the African Computer
Literacy Project of Ghana. The program collects used computers
for young African students and promotes the use and development of
computing and communications technologies in Africa.
http://www.microweb.com/pepsite/Recycle/Africa.html
The Carnegie Corporation's
grants have been concentrated in Commonwealth African countries, with
limited activities in the Commonwealth Caribbean. Under science and
technology for development, grants have been made to link science
and technology policies with economic policies and to share knowledge
and innovations among scientists and policymakers, mainly in sub-Saharan
Africa.
http://www.carnegie.org
| Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation |
The Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation places a major focus on helping to improve people’s
lives through health and learning. It looks for strategic opportunities
to extend the benefits of modern science and technology to people
around the world, especially where poverty serves as an obstacle to
participating in these benefits.
http://www.gatesfoundation.org
The Turner
Foundation provides grants for energy, water/toxins, forests/habitats
and population-oriented projects.
http://www.turnerfoundation.org
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