Open Society Foundations (OSF) Award $1.1 Million Grant to Afrobarometer to Spur Future Growth
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We are delighted to provide this substantial support to Afrobarometer, which has positioned itself as a leading research organisation on the continentAfrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org) is pleased to announce that it has received $1.1 million in institutional funding from the Open Society Foundations (OSF). The two-year grant will enhance Afrobarometers positive research work undertaken across the continent for the past 20 years.Afrobarometer has scientifically and systematically captured ordinary citizens experiences, aspirations, and priorities and widely disseminated the findings to policy makers, policy advocates, academics, the media, and funders in Africa and beyond.Hawa Ba, Open Society-Africa Division Director for Participation and Expression, announced the grant Wednesday. Data and analyses generated by Afrobarometer are relevant to several Open Society-Africa priorities, including democratic governance, human rights, accountability, service delivery, and effective institutions. The wide range of users includes researchers and institutions outside the continent for which AB is a critical supplier of high quality and credible information on Africa and by Africans. "OSF, founded by billionaire financier and philanthropist George Soros, provides grants to individuals and organisations that help citizens have a voice in shaping the policies that affect them.In welcoming the grant agreement, Afrobarometer CEO Joseph Asunka said, "We are delighted and grateful to OSF for continuing to support our core programs.