• Angola• Botswana• Lesotho• Malawi• Mozambique
• Namibia• South Africa• Swaziland• Zambia• Zimbabwe
997 grants to 450 organizations total = $197 Million for health, basic education, and comprehensive programs targeting those under 21 in 10 countries from 2001-2005
Sample Size
Categories Used
HEALTH BASIC EDUCATION COMPREHENSIVE
Infectious Diseases Primary and Secondary Education
Supporting both Health and Basic Education
Prenatal and Postpartum Care
Teacher Training
Reproductive Health Literacy
Primary Health Early Childhood
Child Protection Technology Training
Orphans and Vulnerable Children
Workforce Development
Research Education Research
Disabilities General Education
General Health
Key Findings: Funding Distribution
• Health programs received 200% more funding
than basic education programs
• HIV/AIDS programs received 63% of health funding
• Basic education funding was distributed across all categories
Key Findings: Recipients• 90% of the funders supported organizations with
headquarters in Africa
• 88% of grants analyzed went to groups with headquarters in Africa but they received only 43% of the funding
• Individual national NGOs received the smallest contributions of all types of recipient groups
• Grants to academic, research, and medical groups were 1000% larger than those to national NGOs
Key Observations
• Need for more support in other health areas
• Need for a more holistic approach
• Need for more support to local organizations
Key Findings: Countries• Organizations in South Africa received larger
contributions than organizations in the other nine countries
• South Africa received the most funding, had the most funders, and on average 200% larger grants
• Funding for countries excluding South Africa was almost exclusively for health programs
• Angola and Swaziland received no funding for basic
education
Key Observations
• Need for more support for basic education programs
• Need for more support for comprehensive programs
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