Five foundations commit $10 million for commemorative grants

The Ford, Kellogg and Mott foundations, the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund have announced a commitment of a total of $10 million for a special fund for grants commemorating the tenth anniversary of South Africa’s democracy and its impact on the social and economic development of southern Africa. The commemorative grants will support efforts to strengthen democratic institutions and encourage public debate about the experiences and advances since South Africa’s first democratic elections ten years ago. The five foundations will identify projects for special funding to address the spread of HIV/AIDS, strengthen the role of NGOs in South Africa’s democracy, help close the economic gap between disadvantaged and more advantaged groups, and other initiatives to be defined.