Ford Foundation Grant to Action Canada for Population and Development

Action Canada for Population and Development Grant



Organization - Action Canada for Population and Development
Grant Amount - $325,000
Foundation - Ford Foundation
Grant Purpose - For an international collaboration to design and implement strategies for achieving the recognition of sexual and reproductive rights as human rights at the Human Rights Council


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