In order to strengthen the fight against COVId-19 the Mac-Arthur foundation is providing 900 thousand dollars to some NGOs and Academic institutions to fight the dreaded disease threatening humanity.
The statement said based on a conversation with partners and civil society organizations the MAC Arthur’s Nigeria office is providing more than 900,000 Dollars in grant to support the following organizations:
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will receive $400,000 to enable the UNDP office in Nigeria to purchase supplies for surveillance, prevention, and clinical management of the pandemic in Nigeria’s under-resourced Northern regions.
Bayero University, Kano will receive $100,000, to expand testing capacity and to purchase personal protective equipment for frontline medical workers in Northern Nigeria.
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Centre for Democracy and Development, will receive $50,000, to expand its fact-checking on COVID-19 to include widely spoken local languages in Northern Nigeria.
Centre for Information Technology and Development will receive $50,000 to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Kano State through public education and community mobilization.
Others are Legal Defense and Assistance project which will access 50,000 dollars to increase access to justice while Resource Center for Human Rights and Civic Education will also have a grant of 50 thousand dollars for public education and community mobilization.
The remaining are Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) 50 thousand dollars to ensure accountability and transparency in the management of COVID-19 by Nigerian Government,
While Women’s Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative will access 50,000 dollars to educate the public including women in unison with the ministry of women affairs.
Network for Health Equity and Development will have 49,500 dollars to monitor and support response teams and promote awareness among Nigerians.
Akin –Fadeyi Foundation will also have 43,500 dollars to produce Nigerian language public education Health Videos.
And lastly Partners West Africa Nigeria will be granted 25 thousand dollars to conduct a snapshot study to assess the economic and social impacts of COVID 19 on Nigerian women.
