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Reducing corruption by supporting Nigerian-led efforts to promote an atmosphere of accountability, transparency, and good governance in the country. MacArthur has been making grants in Nigeria since 1989 and opened an office in the country in 1994 with a Staff of Nigerians who know and love their country.
- On Nigeria - MacArthur Foundation
Nigerians are increasingly mobilizing and demanding a more...
- Co-Director, On Nigeria; Director ... - MacArthur Foundation
Kole Shettima is the Director of the Foundation's Nigeria...
- On Nigeria - MacArthur Foundation
Nigerians are increasingly mobilizing and demanding a more just and accountable society. Paired with opportunities created by civil society, the media, government, and reforms in the criminal justice sector, we developed a strategy to reduce corruption and improve the quality of life for Nigerians.
Kole Shettima is the Director of the Foundation's Nigeria Office in Abuja and Co-Director of the On Nigeria Big Bet. Earlier at the Foundation, he was responsible for grantmaking in Population & Reproductive Health, Girls Secondary Education, Human Rights and International Justice, and the Partnership for Higher Education in Africa.
Sep 13, 2021 · The Nigeria Youth Futures Fund is launching with $5 million in seed funding from the Ford Foundation and MacArthur Foundation. The new fund hopes to raise $15 million and will increase leadership capacity, enhance educational opportunities, and build relationships between youth leaders and regional governments.
Sep 12, 2021 · Kole Shettima says the MacArthur Foundation takes risks and learns from its mistakes and those of its grantees.
Dec 5, 2022 · The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced 13 grants totaling more than $19.2 million to strengthen local and regional investigative journalism in Nigeria. Awarded though the foundation’s On Nigeria program, which seeks to reduce corruption by supporting Nigerian-led anti-corruption efforts that advance accountability ...
Jun 13, 2024 · MacArhur Foundation has said its push for public accountability in Nigeria aims to improve the living standards of the general populace.
