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Carnegie Corporation (CC)
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| Contact: |
Vartan
Gregorian, President |
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| Address: |
Carnegie
Corporation of New York437 Madison AvenueNew York, NY 10022UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA |
| E-mail: |
info@ceip.org
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| Tel: |
001
212 371 3200 |
| Fax: |
001
212 754 4073 |
| HTTP: |
www.ceip.org |
| Type: |
Foundation |
| Sector: |
education |
| Geography: |
commonwealth
countries in Africa |
| Activities: |
Funding |
| Budget: |
c.
17 million in 2000 (out of $76 million) |
| Profile: |
The Carnegie
Corporation of New York was created by Andrew Carnegie in 1911
to promote "the advancement and diffusion of knowledge
and understanding". Although under Carnegie's will, grants
must benefit the American people, up to 7.4% of the funds may
be used for the same purposes in countries that are or have
been members of the British Commonwealth, with a current emphasis
on Commonwealth Africa. |
| Approach: |
The Carnegie
Corporation's work in capacity building is largely carried out
under the auspices of the International Development Programme,
which aims to promote social and economic progress through support
of a select number of innovative efforts to close the knowledge
gap between African countries and the rest of the world, as
well as help these countries address the problem internally.
The programme is targeted at institutions, primarily public
libraries and universities. The latest initiative is the Partnership
to Strengthen African Universities (a joint programme with the
Ford Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation and the MacArthur
Foundation), launched in April 2000. |
| Finance: |
Total
expenditure on grants and operational costs in the year 2000
was US$76 million. The 2000-2001 Grants Budget for the International
Development Programme was US$17 million |
| Notes: |
See the web site for more information. |
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