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Grants Awarded New Field Foundation has been supporting work in Africa since 2004. Initially, we carried out detailed research to increase our understanding of the reality of women and their families in sub-Saharan Africa, the leadership they are taking, and the resources reaching them. In 2005 and 2006, we established key relationships with organizations supporting community-driven initiatives for wider systemic change (see other grants). From this emerged our focus on rural women and their families, particularly in West Africa, based on 'greatest need, least funding, and most potential.Rural Women Creating Change Currently, grants are awarded through our Rural Women Creating Change program to support rural women’s organizations and networks in West Africa to take leadership and create transformation in their communities. We believe in partnering with organizations over a number of years to ensure their stability and ongoing effectiveness. At this time, we are concentrating on the following Focus Areas:
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