With funds from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids manages a grants program that supports projects to develop and deliver high-impact, evidence-based tobacco control interventions in Africa. Each pin represents a grant to an in-country organization. The pins indicate the country, not specific cities.
Botswana
ANTI TOBACCO NETWORK
Active Grant
To intensify the advocacy campaign to accelerate the passage and implementation of a FCTC-compliant national TC law in Botswana.
Grant: $64,478
7/1/16-3/31/18
Burkina Faso
AFRIQUE CONTRE LE TABAC (ACONTA)
Active Grant
The purpose of the project is to advocate for the enforcement of pictorial health warnings on cigarette packs in Burkina Faso, in collaboration with MOH and WHO.
Grant: $82,430.00
10/15/16-6/14/18
Cameroon
CAMEROONIAN COALITION FOR TOBACCO CONTROL
Active Grant
The overall purpose of this project is to intensify collaborations with key ministerial departments and other stakeholders in order to advocate for the adoption and implementation of regulatory measures on Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship (TAPS) ban, Pictorial Health Warnings (PHW) and protection of youth and school children from Tobacco Industry (TI) marketing.
Grant: $100,000.00
7/1/17-6/30/18
Democratic Republic of Congo
ALLIANCE CONGOLAISE DE CONTRÔLE DE TABAC
Active Grant
The purpose of this project is to intensify advocacy efforts for the passage of the Public Health Bill with FCTC-compliant TC measures by December 2017 and support an amended advertising bill to ban TAPS and ensure TC measures are included in the 2017 Finance bill to enable tax increase on tobacco products in DRC.
Grant: $92,000.00
3/1/17-1/31/18
Ethiopia
HEALTH, DEVELOPMENT AND ANTI-MALARIA ASSOCIATION (HDAMA)
Active Grant
To build capacity of stakeholders and conduct public education campaigns through effective communications and aggressive media outreach to galvanize support for the adoption of the draft proclamation with FCTC-compliant TC measures.
Grant: $82,080.00
11/15/17-7/14/18
MATHIWOS WONDU-YEETHIOPIA CANCER SOCIETY
Active Grant
Advocacy campaign to support the Ethiopian Government to accelerate the passage of a comprehensive, FCTC-complaint TC proclamation.
Grant: $82,080.00
4/1/17-3/31/18
Kenya
KENYA TOBACCO CONTROL ALLIANCE (KETCA)
Active Grant
This project seeks to deepen coordination efforts among Tobacco Control (TC) stakeholders and galvanize support for the implementation of Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship (TAPS) and shisha ban in Kenya.
Grant: $61,880.00
1/15/18-7/14/18
TOBACCO CONTROL BOARD – KENYA
Active Grant
The overall purpose of the project is to revamp implementation of the Tobacco Control Act 2007 by intensifying public awareness and strengthening capacity for the enforcement of the TC Act in Nairobi and in target Counties in Kenya.
Grant: $77,880.00
7/1/17-6/30/18
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
Active Grant
To support and strengthen the effective implementation of tobacco tax and price policies in Kenya and the East Africa Community region.
Grant: $131,315.00
3/15/16-4/14/18
Niger
SOS TABAGISME-NIGER
Active Grant
Advocacy campaign for the amendment of the TC law to enable effective implementation.
Grant: $52,415.00
9/15/17-9/14/18
Nigeria
ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION OF NIGERIA
Active Grant
The purpose of this project is to launch a communications campaign with intensive media outreach to create awareness and mobilize public support for the implementation of key provisions of the Nigeria’s national Tobacco Control Act (TC Act).
Grant: $93,130.00
11/15/17-7/14/18
Senegal
ASSOCIATION PREVENIR
Active Grant
To support the enforcement of key provisions of the TC law, specifically TAPS ban and Smoke-Free, and advocate for the establishment of a TC and health promotion fund through an innovative financing program.
Grant: $115,250.00
2/1/18-1/31/19
Togo
AFRICAN TOBACCO CONTROL ALLIANCE (ATCA)
Active Grant
Program to establish an ATCA regional communications and media hub for tobacco control in Africa and lead proactive discrediting campaigns to build support for tobacco control in Africa.
Grant: $250,000.00
7/15/17-1/14/19
ALLIANCE NATIONALE DES CONSOMMATEURS ET DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT DU TOGO (ANCE)
Active Grant
The goal of this project is to promote public health through the amendment of the TC law to include 100% smoke-free public places and pictorial warning labels provisions to enable effective implementation of the law.
Grant: $107,430.00
2/1/17-6/30/18
Uganda
UGANDA NATIONAL HEALTH USERS/CONSUMERS ORGANIZATION
Active Grant
The overall purpose of this project is to support effective implementation and enforcement of the Uganda Tobacco Control Act 2015.
Grant: $102,560.00
7/1/17-6/30/18
CENTER FOR HEALTH, HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT (CEHURD)
Active Grant
The overall purpose of this proposal is to support effective implementation of the Uganda TC Act through the use of legal and litigation tools to defend and uphold the Tobacco Control Act of 2015 and ensure a tobacco-free environment in Uganda.
Grant: $65,060.00
6/15/17-6/14/18
UGANDA HEALTH COMMUNICATION ALLIANCE (UHCA)
Active Grant
The overall goal of this project is to launch media campaigns for public awareness and sensitization on the Uganda TC Act implementation and conduct Tobacco Industry Accountability (TIA) work to discredit TI tactics to interfere with and undermine TC policies and programs in Uganda and the East Africa region.
Grant: $117,060.00
5/15/17-5/14/18
Last updated May 17, 2018