New York University — Ethiopia Urban Expansion Initiative Follow-Up

Organization:
New York University
Award Date:
11/2022
Amount:
$450,000
Purpose:
To support research to follow up on the Ethiopia Urban Expansion Initiative.
A new road in Dato, Hawassa, Ethiopia. Courtesy of New York University.

Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $450,000 over two years to New York University to support research by the Marron Institute of Urban Management to follow up on their Ethiopia Urban Expansion Initiative. This initiative hosted workshops in Ethiopian cities to provide technical assistance on urban planning to mayors and other officials. This research will evaluate the initiative’s results in 18 Ethiopian cities.

This falls within Open Philanthropy’s work on global health and wellbeing.

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