Social Science Research Council

Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Center
The Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Center (ARSRC), established in 2003, is part of a Ford Foundation five-year grant-making initiative, "Global Dialogue of Sexual Health and Well Being" aimed at giving visibility, depth and legitimacy to the field of sexuality. The goal of the ARSRC is to promote more informed and affirming public dialogue on human sexuality and to contribute to positive changes in the emerging field of sexuality in Africa, by creating mechanisms for learning at the regional level. Activities under the initiative will focus on four of the most populous countries in Africa: Egypt (North Africa), Kenya (East Africa), Nigeria (West Africa) and South Africa (Southern Africa). Action Health Incorporated, a Nigeria-based non-governmental organization, who will also facilitate its activities, is hosting the center.

African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF)
AMREF's mission is to improve the health of disadvantaged people in Africa as a means for them to escape poverty and improve the quality of their lives through capacity-building, operational research, and advocacy.

Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED)
COHRED's mission is to work for the improvement of health and development by enhancing effective NHRS, especially in developing countries, based on the ENHR strategy. This will contribute to the development and strengthening of countries' capacity to manage research on priority health problems and utilise the results to improve the health of their populations.

Social Sciences and Medicine in Africa Network (SOMANET)
SOMANET's activities include advocacy, transdisciplinary research, and capacity building in social science approaches to health.