IPA: Ford the largest US donor


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 06 Feb 2003

PETALING JAYA: The largest American foundation donor to Malaysian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) between 1998 and 2001 was the Ford Foundation, a report by an Australian think tank said. 

The Melbourne-based Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) in its report entitled “US Foundation Funding in Malaysia” said the affluent Ford Foundation provided five grants totalling US$993,630 (RM3.8mil) to promote women’s rights. 

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