Ford Foundation Grant Awarded to

Ford Foundation Grant Awarded to

PROMETRA South Africa and PROMETRA Mozambique

August 2005 – The Ford Foundation’s Southern African Office has recently announced a two year grant (US $180,000) to PROMETRA chapters in South Africa and Mozambique. This grant entitled “Strengthening Traditional Medicine in the Southern African Region” will support institutional capacity building, traditional medicine research and training.

PROMETRA South Africa will conduct these activities under the direction of chapter President, Baba Credo Mutwa and Executive Director, Professor Kenneth S. Mossanda. PROMETRA Mozambique’s team will be lead by chapter President, Narciso Mahumana. The resources of the Ford Foundation grant will supplement the ongoing traditional medicine research and documentation work being conducted by PROMETRA Mozambique with support from the W K Kellogg Foundation. Complete Story