If they should decide instead to continue in the role of grant-making institutions, in order to make a truly effective contribution they must develop sufficient skills in selecting initiatives, monitoring the use of funds and assessing results. Grant-making plainly entails a degree of specialization, not only geographic but also by sector of socially useful activity.
Iran, Malaysia, Sri Lanka), fertility rates have been brought down because Governments actively promoted smaller families, made contraceptives available to all the population and invested in reproductive health and women’s education. Uganda should follow these examples and prioritise population policies to reduce the fertility rate as quickly as possible. 4.