The New Delhi office makes grants in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
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Ford Foundation
55 Lodi Estate
New Delhi 110 003, India
Tel. (+91) 11-2461-9441
Fax (+91) 11-2462-7147
ford-delhi@fordfound.org
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First International Office
The Ford Foundation established an office in India in 1952 at the invitation of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. It was the foundation's first office outside the United States and remains one of the largest of our international field operations. The New Delhi office also serves Nepal and Sri Lanka.
During our first two decades, we operated both as a grant-making organization and an implementing agency and focused primarily on agricultural and rural development. We maintained a large staff that provided technical assistance and operated many projects directly. Since 1972, we have functioned mainly as a grant maker, providing funds to academic institutions, research organizations, government agencies and civil society groups.
Evolving Priorities
The foundation's program of support in the region has evolved in response to changing needs and priorities. Over the past five decades, we have made major commitments in these areas:
- Agriculture and rural development
- Forest and natural resource management
- Reproductive health
- Microfinance and livelihoods
- Human rights
- Local-global governance
- Civil society
- Higher education and scholarship
- Arts and culture
- Regional cooperation and international security
- Promotion of local philanthropy
Grants in these fields have been designed to strengthen individual and institutional capabilities, to support innovative concepts and approaches and to promote the sharing of knowledge.