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The MacArthur Foundation's mission is to support creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. The Foundation works to defend human rights, advance global conservation and security, make cities better places, and understand how technology is affecting children and society. The Foundation makes grants and loans through four programmes:

1. The Program on Global Security and Sustainability.
2. The Program on Human and Community Development addresses issues in the United States (US).
3. The General Program supports US public interest media, including public radio, documentary programming, and work to explore the use of digital technologies to reach and engage the public.
4. MacArthur Fellows.

Click here for descriptions of its international, national, and general grantmaking activities.

The International Programme focuses on the following:

• Conservation & Sustainable Development
• Global Migration & Human Mobility
• Higher Education in Russia & Nigeria
• Human Rights and International Justice
• International Peace and Security
• Master's Programs in Development Practice
• Population and Reproductive Health

Click here for more information and access to a full set of guidelines for each type of international grant.

MacArthur Foundation website on November 16 2009.