Rakesh Rajani appointed as Ford Foundation New Director of Democratic Participation and Governance

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New York — The Ford Foundation today announced the appointment of Rakesh Rajani as director of Democratic Participation and Governance.

Mr. Rajani, a global leader on issues of social justice, has been at the forefront of citizen engagement and government accountability for two decades. He will relocate to New York from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where he currently serves as the head of Twaweza (“We Can Make It Happen”), the organization he founded to promote basic...

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