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Right-leaning Christian groups in the US increased their spending for campaigns opposing sexual and reproductive rights in Africa by 50% between 2019 and 2022, according to a report by the Institute for Journalism and Social Change (IJSC).
The group examined filings to the US Internal Revenue Service of 17 organizations and found that around a third of the $16.5 million spent within the four years under review happened in 2022. That coincided with increased challenges to abortion laws in the US. Of the 17 organizations whose returns were analyzed, three are said to be named members of the advisory board of Project 2025, a policy proposal by the Heritage Foundation that has been widely described as a governance template for former president Donald Trump, should he be re-elected.
Most groups did not disclose details of their spending but one: Heartbeat International. It disclosed spending tens of thousands of dollars in Ghana, Uganda, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia.
