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African Centre for Advocacy and Human Development

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:

Economic and Social:
  • Aging
  • Atomic Energy
  • Biodiversity
  • Citizenship and Governance
  • Climate Change
  • Crime Prevention
  • Economics and Finance
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Extreme poverty
  • Financing for Development
  • Governance
  • Sports for Peace and Development
  • United Nations Funding
  • Violence
  • Volunteerism
  • Water
  • Women
  • Youth

  • Financing for Development:
  • Addressing systemic issues
  • External debt
  • Increasing financial and technical cooperation for development
  • International Trade as an engine for development
  • Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development
  • Mobilizing international resources for development

  • Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Capacity building
  • Education and training of women
  • Human rights of women
  • Indigenous women
  • Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
  • Men and boys
  • Millennium Development Goals
  • Policy advice
  • Research
  • The girl child
  • Trafficking in women and girls
  • Violence against women
  • Women and HIV/AIDS
  • Women and armed conflict
  • Women and health
  • Women and poverty
  • Women and the environment
  • Women and the media
  • Women in power and decision-making

  • Public Administration:
  • Ethics, Transparency and Accountability
  • Governance and Public Administration
  • Knowledge Systems and E-government
  • Public Financial Management
  • Public Service and Management Innovation
  • Socio-Economic Governance and Management

  • Social Development:
  • Conflict
  • Disabled persons
  • Employment
  • Indigenous issues
  • Poverty
  • Social policy
  • Technical cooperation
  • Youth

  • Sustainable Development:
  • Atmosphere
  • Capacity-building
  • Climate change
  • Disaster management and vulnerability
  • Gender equality
  • Human settlements
  • International law
  • Land management
  • Sustainable development for Africa
  • Trade and environment
  • Transport

  • Peace and Development in Africa:
  • Development in Africa
  • Peace in Africa

  • Conflict Resolution in Africa:
  • Conflicts Resolution

  • NEPAD:
  • Agriculture and Food Security
  • Climate Change and Natural Resource Management
  • Crosscutting issues (Gender and Capacity Development)
  • Economic and Corporate Governance
  • Human Development
  • Regional Integration and Infrastructure
  • Geographic scope: National
    Country of activity:
  • Nigeria
  • Millennium Development Goals:
  • Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Achieve universal primary education
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Reduce child mortality
  • Improve maternal health
  • Ensure environmental sustainability
  • Develop global partnership for development
  • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 2007
    Organizational structure: African Centre for Advocacy and Human Development (ACAHD) is a non profit organisation founded in 2002 but formally registered with Corporate Affairs Commission under the Law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2007. The organisation is regulated by the constitution of the organisation and has 5 Board of Trustees which is the supreme organ as well as the Executive Committee which is responsible for managing the association throughout the year. The Executive Committee comprises of the Executive President, a Secretary and Treasurer. The organisation organs also include Auditor (Cletus Nwachukwu & Co) who is responsible for checking the accounts and must report to the Board of Trustees.
    Number and type of members: ACAHD Volunteers Registered Members
    Affiliation with NGO networks: Yes
    Funding structure:
  • Membership fees or dues
  • Fees for education and training services
  • Fees for providing consulting or research services
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
  • Foreign and international grants
  • Funding structure other: Membership Dues, Foundation donations, Foreign donations, and consulting fees
     
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