Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Business and Industry
Children
Climate Change
Coorporate Accountability
Culture
Development
Disabled Persons
Disarmament
Education
Energy
Environment
Extreme poverty
Food
HIV/AIDS
Habitat
Human Rights
Indigenous Peoples
Information
Justice
Migration
Peace and Security
Population
Refugees
Science and Technology
Social Development
Sustainable Development
Trade and Development
Violence
Volunteerism
Water
Women
Women/gender Equality
Youth
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Indigenous women
Information and communication technologies
Millennium Development Goals
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
Population:
International migration
Social Development:
Conflict
Disabled persons
Indigenous issues
Information and Communications Technologies
Poverty
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Climate change
Education
Energy
Freshwater
Gender equality
Health
Human settlements
Partnerships
Poverty
Sustainable development for Africa
Sustainable development in a globalizing world
Peace and Development in Africa:
Development in Africa
Peace in Africa
Conflict Resolution in Africa:
Conflicts Resolution
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Geographic scope: |
International
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Country of activity: |
Mexico
Bahrain
Kuwait
Kenya
South Sudan
Liberia
Canada
United States of America
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Japan
Pakistan
Israel
Egypt
Uganda
Sudan
United Republic of Tanzania
Ukraine
China
Costa Rica
Nigeria
Philippines
Peru
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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
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Mission statement: |
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Year established: |
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Year of registration: |
1981 |
Organizational structure: |
The business of GEM is managed by a Board of Directors, which shall consist of a minimum of five (5) and the maximum of fifteen (15) members, each of whom shall be natural persons of full age and who need not be residents of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Directors must be elected by a two thirds (2/3) majority vote of all directors then serving. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms of directors to be elected in any year shall be for a period of years (but not to exceed three (3) years) such that not more than 1/3 of the Board shall be elected in any future year. The President of the GEM board is the Chief Executive Officer with the primary responsibility for the operations of GEM. He/She reports to the board quarterly for advice and direction. The boardias moving from advisory to the role of dirceting the future of GEM. |
Number and type of members: |
Not a membership organization |
Affiliation with NGO networks: |
Yes |
Funding structure: |
Fees for education and training services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
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