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The Red Elephant Foundation

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Information and communication technologies Millennium Development Goals Policy advice Research The girl child Trafficking in women and girls Violence against women Women and armed conflict Women and health Women and poverty Women and the economy Women and the environment Women and the media Women and the media Women in power and decision-making
Geographic scope:	International
Millennium Development Goals:	Promote gender equality and empower women
Mission statement:	The initiative The Red Elephant Foundation is an initiative that seeks to create a body of work that reflects women in a positive light through stories of inspiration, power, perseverance and courage in the face of adversity. The initiative is titled "Red Elephant" to stand out as a vehicle that projects stories that must never be forgotten: stories that show you such courage that you should never forget, and stories that show the world such profound lessons that the world should never forget. In doing so, the initiative aims at creating awareness and opening up channels of communication and development. The mission The mission of the Red Elephant Foundation is: - To be the voice of women and girls all over the world by telling their stories - To be a conduit for awareness of challenges faced by women and girls in all social contexts - To be a change-making organisation that serves to transform mindsets towards women and girls - To encourage girls and women to be change-makers - To encourage schools and educational institutions to include a gender sensitivity component by encouraging men and women to celebrate their diversities by beginning to respect them at first. - To encourage governments and policy-makers to draft and implement law and policy through a gender-mainstreamed lens to serve men and women in keeping with the needs specific to their gender - To inspire peace through dialogue, awareness and inspiration. The vision The overarching goal of the Red Elephant Foundation is to be a bridge between the empowered and the yet-to-be-empowered women and girls in society. The initiative perceives empowerment as a state of mind where a woman or a girl is sovereign over her mind and body, and by extension, is the maker of her destiny. The Red Elephant Foundation hopes to catalyse the creation of an achievement-oriented future for every girl and woman who signs up to be touched by its work.
Year established:	2013
Year of registration:	2013
Organizational structure:	Founder/CEO Storytelling Wing - 2 Editors, 5 volunteers Legal and Activism wing - 2 Legal Counsel, 5 volunteers.
Number and type of members:	15 members, volunteers.
Funding structure:	Fundraising campaigns Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants

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