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31st December Women's Movement

Headquarters address
Organization's name:	31st December Women's Movement
Organization's acronym:	31st DWM
Former Name(s):	ZAP
Address:	No. 9 Dr. Joseph Isert Road, Northridge, Accra P. O. Box 65, Osu - Accra ZAP Ghana
Phone:	00233-302-221470/230366
Fax:	0233-302-245484
Email:	info@31stdwm.com
Web site:	www.31stdwm.org

Organization type:	Non-governmental organization
Languages::	English

Contacts & Participation:

First Name:	Last Name:	Contact Type:
Nana Konadu	Agyeman-Rawlings	Head of Organization , Application , Advancement of Women , Committee on NGOs Representative

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Agriculture Children Education Micro-Credit Women Financing for Development: Addressing systemic issues Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Millennium Development Goals Women and health Women in power and decision-making Population: Morbidity and mortality Population growth Reproduction, family formation and the status of women Public Administration: Ethics, Transparency and Accountability Social Development: Employment Poverty Social policy Sustainable Development: Agriculture Capacity-building Climate change Education Forests Freshwater Gender equality Health Partnerships Poverty Rural Development
Geographic scope:	National
Country of activity:	Ghana
Millennium Development Goals:	Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Improve maternal health Ensure environmental sustainability
Mission statement:	Our mission is to empower women in all areas of human and national development so that they can always make informed choices.We aim to bring into the mainstream of national development using a multi-faced approach to reduce and eventually eliminate the cycle of poverty among women and their children.
Year established (YYYY):	1982
Year of registration (YYYY):	1986
Organizational structure:	We have the President of the movement at the top with a General secretary under whom are 2 deputy General secretaries, a Finance and Project coordinator and 3 project Directors. Then we have 10 regional organizers and 10 regional coordinators representing the 10 regions of Ghana. Under these are 110 district organizers with each district having 20-40 zonal organizers depending on the size of the district. Then each zone has 10 -20 branches and lastly each branch has its units.
Number and type of members:	Over one million women
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Fees for education and training services

Additional Information

Sustainable Development
Major Group affiliation:	Women
Involvement in UN Partnerships:	Yes
If yes, explain in detail:	The implementation of our reproductive health program was done under the UNFPA.We participated in the 4th conference on women + 5 and the UNDP conference on Girl-Child education. We are also a member of IFAD.
Affiliation with other organizations:	Ghana Hairdressers and Beauticians Association, Bakers Union, Ghana Dressmakers and Designers Association, Evergreen Club. We have also collaborated on afforestation programs with ITTO, and with UNICEF on inoculation and vaccination of children.

Social Development
Affiliation with other organizations:	Collaborated with sesco on educational programs.
Description of the membership of the organization, indicating the total number of members:	Over one million women

Forests
Major group affiliation:	Women
Affiliation with other organizations:	ITTO

Main Objective

Special Event / Application for Consultative Status with ECOSOC
Username: info@31stdwm.com