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Advocacy for the Rights of Women and Girls

Headquarters address
Organization's name:	Advocacy for the Rights of Women and Girls
Organization's acronym:	ARWG
Former Name(s):	ZAP
Address:	24TH Street, Sinkor Monrovia, Liberia ZAP Liberia
Phone:	ZAP
Fax:	ZAP
Email:	advocacyfortherightsofwomen@yahoo.com
Web site:	ZAP
Organization type:	Non-governmental organization
Languages:	English

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Human rights of women Policy advice Research Women and HIV/AIDS Women in power and decision-making Peace and Development in Africa: Development in Africa Peace in Africa Conflict Resolution in Africa: Conflicts Resolution
Country of activity:	Liberia
Millennium Development Goals:	Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Promote gender equality and empower women Ensure environmental sustainability Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	The organization for Advocacy for the Rights of Women and Girls (ARWG) works to promote women empowerment and participation in policies and decision-making in Liberia through programmes that will enhance Women’s self– esteem, dignity and self–reliance, through advocacy, monitoring and empirical research.
Year established (YYYY):	2011
Year of registration (YYYY):	2011
Organizational structure:	ARWG ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Decision making structure: ARWG consists of a Board of Directors which considers the gender dimension and the socio-economic strata that permeates Liberia Societies. The Board consists of seven (7) members comprising five (5) females and two (2) males. The Chairperson of the Board of Directors is a female Cllr-at-Law and the Co-Chairperson is a male Attorney-at-Law. Below the Board is a management team headed by the Executive Director who is a female and an aspiring Attorney-at-Law and other senior Officers. Management and technical capacity: ARWG’s structure comprises a national coordination office headed by the Executive director and a core of other professional staff i.e: Technical Staff: o Programme Manager o Administrative/Finance Officer o Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist o Communication Officer o Programme Officers o Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Support Staff: o Programme Assistants o Administrative Assistant o Office Attendant/Receptionist o Driver
Number and type of members:	ARWG works with stakeholders ( Local Leaders: Superintendent’s Officer, Judges and magistrates of Courts, County Attorneys, Public Defenders, Commissioners, Community Leaders, Religious Leaders, Schools Authorities, taskforce on PLWA and Students Leaders, Trade Union Leaders, Health & Practitioners, Local NGO’s in likeminded objective, Community Women and Youth Leaders) in promoting and protecting the rights of women Nationally.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	High
Funding structure:	Foreign and international grants Other sources
Funding structure other:	Fund Raising Events

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