Organization's name: | Advocacy for the Rights of Women and Girls |
Organization's acronym: | ARWG |
Former Name(s): | ZAP |
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24TH Street, Sinkor Monrovia, Liberia ZAP Liberia |
Phone: | ZAP |
Fax: | ZAP |
Email: | advocacyfortherightsofwomen@yahoo.com |
Web site: | ZAP |
Organization type: | Non-governmental organization |
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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity: |
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Peace and Development in Africa:
Conflict Resolution in Africa:
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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 |
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Funding structure other: | Fund Raising Events |