Associación Red de Mujeres Afrolatinoamericanas, Afrocaribeñas y de la Diáspora

Organization's name: Associación Red de Mujeres Afrolatinoamericanas, Afrocaribeñas y de la Diáspora
Organization's acronym: ARMAAD
Former Name(s): Red de Mujeres Afrolatinoamericanas, Afrocaribeñas y de la Diáspora (RMAAD)
Headquarters address  
Address: Bello Horizonte, De la rotonda 2c. al sur, 1c. abajo 1/2c. al sur HII6
Managua
Managua
Nicaragua
Phone: (505) 2244-2223
Fax: (505) 2244-2223
Email: comuni@mujeresafro.org
Web site: www.mujeresafro.org
Organization type: Association
Languages:
  • English
  • Spanish

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social:
  • Citizenship and Governance
  • Climate Change
  • Culture
  • Decolonization
  • Development
  • Human Rights
  • Social Development

Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Capacity building
  • Education and training of women
  • Human rights of women
  • Indigenous women
  • Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
  • Women and the economy
  • Women in power and decision-making

Population:
  • International migration
  • Population growth
  • Population structure

Social Development:
  • Indigenous issues
  • Poverty
  • Social policy
  • Youth

Sustainable Development:
  • Climate change
  • Human settlements
  • Information for decision-making and participation
  • Poverty
Geographic scope: Regional
  • North America
  • Latin America and Caribbean
Country of activity:
  • Nicaragua
Millennium Development Goals:
  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:
Year established (YYYY): 1992
Year of registration (YYYY): 2011
Organizational structure: Sub-regional coordinations Executive Group National representatives
Number and type of members: 400 women with personal and organizational membership status
Affiliation with NGO networks: RMSLAC, AWID, FEIM, Colectiva Mujer y Salud
Funding structure:
  • Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
  • Other sources
  • Grants from Governments
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
Funding structure other: International Cooperation Agencies for Development

Additional Information

Sustainable Development

Major group affiliation:
  • Indigenous people
  • Women
  • Non-governmental organization
Affiliation with other organizations: AWID, RSMLAC, Colectiva Mujer y Salud
Publications: Research, Articles, Bulletins and publications http://www.mujeresafro.org/index.php?option=com_docman&Itemid=20
Statements or documents submitted
Commission on Sustainable Development: 		Political Platform of afrodescendent women for the International Decade of Afrodescendents http://mujeresafro.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=133&Itemid=20

Social Development

Affiliation with other organizations: AWID, RSMLAC, Colectiva Mujer y Salud
Publications: Research, Articles, Bulletins and publications http://www.mujeresafro.org/index.php?option=com_docman&Itemid=20
Purpose of the organization: Promote the construction and consolidation of a broad movement of Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Latin/american and Diaspora´s women, to incorporate the ethnic, racial and gender perspectives in the continent.
Activities relevant to the conference of States Parties to the convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: First Summit of afrodescendent women leaders from the Americas Political Platform of afrodescendent women for the International Decade of Afrodescendents
Confirmation of the activities of the organization at the regional, national or international level: Racism and discrimination. Training and empowerment of black and afordescendent women. Building local and national agendas. Intercultural education. No violence against women. Human rights of women. Legal advice. Sexual rights and reproductive rights. Influence. Reseach.
A list of members of the governing body of the organization, and their countries of nationality: Dorotea Wilson Tathum (Nicaragua) General Coordinator Yvette Modestin (Boston) Coordinator for Diáspora in Unated States Vicenta Camusso (Uruguay) Coordinator for Southern Cone Region Bertha Arzú (Honduras) Coordinator for Centralamerican Region Ingrid Lambert (Costa Rica) Coordinator for Centralamerican Region Altagracia Balcacer (República Dominicana) Coordination for Caribbean Region Cecilia Ramírez (Perú) Coordinator for Andine Region Caren Paola Yañez (Bolivia) Coordinator for Andine Region
Description of the membership of the organization, indicating the total number of members: 400 women with afiliated with personal and organizational membership status

Advancement of Women

Affiliation with other organizations: AWID, RSMLAC, Colectiva Mujer y Salud
Publications: Research, Articles, Bulletins and publications http://www.mujeresafro.org/index.php?option=com_docman&Itemid=20
Statements or documents submitted
to the Commission on the Status of Women: 		Political Platform of afrodescendent women for the International Decade of Afrodescendents http://mujeresafro.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=133&Itemid=20

Forests

Major group affiliation: Women
Affiliation with other organizations: AWID, RSMLAC, Colectiva Mujer y Salud
Publications: Research, Articles, Bulletins and publications http://www.mujeresafro.org/index.php?option=com_docman&Itemid=20
Statements or documents submitted
to the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF): 		Political Platform of afrodescendent women for the International Decade of Afrodescendents http://mujeresafro.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=133&Itemid=20

Public Administration and Development Management

Involvement in Public Administration: National governments
Publications: Research, Articles, Bulletins and publications http://www.mujeresafro.org/index.php?option=com_docman&Itemid=20

Informal regional network of NGOs