Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Citizenship and Governance
Environment
Extreme poverty
Food
Justice
Minority Rights
Peace and Security
Population
Social Development
Statistics
Values
Violence
Volunteerism
Youth
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Human rights of women
Millennium Development Goals
Policy advice
Research
Violence against women
Women and HIV/AIDS
Women and armed conflict
Women and health
Women and poverty
Women and the media
Women in power and decision-making
Social Development:
Conflict
Poverty
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Capacity-building
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| Geographic scope: |
Regional
Africa
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| Country of activity: |
Uganda
Rwanda
Ethiopia
Burundi
Somalia
Eritrea
Kenya
South Sudan
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Promote gender equality and empower women
Improve maternal health
Develop global partnership for development
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
2004 |
| Organizational structure: |
General Assembly, Board of Directors, Secretariat |
| Number and type of members: |
The Eastern African Sub-regional Support Initiative for the Advancement of Women (EASSI) is a sub-regional civil society organisation made up of committed individuals, NGOs, coalitions and networks driven to transform gender relations globally and especially in the Eastern Africa sub-region. It works with 26 member organisations who are also NGO networks/Umbrella Organisations for women NGOs. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
Yes |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Fees for providing consulting or research services
Product sales and business services
Foreign and international grants
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| Funding structure other: |
Local savings |
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