Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Sustainable Development
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Indigenous women
Millennium Development Goals
Policy advice
Research
Trafficking in women and girls
Violence against women
Women and poverty
Women and the environment
Women in power and decision-making
Social Development:
Employment
Indigenous issues
Poverty
Social policy
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Biodiversity
Capacity-building
Climate change
Education
Gender equality
Health
Integrated decision-making
International law
Partnerships
Poverty
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Geographic scope: |
National
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Country of activity: |
Canada
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Millennium Development Goals: |
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
Improve maternal health
Ensure environmental sustainability
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Mission statement: |
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Year established: |
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Year of registration: |
2005 |
Organizational structure: |
NWAC was incorporated in 1974 and is one of the five officially recognized National Aboriginal Organizations (NAOs) whose purpose is to represent and speak, at the national level, on behalf of Aboriginal women in Canada.The NWAC is led by an elected national president whose term is three years. The president is the official spokesperson for NWAC and has the authority to act on behalf of the Board of Directors. The NWAC is governed by a Board of Directors that includes the President of NWAC, the President or designate of each of the Provincial/Territorial Member Associations (PTMAs) as well as four Elders and four youth to represent the four directions. |
Number and type of members: |
NWAC represents 12 Provincial/Territorial Member Associations of Aboriginal women's organizations across Canada from coast to coast to coast. |
Funding structure: |
Other sources
Grants from Governments
Donations and grants from domestic sources
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