Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Aging
Children
Debt Relief
Development
Environment
Extreme poverty
Family
Human Rights
Humanitarian Affairs
Indigenous Peoples
Media
Micro-Credit
Migration
Peace and Security
Population
Refugees
Religion
Social Development
Statistics
Sustainable Development
Values
Violence
Volunteerism
Women
Youth
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Indigenous women
Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
Service provision
The girl child
Trafficking in women and girls
Violence against women
Women and HIV/AIDS
Women and health
Women and poverty
Women and the environment
Women in power and decision-making
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Promote gender equality and empower women
Improve maternal health
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
1947 |
| Organizational structure: |
Quadrennial World Council (General Assembly) World YWCA Board World YWCA office |
| Number and type of members: |
As of July 2011 the World YWCA has 108 affiliated national member associations. |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Funds from Religious Institutions
Grants from Governments
Fundraising campaigns
Foreign and international grants
Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
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