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Freedom Foundation

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:

Economic and Social:
  • Children
  • Drug Control
  • Education
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Youth

  • Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Advocacy and outreach
  • Education and training of women
  • Trafficking in women and girls
  • Women and HIV/AIDS
  • Women and health

  • Social Development:
  • Employment
  • Poverty
  • Youth
  • Geographic scope: National
    Country of activity:
  • Nigeria
  • 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
  • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 2004
    Organizational structure: Freedom Foundation has a hierarchical organizational structure. At the top of the hierarchy is the Board of Trustees. Next in the line is the Executive Committee and then the Executive Director who reports dirctly to members of the Executive Committee. The Executive Director is assisted by four different units (development; finance; human resources and administration; research, monitoring and evaluation) in the provision of support to the organization's programs and projects. Each of these units is headed by a Unit Manager/Coordinator. Next in the hierarchy are the programs' directors, followed by programs' manager and then the programs' officers. Lowest in the hierarchy are the programs' assistants,office assistants and other support staff such as cleaners and cooks. The unit managers report to the Executive Director and programs' directors. Likewise, the program directors also report to the unit managers and the Executive director. Each of the units have officers that report to the unit managers
    Number and type of members: Freedom Foundation is a non-member organization
    Affiliation with NGO networks: Freedom foundation is a member of the following NGO networks; National Council of Child Rights Advocates of Nigeria (NACCRAN), Child Protection Unit and Gender-Based Violence Response Network (GBVRN)
    Funding structure:
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
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