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YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOICIATION SIERRA LEONE

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social:
  • Agriculture
  • Children
  • Citizenship and Governance
  • Criminal Justice
  • Development
  • Disabled Persons
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Family
  • Food
  • Governance
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Human Rights
  • Humanitarian Affairs
  • Information
  • Peace and Security
  • Social Development
  • Sustainable Development
  • Violence
  • Volunteerism
  • Women
  • Women/gender Equality
  • Youth

    • Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Advocacy and outreach
  • Capacity building
  • Education and training of women
  • Human rights of women
  • Information and communication technologies
  • Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
  • Millennium Development Goals
  • Policy advice
  • Research
  • Service provision
  • The girl child
  • Trafficking in women and girls
  • Violence against women
  • Women and HIV/AIDS
  • Women and armed conflict
  • Women and health
  • Women and poverty
  • Women and the economy
  • Women and the environment
  • Women and the media
  • Women in power and decision-making

    • Population:
  • Reproduction, family formation and the status of women

    • Public Administration:
  • Governance and Public Administration
  • Socio-Economic Governance and Management

    • Social Development:
  • Aging
  • Conflict
  • Employment
  • Poverty
  • Social policy
  • Youth

    • Sustainable Development:
  • Agriculture
  • Biodiversity
  • Capacity-building
  • Education
  • Gender equality
  • Information for decision-making and participation
  • Integrated decision-making
  • Rural Development
  • Sustainable development for Africa
    • Geographic scope: Regional
  • Africa
    • Country of activity:
  • Sierra Leone
    • 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
  • Reduce child mortality
  • Improve maternal health
  • Ensure environmental sustainability
  • Develop global partnership for development
    • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 1916
    Organizational structure: WORLD YWCA COUNCIL MEMBERS - THE SIERRA LEONE NATIONAL POLICY COUNCIL- THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE- THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT- COORDINATOR- THE NATIONAL GENERAL SECRETARY- PROJECT STAFF - VOLUNTEERS
    Number and type of members: VOLUNTEERS OVER 5000
    Funding structure:
  • Membership fees or dues
  • Fees for education and training services
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
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