Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Agriculture
Children
Criminal Justice
Development
Economics and Finance
Extreme poverty
Family
Food
HIV/AIDS
Human Rights
Humanitarian Affairs
Indigenous Peoples
Industrial Development
Justice
Minority Rights
Social Development
Sports for Peace and Development
United Nations Reform
Water
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
Indigenous women
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
Social Development:
Employment
Indigenous issues
Poverty
Social policy
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Agriculture
Capacity-building
Climate change
Consumption and production patterns
Disaster management and vulnerability
Education
Finance
Gender equality
Health
Human settlements
Industrial development
Information for decision-making and participation
Institutional arrangements
Integrated decision-making
International cooperation for an enabling environment
Means of Implementation (Trade, Finance, Technology, Tranfer, etc.)
Partnerships
Poverty
Protecting and managing the natural resources
Rural Development
Sanitation
Sustainable development for Africa
Sustainable development in a globalizing world
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| Geographic scope: |
National
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| Country of activity: |
Nigeria
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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
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop global partnership for development
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
2009 |
| Organizational structure: |
The Organization is a Non-Governmental Organization duly registered under the Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It has its headquaters in Imo State Nigeria. It has branches in the Northern and south-western Nigeria. It is headed by the President under a Governing body known as the Board of Trustees. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees oversees the activities of the Board.
It has over 30 members of staff spread accross the federation. the Organization is funded my its members through membership dues; voluntary donations from various groups and individuals and through grants from domestic sources. The Organization is bound by the Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the United Nations Charter. |
| Number and type of members: |
Presently, there over 120 members and two partner organizations.
The various types of members are:
1) Bronze members
2) Silver members
3) Gold members
4) Platinum members
5) Diamond members |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
the foundation supports the activities of various othe rlocal NGOs whose activities are consistent with its aims and objectives |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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