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KATE BEE FOUNDATION - Promoting Gender Sensitive Development

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Capacity building Education and training of women The girl child Women and poverty Social Development: Employment Poverty Youth Sustainable Development: Agriculture Capacity-building Gender equality Poverty
Geographic scope:	Local
Country of activity:	Nigeria
Millennium Development Goals:	Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women
Mission statement:	Kate Bee Foundation is a non-profit, non-religious, non-political, philanthropic, and social development oriented foundation whose main objective is to contribute to the empowerment of Rivers people, for a gender sensitive and sustainable eradication of poverty in the society. OBJECTIVE Kate Bee Foundation is an operating foundation. In other words, the Foundation invests funds and uses part of its income to run programmes and services geared towards a gender sensitive eradication of poverty in Rivers State, and indeed in the Niger Delta. Specifically, the Foundation seeks to attain the following objectives: • Facilitate fresh graduates of tertiary institutions to create and manage medium enterprises • Facilitate micro level women enterprises to move to the medium level • Contribute to gender mainstreaming in policy and programmes STRATEGY Kate Bee Foundation realises that poverty is multifaceted and endemic and therefore adopts a comprehensive and holistic approach for its sustainable eradication. The basic strategy of the Foundation is the empowerment approach which is constructed on the following three pillars: • Spiritual Development:- As poverty is a curse, Kate Bee Foundation believes that its sustainable eradication must include a spiritual perspective. The Foundation advocates faith in God and belief in the Lord Jesus Christ as an effective spiritual platform for the war against poverty. • Social Development: - In addition to a formal structured educational background, Kate Bee Foundation believes in a functional and flexible educational approach that can stand the test of the dynamic socio-economic environment of the present millennium. The Foundation lays emphasis on viable and progressive social norms and values with a view to socially empower beneficiaries to live successful lives in the present global village concept. • Economic Development:- KBF believes in the ability of men and women to create employment for themselves if given the appropriate support. The Foundation concentrates on equipping beneficiaries to become viable employers of labour through a carefully structured economic development scheme. TARGET GROUPS Youth: KBF believes strongly in the power of youth – boys and girls – to transform societies. The Foundation focuses on this group of people in order to guide them to put their youthful energy into constructive activities that would impact positively on the society. Women: KBF is of the opinion that women have been institutionally, culturally and traditionally hindered from contributing their full quota to development, and in the same vein, benefiting adequately from the gains of the society. The Foundation focuses on this group to contribute to their socio-economic and political empowerment. Decision makers: KBF realises that the utmost ability of individuals – males and females - to realise their full potentials lies in policies, systems and structures. The Foundation focuses on decision makers, religious and traditional leaders, to sensitize them on gender issues and provide them with the necessary tools to usher in a gender sensitive environment, which is a prerequisite for sustainable development.
Year established:	2004
Year of registration:	2008
Organizational structure:	KBF is managed by a dedicated Management Team with expertise in various fields of socio-economic development including education, health as well as Information and Communication Technology. A president/CEO oversees the Foundation, a General Manager takes care of the day to day management of the office while Directors are in charge of the various activities along the strategic lines of intervention mentioned in our strategy above.
Number and type of members:	At present, the Foundation has over 35 members, 60 percent of whom are resident in Nigeria. In addition to permanent staff strength of eight persons, members contribute their expertise to the organisation, as and when needed
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Fees for providing consulting or research services Product sales and business services

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