Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Research
Service provision
Trafficking in women and girls
Violence against women
Women and armed conflict
Women and poverty
Social Development:
Cooperative
Employment
Poverty
Sustainable Development:
Agriculture
Capacity-building
Gender equality
Partnerships
Poverty
Peace and Development in Africa:
Development in Africa
NEPAD:
Agriculture and Food Security
Crosscutting issues (Gender and Capacity Development)
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| Geographic scope: |
National
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| Country of activity: |
Nigeria
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
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: |
2002 |
| Organizational structure: |
1. Organs of the organisation
• Board of Trustees
• The Executive Committee
• The General Assembly
• The Country Representatives
2. The Board of Trustees
This is made up of selected persons of proven integrity, based on the countries where WIDO operates. The crucial issues that affect the organisation are based on the Board Resolution. The board of trustees advises on the matters that the executives passes to them. This must be issues that require such advice.
3. The executive committee
The executive committee is made up of the Executive Director, General secretary, Financial Secretary, the deputy of each post and State representatives.
4. The General Assembly -
This comprises all members of the organisation as described in statutes 4 above. The General Assembly contributes to the activities of the organisation, especially on matters of general policy.
5. Country Representatives
They are the state representatives that represent WIDO in any of the state WIDO operates. State representatives are elected through rigorous process of interview by the Executive Director and Board of Trustees. They are invested with the responsibility of running their various State activities. They report directly to the Executive Director at the head office. |
| Number and type of members: |
Membership is open to any interested person or institution who have the interest of women and children at heart, who because of their difficult position in the society, necessitated the formation of this organisation. WIDO has two categorise of membership.
1. Financial Members: Financial members pay dues and support the organisation financially. They form part of the management organ of the organisation. They are 160 in number
2. Non-financial Members: these are mostly the indigent and poor women that benefits from the organisation services. Total number of non-financial members is 1,563 members |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
African Development Bank Civil Society Forum, CIVIUS, African Women Leaders Network (AWLN), AU Economic, Social & Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) Nigeria. |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Funds from Religious Institutions
Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
Other sources
Fees for education and training services
Fees for providing consulting or research services
Product sales and business services
Fundraising campaigns
Donations and grants from domestic sources
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| Funding structure other: |
Providing GBV Services to organisatins and instituions and Providing counselling services to non-indigent women of victims of Domestic Violence |
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