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Grupo de Mujeres de la Argentina - Foro de VIH, mujeres y familia

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Children Climate Change Drug Control Education Family HIV/AIDS Human Rights International Law Justice Migration Minority Rights Torture Violence Women Women/gender Equality Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Education and training of women Human rights of women Millennium Development Goals Service provision Violence against women Women and HIV/AIDS Women and health Social Development: Poverty Social policy Youth Sustainable Development: Education Gender equality Health International law
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Austria Argentina Chile Spain
Millennium Development Goals:	Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality Improve maternal health
Mission statement:	GRUPO DE MUJERES DE LA ARGENTINA (GMA; Women’s Group of Argentina) is a space for open dialogue and for the exchange of experiences and information about the current human rights situation. Since obtaining legal status in 2002, GMA has represented people living in places of confinement who have been marginalized by society. These populations and their families are in the situation of marginalization because they come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, they are HIV positive, and/or they are part of the GLBT community. GMA strives to reduce discrimination and human rights violations through education and advocacy. Our Mission is to prevent the sexual orientation and identity of a woman from being the target of discrimination towards them or their relatives in anyway; to guarantee protection, promotion of, exercise of and respect of all human rights of those who are imprisoned. Our organization is an adviser of the Argentine Republic before the UN, member of the Latin American Observatory of PrisonsAMERICAN of the OAS and of confinement in the Inter-American Commission of Human rights (IACHR; annual reports), Focal Point of the Latin Observatory of Aid for Aids, defender of the human rights of people in confinement.
Year established:	1998
Year of registration:	2002
Organizational structure:	The organization has the legal entity of a non-governmental organization with democratic decision making procedures and organs. The organization's headquarters is based in Buenos Aires where a major part of work is done. The organization has two Focal Points in Europe, one based in Alicante/ Spain the other in Vienna/ Austria. The internal structure consists of the Directive Commission, the Commissions for Health, Human Rights, Advocacy and Work, the Volunteer Department and the Group of Ex Detainees.
Number and type of members:	GMAF has 90 national and international members. Most of them work on a vlountary basis. The members can be divided into the following member types: Directive Commission: 11 members Volunteers: 44 members Ex detainees: 25 members
Affiliation with NGO networks:	yes
Funding structure:	Fees for education and training services Fees for providing consulting or research services Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants

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