Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Biodiversity
Children
Citizenship and Governance
Climate Change
Development
Disabled Persons
Drug Control
Education
Environment
Extreme poverty
HIV/AIDS
Least Developed Countries
Media
Migration
Social Development
United Nations Funding
Violence
Volunteerism
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
Research
The girl child
Trafficking in women and girls
Violence against women
Women and HIV/AIDS
Women and health
Women and poverty
Women and the media
Women in power and decision-making
Sustainable Development:
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Capacity-building
Climate change
Demographics
Disaster management and vulnerability
Education
Forests
Gender equality
Health
Information for decision-making and participation
Integrated decision-making
Land management
Rural Development
Sustainable development in a globalizing world
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Geographic scope: |
Local
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Country of activity: |
Ghana
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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: |
2007 |
Organizational structure: |
Youth Link Ghana has Five strategic thematic areas it works. These are:
Education Enhancement Sector
Health
Environmental
Capacity Building
and Research departments |
Number and type of members: |
Youth Link has a core staff of 20 members and 75 volunteers |
Affiliation with NGO networks: |
UNICEF, UNFPA, Ghana Health Service and Builsa District Assembly |
Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Fees for education and training services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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