Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Climate Change
Crime Prevention
Drug Control
Education
Micro-Credit
Peace and Security
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Education and training of women
Information and communication technologies
Millennium Development Goals
Violence against women
Social Development:
Employment
Information and Communications Technologies
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Capacity-building
Climate change
Education
Gender equality
Partnerships
Technology
Peace and Development in Africa:
Development in Africa
Peace in Africa
Conflict Resolution in Africa:
Conflicts Resolution
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| Geographic scope: |
National
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| Country of activity: |
Liberia
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Promote gender equality and empower women
Develop global partnership for development
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
2004 |
| Organizational structure: |
Youth Crime Watch of Liberia is an offspring of Youth Crime Watch of America, now Ignitus Worldwide. As such, it operates in adherence of the structural composition of Ignitus. YCWL reports to Ignitus on its program activities. At the national level, the institution is governed by an Advisory Board headed by a Board Chairman which appoints the Executive Director. The Director in turn recruits and appoint competent staff and volunteers to implement set program objectives of the organization and make report to the board of advisers. At the regional levels, Coordinators are in charge while Adult advisors head the program in schools and communities along with core group members. These core group members, all young people operate under the guidance of their mentors or advisors. A Site coordinator supervises the activities of all branches and report to the program officer. Other key individuals also work along with the secretariat headed by the Executive Director. |
| Number and type of members: |
Youth Crime Watch of Liberia has membership categories including: Individual membership and honorary and Board memberships. Honorary membership is for individuals whose contributions to youth-led development are exemplary. The individual membership constitutes the majority of YCWL members. They come from local schools and community programs. YCWL programs are not solely concerned with numerical membership rather, it focuses on result-based programs which impact a larger component of targeted population—the young people. YCWL has more than 6,000 members and it has touch the lives of thousands of young people and adults across the country through its many programs implementation over the past 13 years. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
Youth Crime Watch of Liberia is affiliated with Youth Crime Watch of America, now Ignitus Worldwide |
| Funding structure: |
Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Fundraising campaigns
Grants from Governments
Foreign and international grants
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