Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Agriculture
Children
Education
Micro-Credit
Women
Financing for Development:
Addressing systemic issues
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Millennium Development Goals
Women and health
Women in power and decision-making
Population:
Morbidity and mortality
Population growth
Reproduction, family formation and the status of women
Public Administration:
Ethics, Transparency and Accountability
Social Development:
Employment
Poverty
Social policy
Sustainable Development:
Agriculture
Capacity-building
Climate change
Education
Forests
Freshwater
Gender equality
Health
Partnerships
Poverty
Rural Development
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| Geographic scope: |
National
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| Country of activity: |
Ghana
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
Improve maternal health
Ensure environmental sustainability
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
1986 |
| Organizational structure: |
We have the President of the movement at the top with a General secretary under whom are 2 deputy General secretaries, a Finance and Project coordinator and 3 project Directors. Then we have 10 regional organizers and 10 regional coordinators representing the 10 regions of Ghana. Under these are 110 district organizers with each district having 20-40 zonal organizers depending on the size of the district. Then each zone has 10 -20 branches and lastly each branch has its units. |
| Number and type of members: |
Over one million women |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Fees for education and training services
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