Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Climate Change
Development
Environment
Governance
Human Rights
Information
Justice
Violence
Women/gender Equality
Youth
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Information and communication technologies
Men and boys
Millennium Development Goals
Policy advice
Research
Trafficking in women and girls
Violence against women
Women and the economy
Women in power and decision-making
Public Administration:
Governance and Public Administration
Public Financial Management
Public Service and Management Innovation
Social Development:
Disabled persons
Employment
Indigenous issues
Information and Communications Technologies
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Capacity-building
Climate change
Disaster management and vulnerability
Education
Gender equality
Information for decision-making and participation
Rural Development
Sanitation
Technology
Waste Management
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| Geographic scope: |
National
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| Country of activity: |
Bangladesh
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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: |
1997 |
| Organizational structure: |
DW is a woman headed organization governed by an Executive Committee. DW has a seven members’ Board of Governors. The Executive Director is the ex-officio member secretary of the Board of Governors and has overall responsibility in running the organization. The Board of Governors is elected from the 20-member general body. Its financial management is in accordance with internationally accepted financial principles and standards. DW has been maintaining a pleasant, friendly and gender safe environment as almost one third of DW staff are women. The employees of the organization are young, energetic, motivated and innovative in program designing and implementing. Currently 120 skilled personnel are working in DW of which 32 are female. 2 interns and 30 volunteers of which 20 are female are also assisting the program team. DW is a forward looking organization with all modern equipment and office set up with training centre and accommodation facilities. Apart from Head Office in Dhaka, DW also has district offices in Jessore, Narail, Magura, Nilphamari, Dinajpur, Rangpur, Sirajgonj, Pabna, Tangail, Kishoreganj and two in Mymensingh. |
| Number and type of members: |
20 general body members. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
Global Network of Domestic Election Monitors (GNDEM) |
| Funding structure: |
Fees for education and training services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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| Funding structure other: |
Donation (Local and Foreign) 92.5%, Own Source 7.5% |
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