Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Children
Citizenship and Governance
Education
Food
HIV/AIDS
Human Rights
International Security
Micro-Credit
Peace and Security
Refugees
Sports for Peace and Development
Sustainable Development
Violence
Water
Women
Women/gender Equality
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Indigenous women
Millennium Development Goals
Research
Service provision
The girl child
Trafficking in women and girls
Violence against women
Women and HIV/AIDS
Women and armed conflict
Women and health
Women and poverty
Women and the economy
Women and the environment
Women and the media
Women and the media
Women in power and decision-making
Social Development:
Conflict
Cooperative
Employment
Indigenous issues
Information and Communications Technologies
Poverty
Social policy
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Capacity-building
Climate change
Disaster management and vulnerability
Education
Freshwater
Gender equality
Health
Human settlements
Information for decision-making and participation
Institutional arrangements
Land management
Poverty
Rural Development
Sanitation
Sustainable development for Africa
Transport
Waste Management
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| Geographic scope: |
National
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| Country of activity: |
Nigeria
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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: |
1998 |
| Organizational structure: |
WOPED is governed by a Board of Trustees, made of up three members (two females, one male), and a Board of Advisors made up of seven members (five females and two males). The Board of Trustees sitting with any two members of the Board of Advisors constitutes the Executive Committee, vested with authority to carry out policymaking and policy implementation of the organization. The EC provides institutional and programmatic focus and procedures for the organization in its day to day activities. |
| Number and type of members: |
WOPED has over 3,700 women, children and youth members in her program networks, which include the Women in Secure Enterprise Network (WISE), Gender and Land Rights Cooperatives (GALAR), Partners for Peace Network (PPN) Indigenous Women in Agriculture Network (IWAN), Girls Parliament and Youth Consultative Council. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
Member, United States Institute of Peace Network; Global Fund for Women Grantees Network Nigeria; West African Action Network on Small Arms; CICC; Schools Coalition for Human Rights; Peace Partners Nigeria; Indigenous Women in Agriculture |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Fundraising campaigns
Fees for providing consulting or research services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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