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Maasai Women Against Violence Development Organisation

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:

Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Advocacy and outreach
  • Capacity building
  • Education and training of women
  • Human rights of women
  • Indigenous women
  • Geographic scope: Local
    Country of activity:
  • Kenya
  • Millennium Development Goals:
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 2004
    Organizational structure: our organization is an down upward approach system, where development projects are proposed by the grass root women, they are approved by the committee and implemented by the executive board.
    Number and type of members: maasai women regardless of age, Maasai girls from the ages of 6 onwards. We are working with over 1000 maasai women and girls. We sensitize maasai girls on the dangers of female genital mutilation,encourage enrollment,retention and completion of both primary and secondary education.
    Affiliation with NGO networks: we work with like minded institions locally
    Funding structure:
  • Product sales and business services
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
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