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Evangelização Geral de Ajuda aos Necessitados

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Agriculture Business and Industry Children Climate Change Disabled Persons Education Environment Extreme poverty Food Governance HIV/AIDS Human Rights Humanitarian Affairs Micro-Credit Migration Refugees Religion Sustainable Development Violence Volunteerism Water Women/gender Equality Youth Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Indigenous women Men and boys Millennium Development Goals Research Service provision The girl child Trafficking in women and girls Violence against women Women and HIV/AIDS Women and health Women and poverty Women and the environment Women and the media Social Development: Disabled persons Indigenous issues Information and Communications Technologies Poverty Youth Sustainable Development: Agriculture Capacity-building Climate change Disaster management and vulnerability Gender equality Health Partnerships Poverty Rural Development Sanitation
Geographic scope:	National
Country of activity:	Mozambique
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
Mission statement:	The organization’s mission is to evangelize and contribute to the development of viable and sustainable households and communities in Mozambique, to promote and enhance the capabilities of its people to effect positive change that would necessitate the development of their communities by having a decent living and achieve well being through capacity building and public awareness mainly in the areas of food security and nutrition, home based care and treatment, counseling, advocacy in gender equality and human rights, education, good governance, climate change, Information technology, water and sanitation, vocational training for income generating programs, and given humanitarian assistance to vulnerable groups in the communities and other Christianity oriented programs. EGAN challenges and responds to the causes and consequences of human suffering and poverty with commitment to justice and dignity for all. We hope to achieve this by working with the marginalized and disadvantaged communities in the areas of greatest vulnerability and endemic need. Our programs are characterized by inclusive and participatory process, a people-centered approach, and a focus on gender awareness, networking and engagement in civil society, leading to sustainable development
Year established:	2005
Year of registration:	2006
Organizational structure:	The following are the social organs of “EVANGELIZACAO GERAL DE AJUDA AOS NECESSITADOS” (THOROUGH EVANGELISM FOR ALL-HELP THE NEEDY) a) The General Assembly b) The Executive Management c) Fiscal Council THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY • The General Assembly is the supreme organ constituted by all members with full statutory rights. • The General Assembly Committee is composed of a president, a vice-president, a secretary and two honorary members. EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT • The Executive Management is an administrative organ of the association which is composed of an Executive Director, an Administrator, a Secretary, a Programs Director and a Head of Administration and Finances. • Elaborate programs and plans in accordance to the deliberations of the General Assembly. FISCAL COUNCIL • The Fiscal council is a supervisory organ of the executions by the Executive Management of the deliberations passed by the General Assembly. • The fiscal council is composed of a president, an accountant and a secretary. • Supervise field activities in accordance to the approved plans and submit reports
Number and type of members:	EGAN has 55 members Members are classified into the following categories: a)FOUNDERS- Those who came up with the idea of forming the association. b)ORDINARY – Those who affiliate themselves after the creation of the association. c)BENEVOLENT- Those who gave or will give the association material or financial support and as an acknowledgment the General assembly awards them this category. d)MEMBERS WITH FULL RIGHTS- Are churches and Christian organizations and religious associations with the same ideologies
Affiliation with NGO networks:	EGAN is an active member of Children’s Network in Mozambique (RDC), FONGA- Forum for NGOs in Gaza, MONASO- Network of civil society in Mozambique working in HIV/AIDS, SANTAC-Southern African Network Against trafficking and abuse of minors, Network Against
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Funds from Religious Institutions Grants from Governments Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations Product sales and business services Other sources Donations and grants from domestic sources Fundraising campaigns Foreign and international grants
Funding structure other:	Proceeds from agricultural produce

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