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Organization for Livelihood Enhancement Services

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:

Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Capacity building
  • Education and training of women
  • Indigenous women
  • Information and communication technologies
  • Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
  • Millennium Development Goals
  • Women and HIV/AIDS
  • Women and poverty
  • Women and the economy
  • Women and the environment

  • Public Administration:
  • Governance and Public Administration

  • Social Development:
  • Employment
  • Information and Communications Technologies
  • Poverty
  • Youth

  • Sustainable Development:
  • Agriculture
  • Capacity-building
  • Gender equality
  • Health
  • Human settlements
  • Industrial development
  • Information for decision-making and participation
  • Mining
  • Poverty
  • Protecting and managing the natural resources
  • Rural Development
  • Sanitation
  • Sustainable development for Africa
  • Geographic scope: Local
    Country of activity:
  • Ghana
  • Millennium Development Goals:
  • Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Ensure environmental sustainability
  • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 2009
    Organizational structure: OLIVES is governed by a 7-member board of directors that appoint the Executive Director. The Executive Director is the administrative head of the organisation exercising oversight responsibilities. Below the Director are two Program Coordinators - one for Community Development and the other for the Agricultural Improvement and Land Access Program (AILAP). These exercise oversight responsibilities over all other staff in the organisation. A number of Technical Officers also report to these Coordinators and are the next in line on the Organogram. These include the Technical Officers for the Mobrowa and AILAP programs; the Technical officer (Agricultural Development); the Finance and Administration Officer; the Program Officer (Community Development); and the Business Development Officer. These line Officers coordinate among themselves and supervise community development officers and agricultural development officers for successful program implementation. The Community/Agricultural Development Officers are next in line and serve as the main field officers for the implementation of program activities. Beneath the Field Officers are Administrative Staff including Account Assistant, Front Desk Officer, Drivers, Kitchen Staff, Cleaners and Security personnel. All personnel collaborate to achieve the aims of OLIVES.
    Number and type of members: Board of Directors: 7 Executive Director: 1 Technical Officers: 20 Administrative Officers: 9
    Affiliation with NGO networks: The Western Region Development Network of NGOs (WERENGO)
    Funding structure:
  • Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
  • Foreign and international grants
  • Other sources
  • Funding structure other: Funding from Cooperate Bodies e.g Newmont Golden Ridge Limited
     
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