Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Aging
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Children
Education
Extreme poverty
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Indigenous women
The girl child
Women and health
Women and poverty
Women and the economy
Women and the environment
Social Development:
Aging
Cooperative
Disabled persons
Employment
Indigenous issues
Poverty
Social policy
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Freshwater
Gender equality
Land management
Poverty
Rural Development
Sustainable development in a globalizing world
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| Geographic scope: |
Local
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Promote gender equality and empower women
Ensure environmental sustainability
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
1997 |
| Organizational structure: |
The is owned by registered members who are all part of the General Assembly of Members (GAM). The General Assembly of Members (GAM) is the highest policy and decision-making body. It meets every six (6) months in ordinary session and as when necessary in extraordinary session. It establishes the group’s strategic goals, medium term objectives and annual achievement targets. It approves the annual budgets as well as project proposals. All matters relating to development and projects are debated and decided upon in a GAM plenary. The Executive Bureau (EXB) is responsible for managing the group’s affairs and its projects. It comprises seven (7) members elected by the GAM for a four (4) year term. The EXB meets every three (3) months. The EXB tracks overall project performance on behalf of the GAM through a monitoring, evaluation and audit system, decides on administrative and financial affairs and established achievement targets. |
| Number and type of members: |
Membership to AISDI is non-discriminatory. It is open to all who adhere to its ideals. It is made up of fifteen (15) individual members (Founders) and twelve (12) Organizations (Cooperative Societies and Common Initiative Groups) representing 677 members. AISDI has a staff of seven (7) workers and fourteen (14) Field Collaborators (Volunteers). |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Grants from Governments
Donations and grants from domestic sources
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