Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
The girl child
Social Development:
Social policy
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Education
Gender equality
Health
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| Country of activity: |
Ghana
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
2012 |
| Organizational structure: |
YAG is governed by Board of Directors and Executive Council (Management Team). The Board of Directors are the highest decision-making body of the organization and elected every three years where as the management team is made of program teams led the Executive Director who implement programmes and policies of the organization. Typically, decision at YAG is done through consensus building where the subject matter is discussed and deliberated on by all stakeholders. In situation where decision is not reached, the matter is put to vote for simple majority decision. |
| Number and type of members: |
YAG has about 5,000 members across Ghana. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
Coalition of CSOs platform on the SDGs, African Youth and Adolescent Network (AfriIYAN). |
| Funding structure: |
Grants from Governments
Fees for education and training services
Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
Fundraising campaigns
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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