Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Information and communication technologies
Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
Men and boys
Millennium Development Goals
Policy advice
Research
The girl child
Trafficking in women and girls
Violence against women
Women and HIV/AIDS
Women and health
Women and poverty
Women and the economy
Women and the environment
Women and the media
Women in power and decision-making
Social Development:
Information and Communications Technologies
Poverty
Social policy
Youth
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Geographic scope: |
National
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Country of activity: |
Nigeria
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Millennium Development Goals: |
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
Improve maternal health
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Mission statement: |
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Year established: |
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Year of registration: |
1999 |
Organizational structure: |
The overall authority of the CWSI resides in the Board of Trustees. This body helps in policy formulation as well as chart proactive courses for the growth and the sustenance of the Organization. The Executive Director of CWSI, is the Secretary to this Board. She is also the overall Head of all Programmes and the Chief Accounting Officer. She is assisted by the Legal/Programme Manager, Gender Specialist, Research Officer, a Monitoring and Evaluation Expert, a Communication Officer and the Admin/Finance Officer. These officers have subordinates who report to them. The Organisation’s Executive Director, Programme Manager and Accounting Officer are signatories to the organization’s account. In addition, an Advisory Board helps guide operations and map out forward-looking strategies for the implementation of its programmes. In summary, CWSI has the following staff in her Organizational structure: The Board of Trustees (6) The Advisory Board (9) The Executive Director and Operational Staff (11) Part-Time Staff 120 The Volunteers (Over 150) |