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Africa Great Lakes Networking Foundation (Agl) Canada

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Indigenous women Information and communication technologies Millennium Development Goals Research Service provision The girl child Trafficking in women and girls Violence against women Women and HIV/AIDS Women and armed conflict Women and health Women and poverty Women and the economy Women and the environment Women in power and decision-making Social Development: Aging Conflict Cooperative Disabled persons Employment Indigenous issues Information and Communications Technologies Poverty Youth Sustainable Development: Agriculture Capacity-building Climate change Desertification and Drought Disaster management and vulnerability Education Energy Freshwater Gender equality Health Human settlements Information for decision-making and participation Integrated decision-making International cooperation for an enabling environment Land management Mining Partnerships Poverty Protecting and managing the natural resources Rural Development Sanitation Sustainable Tourism Sustainable development for Africa Sustainable development in a globalizing world Technology Trade and environment Transport Waste (hazardous) Waste Management Peace and Development in Africa: Development in Africa Peace in Africa Conflict Resolution in Africa: Conflicts Resolution NEPAD: Agriculture and Food Security Climate Change and Natural Resource Management Crosscutting issues (Gender and Capacity Development) Economic and Corporate Governance Human Development Regional Integration and Infrastructure
Country of activity:	South Africa Haiti Kenya Uganda
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:	Nearly 1.5 billion people still disproportionately live in absolute poverty. At AGL we explore and implement education programs that reinforce Economic and Sustainable Development. Our primary focus is applying Community-based and driven development projects that are an important form of development assistance. Community based and driven development projects, different cultural contexts that are best undertaken in a context-specific manner, with a long time horizon and with careful and well-designed monitoring and evaluation systems. Designed for Inclusiveness, Holistic, People centered and Participatory approach, to help engage communities to learn and share opportunities, innovations and creativity to unlock their Infinite Potential, to fight against extreme poverty index level, hunger, food security and to see a world without war achieved through inspiring sustainable excellence. We advocate and set education goals one step at a time on: Poverty reduction, Environmental sustainability, Public health care, Universal Primary Education to all, Gender Equity Promotion, Women empowerment and Global partnership for development to increase Livelihood Security, Sustainability, Climate Change, Migration and Conflict and empowerment to advance social and economic justice globally to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’S).
Year established:	2008
Year of registration:	2010
Organizational structure:	Our organizational structure identifies each job/program/project, its function and where it reports to within it. This structure is developed to establish we operates at AGL and it assists us in obtaining our goals and allows the future growth.
Number and type of members:	Board of Directors, Country Directors and Community commitees
Affiliation with NGO networks:	UN Habitat, Local and international NGOs
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Fundraising campaigns
Funding structure other:	Base of fund raising and member contributions

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