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League of Women Voters of Nigeria

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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 Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women Men and boys Millennium Development Goals Policy advice 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 and the media Women and the media Women in power and decision-making Public Administration: Ethics, Transparency and Accountability Governance and Public Administration Knowledge Systems and E-government Public Financial Management Public Service and Management Innovation Socio-Economic Governance and Management Social Development: Aging Conflict Cooperative Disabled persons Employment Indigenous issues Information and Communications Technologies Poverty Social policy Technical cooperation Youth 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
Geographic scope:	National
Country of activity:	Micronesia (Federated States of) Belgium Namibia Turkmenistan Portugal Saint Lucia Malaysia Slovenia Gambia Iceland Ghana Republic of Moldova Comoros Costa Rica Montenegro Timor-Leste Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Estonia Greece Morocco Sao Tome and Principe Maldives Hungary Kazakhstan India New Zealand Guyana Bhutan Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Tajikistan Republic of Korea Zimbabwe Singapore El Salvador Poland Finland Ireland Angola China Mozambique Ethiopia Nepal Lithuania Sweden Sierra Leone Mexico Madagascar Philippines Antigua and Barbuda Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Japan Paraguay Vanuatu Benin Dominica Argentina France Lao People's Democratic Republic Suriname Netherlands Cameroon Kuwait Central African Republic Afghanistan Thailand San Marino Bosnia and Herzegovina Romania Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia Myanmar Haiti Kiribati Bangladesh Lebanon Azerbaijan United Republic of Tanzania Slovakia Niger Democratic Republic of the Congo Croatia Mauritania Congo Andorra Bahrain Chile Barbados Samoa Canada Nauru Lesotho Malawi Switzerland Solomon Islands South Africa Djibouti Liechtenstein United States of America Guatemala Cuba Ukraine Oman Brazil Australia Burundi Marshall Islands Liberia Nigeria Trinidad and Tobago Belize Algeria Democratic People's Republic of Korea Armenia Saint Kitts and Nevis Norway Grenada Chad Bulgaria Serbia Brunei Darussalam Uruguay Peru Israel Egypt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Cape Verde Mongolia Denmark Georgia Belarus Togo Cambodia Nicaragua Papua New Guinea Iraq Botswana Côte D'Ivoire Latvia Gabon Pakistan Cyprus Equatorial Guinea Türkiye State of Palestine Zambia Rwanda Germany United Arab Emirates Ecuador Tonga Czechia Mali Saudi Arabia Uzbekistan South Sudan Russian Federation Malta Country Not Available Iran (Islamic Republic of) Palau Fiji Libya Spain Uganda Burkina Faso Seychelles North Macedonia Honduras Panama Mauritius Dominican Republic Somalia - Austria Viet Nam Albania Kyrgyzstan Eswatini Bahamas Colombia Guinea Holy See Yemen Tuvalu Jamaica Sri Lanka Italy Monaco Luxembourg Eritrea Jordan Indonesia Qatar Sudan Senegal Kenya Guinea Bissau
Mission statement:	The League of Women Voters of Nigeria has as its mission Empowering Voters, Defending Democracy. We envision a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge and the confidence to participate. We believe in the Power of WOMEN to create a more Perfect Democracy. Iand our aim is to empower Nigerian women Economically and Politically for National Development. We are non Sectarian, non Partisan, non Religious, non Tribal and non Racial. Our factor is WOMEN. Through our normal Executive Committees at both at National and State levels, and the League's Standing Committes which include: Human rights, Voters Rights, Healthcare, Security, The Environment, Social and Economic Justice, Affirmative Action, Education of the Girl Child, Justice and Legal, Women Welfare, Publicity and Publications, Mobilization, Finance, Entrepreneurship, Women Electoral Support the League is able to address various issues concerning Women and their rights and needs. Apart from these standing committees, we operate with Adhoc committees whenever necessary to support the mobilization of other groups on any issues about women. The League will stand with Nigerian women any day - visit our website at nilowv.org.
Year established:	1996
Year of registration:	1998
Organizational structure:	The Structure of the League Consists of a National Executive headed by the President and 36 State branches. The branches comply with the rules and regulations of the National office. For example, the branch offices can only admit ordinary members to their branches and recommend other categories of members to the National body. The branches carry out all Functions and activities in accordance with the rules and regulations of the League. The branches set up the local committees but all work in accordance with the rules, aims and objectives of the League
Number and type of members:	We have Ordinary Individual members made up of all Nigerian Women of Voting Age i.e. from 18 years above, Associate members - Non Nigerians women who are 18 years and above, Visiting Members, Corporate Members - Association who affiliate, Life members and Honorary members. As at date we are about 8000 Strong. We are in the process of rebuilding our data base and at the end we shall be more definite about our number and strength.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	We have many associates and affiliates Associations and smaller NGOs because at the end of the day every woman is a voter and is interested in the empowerment of Voter’s for National Development.
Funding structure other:	From personal and individual donations from committed members

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