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African Women Lawyers Association, Nigeria Chapter

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:

Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Advocacy and outreach
  • Education and training of women
  • Millennium Development Goals
  • Policy advice
  • Research
  • The girl child
  • Trafficking in women and girls
  • Violence against women
  • Women and poverty
  • Women in power and decision-making
  • Geographic scope: Regional
  • Africa
  • Country of activity:
  • Nigeria
  • Millennium Development Goals:
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 2016
    Organizational structure: • President - 1, • Vice President - 1, • Secretaries -2, • Public Relations Officer - 1, • Welfare Officers - 2, • Legal Officers -66, • Regional Coordinators - 6, • State Coordinators -37, • Field Officers – 950
    Number and type of members: 3000 Members of equal voting rights
    Affiliation with NGO networks: Affiliated with International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), and others .
    Funding structure:
  • Membership fees or dues
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
  • Foreign and international grants
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