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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Agriculture Climate Change Development Education Environment Extreme poverty Family Food Human Rights Humanitarian Affairs Indigenous Peoples Industrial Development Justice Sustainable Development Values Water Women/gender Equality Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Human rights of women Indigenous women Millennium Development Goals Women and poverty Social Development: Cooperative Disabled persons Indigenous issues Information and Communications Technologies Social policy Technical cooperation Sustainable Development: Agriculture Capacity-building Climate change Demographics Desertification and Drought Disaster management and vulnerability Education Freshwater Industrial development Protecting and managing the natural resources Rural Development Peace and Development in Africa: Development in Africa Conflict Resolution in Africa: Conflicts Resolution
Geographic scope:	National
Country of activity:	Nigeria
Millennium Development Goals:	Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality Ensure environmental sustainability Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	To promote increase community awareness and appreciation of Economic Rights Issues as it affects their immediate surroundings.. To facilitate Economic empowerment of community accountability groups or platform to demand credible and more responsible governance. To provide capacity building, training and hands-on Technical Assistance to improve the ability of local CSO and traditional group to engage in constructive, issue based advocacy with public service agencies. Also to promote democratic values among traditional civil society groups and empower the youths. We also promote the use of non violent approach to achieving peace wherever necessary. We encourage the attitude of planting trees to accommodate for erosion caused by flooding. Above all, we work closely with the government to ensure projects are well promoted to best International Standards
Year established:	2010
Year of registration:	2011
Organizational structure:	The organisational structure has the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Financial Secretary, Treasurer, Social Welfare, Publicity Secretary, Auditor. Also they are closely monitored or guided by the following: 1. Executive Board Members 2. Advisory Board Members 3. Staff Members 4. Volunteers Team
Number and type of members:	30, The type of members are voluntary members majorly with some admin workers
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Nil
Funding structure:	Other sources
Funding structure other:	From Friends and Personal pockets due to my passion for humanitarian drive

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