Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Agriculture
Business and Industry
Crime Prevention
Development
Economics and Finance
Energy
Environment
Extreme poverty
Financing for Development
Food
Intellectual Property
Science and Technology
Social Development
Sports for Peace and Development
Sustainable Development
Trade and Development
Women/gender Equality
Youth
Financing for Development:
Increasing financial and technical cooperation for development
International Trade as an engine for development
Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development
Mobilizing international resources for development
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Women and the economy
Social Development:
Poverty
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Agriculture
Capacity-building
Energy
Finance
Industrial development
Partnerships
Poverty
Sanitation
Sustainable development for Africa
Technology
Waste Management
Peace and Development in Africa:
Development in Africa
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Country of activity: |
Egypt
Haiti
Ethiopia
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Ghana
Eritrea
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nigeria
South Africa
Senegal
Rwanda
Seychelles
Jamaica
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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
Develop global partnership for development
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Organizational structure: |
Our organizational structure consists of three entities - the Board of Directors, the General Assembly, and the Executive Director. Our board is responsible for a number of tasks, including supervision of the Executive Director. Our Executive Director develops, recommends and approves budgets and or strategy and is also responsible for the overall direction in which the EC moves, and the responsibility for managing the day-to-day activities of EC. The Executive Director is also a member of the board - and serves as the Executive Secretary and reports to the Board. Board members will also be expected to champion ECs cause, and represent EC to the larger community. Our board members help raise funds for their projects. EC also has a General Assembly which consists of a group of all such members partners, including board members and staff members. The General Assembly meets biannually, and is held sequential to a Board Meeting. |
| Funding structure: |
Fees for providing consulting or research services
Foreign and international grants
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