Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Children
Education
Family
Human Rights
Migration
Sustainable Development
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Education and training of women
Information and communication technologies
Policy advice
Women and poverty
Social Development:
Poverty
Social policy
Sustainable Development:
Education
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Country of activity: |
Thailand
Belgium
Iceland
United States of America
Argentina
Lithuania
Mexico
Sri Lanka
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Cameroon
Nigeria
Guatemala
Bulgaria
Paraguay
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Cuba
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Türkiye
India
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Kenya
Burkina Faso
Germany
Czechia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Cyprus
Latvia
Portugal
Republic of Korea
Costa Rica
Poland
France
El Salvador
Switzerland
Italy
Singapore
Chile
Canada
Slovakia
Sweden
Colombia
Ireland
Ukraine
Israel
Finland
Haiti
Russian Federation
Spain
New Zealand
China
Japan
Malaysia
Ecuador
Liberia
Mauritius
Croatia
Uruguay
Panama
Côte D'Ivoire
Philippines
Myanmar
Pakistan
Ghana
Brazil
Australia
Greece
Norway
Peru
Indonesia
Denmark
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
Ensure environmental sustainability
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
1948 |
| Organizational structure: |
World OMEP's governing body is the World Assembly (WA), which includes the national presidents of each member country (nearly 70), each with one vote. The World OMEP Executive Committee includes the World President, elected by the WA via secret ballot; Vice Presidents elected by members of each region (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and North America and Caribbean); and the World Treasurer elected by the OMEP World Assembly by secret ballot for a three-year (3-year) term and the Immediate Past President for a period of one year from his/her term in office. |
| Number and type of members: |
Individual membership is open to all individuals and organizations concerned with the general wellbeing, health, peacefulness, rights and optimum development of children, their families, others who care for them, and the institutions that serve them. rights of children to early childhood education and care (ECEC) and children's accessibility to high quality ECEC. Individuals join the OMEP Committee in their home country. However, if no National or Preparatory Committee exists in a given country, then individuals may seek membership directly in World OMEP. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
OMEP has representatives to ECOSOC and DPI; Serves on Committees on Education, Family,Migration, Children's Rights; member of WASH and WASH in Schools Partnerships; partners with ARNEC, Save the Children, UNICEF, WHO, World Bank and others on events |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Grants from Governments
Fees for education and training services
Fees for providing consulting or research services
Product sales and business services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Fundraising campaigns
Foreign and international grants
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