Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Biodiversity
Climate Change
Education
Energy
Sustainable Development
Water
Women
Financing for Development:
Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Information and communication technologies
Social Development:
Poverty
Sustainable Development:
Biodiversity
Climate change
Consumption and production patterns
Desertification and Drought
Disaster management and vulnerability
Education
Energy
Forests
Freshwater
Gender equality
Health
Human settlements
Institutional arrangements
Land management
Mining
Poverty
Protecting and managing the natural resources
Rural Development
Sanitation
Sustainable development for Africa
Sustainable development in a globalizing world
Waste (solid)
Waste Management
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| Geographic scope: |
Regional
Africa
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| Country of activity: |
Nigeria
Togo
Tunisia
Ghana
Cameroon
Chad
Burkina Faso
Liberia
Niger
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Promote gender equality and empower women
Ensure environmental sustainability
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year of registration: |
2005 |
| Organizational structure: |
The organization consists of three main organs: the General Assembly, Board of Directors and the Management. The General Assembly includes both individuals and organisational members and currently it has a membership of over 3000. WEPâ¿¿s Board of Directors is a 9 member Board, comprising of 5 females and 4 males. The Board is the policy making body of the organisation and meets annually to review performance of the organisation, approve programmes and budget for the organisation. The Management, headed by the Executive Director (who is also a member of the Board of Directors) is saddled with the responsibility of policy implementation and the general day-to-day running of the organization. The structure is organized into four proposed projects viz; Environment, Governance, Peace and Conflict Resolution, and Natural Resource Development. There is also a unit of Administration and Finance which is saddled with the administrative and accounting issues. |
| Number and type of members: |
Membership of the organization is open to all individuals, CBOs, NGOs, Academiaâ¿¿s, professionals whom majorities are volunteers. We also have international volunteers whom have spent sometimes like 6 months, 9 and 12 months respectively. Currently it has a membership of Over 6000 from all over Nigeria and sub region of West Africa. |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Fees for education and training services
Fees for providing consulting or research services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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