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African Forum and Network on Debt and Development

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Citizenship and Governance Debt Relief Development Extreme poverty Financing for Development Least Developed Countries Social Development Sustainable Development Taxation Policy Trade and Development United Nations Funding United Nations Reform Financing for Development: Addressing systemic issues External debt Increasing financial and technical cooperation for development International Cooperation in Tax Matters International Trade as an engine for development Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development Mobilizing international resources for development Public Administration: Public Financial Management Socio-Economic Governance and Management Social Development: Poverty Statistics: Development indicators International Economic and Social Classifications National accounting Official statistics, principles and practices Statistics on international trade in services Sustainable Development: International cooperation for an enabling environment NEPAD: Climate Change and Natural Resource Management Economic and Corporate Governance Human Development
Geographic scope:	Regional Africa
Millennium Development Goals:	Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	The African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD) is a civil society organization established in 1996 as a regional platform and organisation for lobbying and advocating for debt cancellation and addressing other debt related issues in Africa. With time its focus has encompassed the use of economic resources for development. Over the years, AFRODAD has worked and re-positioned itself as an instrumental and key player in influencing policy makers in national governments and their institutions at regional and global levels. Its activities have focused on Debt Management, Development Aid, International Public Finance, Domestic Resource Mobilisation and Economic Governance. AFRODAD has used research, advocacy, networking and capacity building as key strategies in its programme and institutional development work. Its evidence and research-based advocacy approach in programming has placed it within the interests of governments and academia and made it a hub of capacity building for civil society and Parliamentarians in Africa and beyond.
Year established:	1996
Year of registration:	1996
Organizational structure:	AFRODAD is governed by a Board of seven people from the five regions of Africa: East, Central, West, South and North. The day to day activities of AFRODAD are undertaken by a Secretariat, based in Harare, Zimbabwe, which is responsible for both programme and administrative activities.
Number and type of members:	AFRODAD is a trust and operates on an associate basis instead of a membership basis. The associates are groups initiated by AFRODAD or, in two cases, very close collaborators.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Tax Justice Network, African Civil Society Circle,
Funding structure:	Grants from Governments Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations Fees for providing consulting or research services Fundraising campaigns Funds from Religious Institutions Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants
Funding structure other:	Sale of publications

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