Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
Men and boys
Millennium Development Goals
Policy advice
Research
Service provision
The girl child
Women and HIV/AIDS
Women and health
Population:
Reproduction, family formation and the status of women
Social Development:
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Capacity-building
Health
Human settlements
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Geographic scope: |
National
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Country of activity: |
Nigeria
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Millennium Development Goals: |
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop global partnership for development
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Mission statement: |
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Year established: |
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Year of registration: |
2002 |
Organizational structure: |
The Center has three offices strategically located in the country with the head office in Lagos and field offices in Abuja and Owerri. The Board of Trustees are responsible for the Management and administration of the Organization. They set the broad strategic goals of the Organization. The board consists of 9 members of whom 5 are women and 4 men. The Center has a program staff of 12 and support staff of six serving the three offices. Also, we have about 20 volunteers who help in implementing programs. The program staffs implement project activities; write grant proposals and network with other professionals in the interest of the Center. Five members of the board are female including the Executive Director. The field offices are manned by females and the Head of Accounts is a female. They all play a major role in projecting a positive image of the Center as a Non Profit Organisation. |
Number and type of members: |
The Center has 18 core staff across the 3 offices and a volunteer corps of 20 people. |
Affiliation with NGO networks: |
NEPWHAN |
Funding structure: |
Fees for providing consulting or research services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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