Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Children
Citizenship and Governance
Climate Change
Culture
Governance
HIV/AIDS
Human Rights
Justice
Violence
Women/gender Equality
Youth
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
Research
Service provision
The girl child
Trafficking in women and girls
Violence against women
Women and HIV/AIDS
Women in power and decision-making
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| Geographic scope: |
National
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| Country of activity: |
Nigeria
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
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: |
1998 |
| Organizational structure: |
CIRDDOC has operational offices in three states and Abuja FCT: Enugu, Anambra and Ebonyi but its mandate is to implement its programmes in Nigeria as a whole. In addition, CIRDDOC has established 15 Community Information Centres (CIC) in three states to provide a forum for citizens to access information. A Board of Trustees of 3 men and 3 women supported by an Academic Advisory Council of two men and two women and Executive Committee governs decision making in CIRDDOC. An Executive Director heads the core of the day-to-day operations of the organisation. CIRDDOC operates through five departments as follows: General Services and Administration, Accounts, Training and Programmes, Library/Resource Centre and Legal Services. |
| Number and type of members: |
Non Membership |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
NGO Coalition on the International Criminal Court (CICC) 217. Association for Women in Development (AWID), a network of Women’s 3.Women Law and Development in Africa (WILDAF) Coalition of Eastern NGOs (CENGOS), National Coalition on Affirmative Action |
| Funding structure: |
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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