Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Agriculture
Business and Industry
Children
Citizenship and Governance
Climate Change
Crime Prevention
Culture
Education
Environment
Extreme poverty
Governance
HIV/AIDS
Habitat
Human Rights
Humanitarian Affairs
Peace and Security
Sports for Peace and Development
Sustainable Development
Volunteerism
Women/gender Equality
Youth
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Men and boys
Millennium Development Goals
The girl child
Violence against women
Women and HIV/AIDS
Women and armed conflict
Women and health
Women and poverty
Women and the economy
Women in power and decision-making
Population:
Population distribution and internal migration
Reproduction, family formation and the status of women
Social Development:
Conflict
Disabled persons
Employment
Indigenous issues
Information and Communications Technologies
Poverty
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Agriculture
Capacity-building
Climate change
Disaster management and vulnerability
Education
Energy
Gender equality
Health
Human settlements
Information for decision-making and participation
Institutional arrangements
Poverty
Protecting and managing the natural resources
Rural Development
Sanitation
Sustainable Tourism
Waste Management
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Country of activity: |
Ghana
Mexico
United States of America
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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: |
2005 |
| Organizational structure: |
INTERNATIONAL HEADQUATERS NEW YORK
NATIONAL OFFICE( COUNTRY TEAMS ,BOARD)
COUNTRY COORDINATOR
PROGRAMMES COORDINATOR
ADMINSTRATION/TECHNICAL
PROJECTS COORDINATOR
ADVOCACY TEAMS
RECGIONAL COORDNATORS
VOLUNTEERS
The Global Youth Action Network (GYAN) is one of the most expansive youth networks in the world today linking diverse youth movements and developing partnerships with youth organizations in nearly 200 countries and territories plus tens of thousands of contacts. Through a strategic partnership, GYAN and TakingITGlobal have partnered to create the most dynamic and resourceful on-line community on the net for young people and youth organizations making a difference.
The mission of GYAN is to facilitate youth participation and intergenerational partnership in global decision-making processes; support collaboration among diverse youth organizations; and provide tools, resources, and recognition for positive youth action to change the world.
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GYAN Ghana is led by a group of young staff members based at its head office in Accra, its regional offices in Ashanti Region, and Northern Region, and its focal coordinating team in the 10 regions of Ghana. The GYAN staffs in the head office focuses on facilitating collaboration, project and program management, community engagement, outreach, development and administration. GYAN continues to expand as a collaborative networ |
| Number and type of members: |
COUNTRY LEVEL: 200 COUNTRIES
YOUTH (GHANA): 3,000(CIRCA)
ORGANISATIONS(GHANA) : 150 |
| Funding structure: |
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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