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
Indigenous women
Information and communication technologies
Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
Men and boys
Millennium Development Goals
Policy advice
Research
Service provision
The girl child
Trafficking in women and girls
Violence against women
Women and HIV/AIDS
Women and armed conflict
Women and health
Women and poverty
Women and the economy
Women and the environment
Women and the media
Women and the media
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: |
2005 |
Organizational structure: |
ADMINISTRATIVE ARM; COMMITTEES ON REPRODUCTIVE AND HIV/AIDS, WOMEN LITERACY, WOMEN CIVIC EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE AND COMMITTEE ON WOMEN/GIRLS SKILL AQUISITION, MEDIA AND ADVOCACY COMMITTEE. |
Number and type of members: |
20 WOMEN MEMBERSHIP, 5 MEN ADMINISTRATIVE VOLUNTEERS AND 500 COMMUNITY WOMEN/ YOUTH VOLUNTEERS. |
Affiliation with NGO networks: |
AMERICAN CENTER FOR SOLIDARITY, FIDA, NIGERIAN LABOUR UNION RIVERS STATE WOMEN WING, UNDP, WOMEN/ YOUTH COMMUNITY BASED OGANISATIONS. |
Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Fees for providing consulting or research services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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