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African American Centre for Governance and Development

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:

Economic and Social:
  • Agriculture
  • Climate Change
  • Extreme poverty
  • Habitat
  • Peace and Security
  • Women/gender Equality

  • Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Capacity building
  • Human rights of women
  • Millennium Development Goals
  • Policy advice
  • Trafficking in women and girls
  • Violence against women
  • Women and poverty

  • Population:
  • International migration
  • Morbidity and mortality

  • Social Development:
  • Conflict
  • Disabled persons
  • Employment
  • Poverty
  • Youth
  • Geographic scope: Regional
  • Africa
  • Country of activity:
  • Nigeria
  • Millennium Development Goals:
  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 2005
    Organizational structure: African-American Centre for Governance and Development is registered with a Board of Trustees and Advisory Board comprising of intellectuals, African-Americans, political and business class, present and past leaders within and outside Nigeria. The Secretariat/Management Team is headed by the Country Director/CEO and has Departments on Research, Budget and planning, Public Affairs & Protocols, Agriculture and Rural Development, ICT/Environment, Human Resources, Legal services, Administration and Resource Centre etc.
    Number and type of members: 50 members and the are drawn from individuals, CBOs, CSOs and NGOs
    Affiliation with NGO networks: The malian Foundation, National Allaiance Against Hunger and Manutrition, Worldforworld organisation, YPARD and YPLD
    Funding structure:
  • Membership fees or dues
  • Fees for education and training services
  • Fees for providing consulting or research services
  • Product sales and business services
  • Funding structure other: funds are deployed on pilot projects from year to year
     
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