Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Agriculture
Children
Climate Change
Environment
Volunteerism
Women/gender Equality
Youth
Financing for Development:
Increasing financial and technical cooperation for development
Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development
Mobilizing international resources for development
Social Development:
Conflict
Employment
Poverty
Social policy
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Agriculture
Capacity-building
Climate change
Institutional arrangements
Major Groups
Mining
Partnerships
Protecting and managing the natural resources
Sustainable development for Africa
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| Geographic scope: |
National
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| Country of activity: |
Ghana
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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: |
2010 |
| Organizational structure: |
Governance Structure
Advisory Council
GADeF’s Advisory Council has five committees that help in the council's oversight of the foundation's activities. The committees are;
1. Businesses and Community Relationship Management Committee
2. Youth Governance and Nominating Committee
3. Audit Committee
4. Corporate Social Responsibility Review (CSRR) Committee
5. Funds and Sustainable Development Committee
Board of Trustee
GADeF is forming a 9-member Board to oversee the Foundations activities in communities’ levels following decisions from the Advisory Council.
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee shall be accountable for the performance of the youth network in Ahafo. The Committee will be drawn from the all mines affected communities taking critical look at the components of the NADeF missions and program.
Network Secretariat
The Secretariat shall be responsible for the administration of the day- to- day activities of all Networks formed
Community Development Committees (CDC)
These committees in all communities in Ahafo will be responsible for community consultation, monitoring and evaluation of developments in their locality. Their decisions will be focused highly on sustainable development and on the youth using the District Assemblies’ Development Plan as a guide. |
| Number and type of members: |
Personnel
GADeF working staff includes the Programs Director, 4 Project Coordinators, Financial Controller, Communications Executive, 4 Functional Area Managers, 2 Support Staff, 2 Secretariat Staff, 2 Volunteers Staff Coordinators and a driver. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
Youth Climate Report,African Views,African Women In Development,Litworld, |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Fees for education and training services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
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| Funding structure other: |
Fund Raising Events through Networks formed |
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