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
Indigenous women
Information and communication technologies
Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
Millennium Development Goals
Policy advice
Research
Women and poverty
Women and the environment
Women in power and decision-making
Sustainable Development:
Agriculture
Capacity-building
Climate change
Consumption and production patterns
Forests
Gender equality
Information for decision-making and participation
Integrated decision-making
International cooperation for an enabling environment
Land management
Major Groups
Partnerships
Poverty
Protecting and managing the natural resources
Rural Development
Sustainable development for Africa
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| Geographic scope: |
Regional
Africa
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| Country of activity: |
Congo
Ghana
Equatorial Guinea
Gambia
Togo
Benin
Burkina Faso
Gabon
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nigeria
Rwanda
Burundi
Cameroon
Chad
Liberia
Senegal
Central African Republic
Côte D'Ivoire
Mali
Madagascar
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Promote gender equality and empower women
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: |
REFACOF's structure is as follows: - A permanent secretariate based in Edéa, Cameroon - A regional Board - A Focal Point in every country member |
| Number and type of members: |
EFACOF is composed of 20 Africa member countries which are: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo Republic, Central Africa Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tchad and Togo. In every country member, REFACOF members are recruted among individual rural women, women community-based organisations, individual women from civil society organisations, state institutions and private sector, women civil soiety organisations, etc. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
REFACOF is a Member of Global Gender and Climat Alliance (GGCA) |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Other sources
Fees for providing consulting or research services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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| Funding structure other: |
International Non Governmental Organisations |
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