Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Culture
Disabled Persons
Education
Human Rights
Labour
Minority Rights
Women/gender Equality
Youth
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: |
Regional
Latin America and Caribbean
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| Country of activity: |
Paraguay
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Nicaragua
Cuba
Peru
Argentina
Chile
Mexico
El Salvador
Ecuador
Colombia
Brazil
Guatemala
Panama
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Dominican Republic
Honduras
Costa Rica
Uruguay
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
1986 |
| Organizational structure: |
General Assembly of members, Executive Committee elected by the General Assembly each four years and the Permanent Office. |
| Number and type of members: |
Organizations of and for the blind from 19 Latin American countries. ULAC has 65 active members. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
ULAC woks with World Blind Union. |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
Fundraising campaigns
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