Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Children
Citizenship and Governance
Crime Prevention
Criminal Justice
Culture
Disabled Persons
Education
Extreme poverty
Family
Human Rights
Humanitarian Affairs
Information
Justice
Labour
Migration
Minority Rights
Peace and Security
Refugees
Religion
Social Development
Torture
Violence
Volunteerism
Women
Women/gender Equality
Youth
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Information and communication technologies
Service provision
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
Population:
International migration
Social Development:
Disabled persons
Employment
Information and Communications Technologies
Poverty
Social policy
Youth
Peace and Development in Africa:
Development in Africa
Peace in Africa
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| Geographic scope: |
Regional
Europe
Africa
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| Country of activity: |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Promote gender equality and empower women
Develop global partnership for development
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
2002 |
| Organizational structure: |
Diversity Living Services was founded in 2001 and is registered as a Company Limited by Guarantee and charity in 2002. The charity is run by a Board of Trustees which is elected at AGM . The Board comprises 3 men and 2 women with a range of skills and experience including human resources, fundraising, accountancy, legal issues, advocacy and policy development. Committee members are responsible for setting policy, defining goals and evaluating performance against targets in relation to funded projects. The Management team comprises the Chairperson, the Coordinator, the Secretary and the Treasurer who meet every month. Weekly meetings are organised for staff and volunteers to discuss weekly action plan and to evaluate the work done during the previous week. It is on that occasion that Management Committee's decisions are passed and reported to staff and volunteers. The Treasurer is responsible for financial control and reporting. Staff and volunteers report about their work and performance for the previous week. It is this occasion when the Manager provides instructions, advice and recommendations to ensure targets agreed with funders are met. Day-to-day activities sre undertaken by the Executive Director who report to the Board of Trustees. |
| Number and type of members: |
3500 |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
British Refugee Council, Advice UK |
| Funding structure: |
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
Grants from Governments
Foreign and international grants
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| Funding structure other: |
Project Grants |
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