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Women Educators Association of Nigeria

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Advocacy and outreach
  • Capacity building
  • Education and training of women
  • Human rights of women
  • Millennium Development Goals
  • The girl child
  • Women and health
  • Women and poverty
  • Women and the economy
  • Women in power and decision-making

    • Social Development:
  • Aging
  • Employment
  • Poverty
  • Youth

    • NEPAD:
  • Agriculture and Food Security
  • Crosscutting issues (Gender and Capacity Development)
  • Economic and Corporate Governance
  • Human Development
    • Geographic scope: National
    Country of activity:
  • Nigeria
    • 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
    • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 2007
    Organizational structure: WEAN has developed an organizational structure as a baseline for a way forward towards bridging gaps in Nigeria's educational system:- Board of Trustees, Board of Directors, Facilitating Board. Project Department:- Mobilization Director, Project Manager, Program Manager, Administration Manager, Financial Controller, National coordinator, Zonal coordinators, State Coordinators, Community Outreach Officers.
    Number and type of members: Registered Members-3,000. Volunteer Members-500. Affiliate Members-50. Full-time Staff:- National Office-18. Zonal Offices-24.State Offices-30. Community Offices-1000.
    Affiliation with NGO networks: UNDP CSOs, African Courts Coalition, NEPAD CSOs Networks, Campaign 2015+ Nigeria, EIEWG CSOs Network, CSACEFA, CISHAN etc.
    Funding structure:
  • Membership fees or dues
  • Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
  • Fundraising campaigns
  • Grants from Governments
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
  • Foreign and international grants
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