Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Aging
Disabled Persons
Extreme poverty
HIV/AIDS
Human Rights
Population
Sustainable Development
Violence
Women/gender Equality
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Human rights of women
Policy advice
Research
Violence against women
Women and poverty
Population:
Population growth
Social Development:
Aging
Disabled persons
Poverty
Social policy
Statistics:
Demographic and social surveys
Development indicators
Disability Statistics
Household Statistics
Population and housing censuses
Poverty statistics
Social Statistics and Social Monitoring
Sustainable Development:
Capacity-building
Demographics
Disaster management and vulnerability
Gender equality
Health
Poverty
Sustainable development for Africa
Sustainable development in a globalizing world
Peace and Development in Africa:
Development in Africa
Peace in Africa
Conflict Resolution in Africa:
Conflicts Resolution
NEPAD:
Crosscutting issues (Gender and Capacity Development)
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| Geographic scope: |
National
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| Country of activity: |
Kenya
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
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: |
1983 |
| Organizational structure: |
The organization is headed by a Board of 12 Members and a secretariat with 6 full time staff. staff. HAK works closely with the management and staff of the current 31 project co-implementing partners, situated within 30 Districts in all the eight Provinces of Kenya. The interventions in most of the Districts have been to prevent HIV/AIDS and alleviating its impact in multi-generational households (households that are headed by Older Persons and have either OVCs and or PLWHAs). |
| Number and type of members: |
HelpAge Kenya is governed through a Board of 11 Directors. The Board comprises of a Chairman, Vice Chairperson, Treasurer and the Secretary (the CEO) and Board of Directors Members. It has three standing committees i.e. the Executive, Finance and Projects. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
Membership with Health NGOS Network, Human Rights Network & Kenya CSOs Aging, Health and HIV advocacy fora |
| Funding structure: |
Fundraising campaigns
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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