Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Millennium Development Goals
Policy advice
The girl child
Violence against women
Women and HIV/AIDS
Women and health
Women and poverty
Women and the economy
Social Development:
Poverty
Social policy
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Capacity-building
Education
Gender equality
Health
Poverty
Rural Development
Sanitation
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Country of activity: |
Eswatini
Botswana
Lesotho
Zimbabwe
Canada
South Africa
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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: |
2011 |
| Organizational structure: |
The organization has a hierarchy system. The Founder and Executive Director is the one who leads the organization and is also the chair of the Board of Directors. There is a Board secretary who is the chief volunteer and is resposnible for the management of the overall team in the absence of the Founder. The Board of Directors report to the Board chair and the team leaders from the different departments report to the executive team which comprises of Executive Secretary, Directors, Field Advisors and the Treasurer. The organization comprises of fundraising department, marketing department, Programs department, Finance department and Human Resources department. The staff is 100% volunteers and has been such since inception of organization in 2011. The volunteers report to the team leads assigned at each department. There are also virtual volunteer staff members who are based on ground in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Lesotho. The current team comprises of fourteen volunteers in both Canada and Southern Africa. Volunteers serve for a minimum one year team and those at Director level are mandated to serve for a minimum two year term. The organization also has free membership for those who wish to vote at annual meetings, on new programs and partnerships if and when the Chair of the Board opens a public call for such. Membership is for two years and is free to renew, is open to any persons with a non political mandate for joining us to support our initiatives globally, promote our vision and mission. Members are also invited to all events and or public meetings hosted by the organization and also requested from time to time to donate towards the programs and the management costs of running the organization. |
| Number and type of members: |
There are 30 members affiliated to the organization. Members have voting rights on new programs, new partnerships and yearly budget. Membership is voluntary and is open to the public. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
yes |
| Funding structure: |
Fundraising campaigns
Fees for education and training services
Other sources
Donations and grants from domestic sources
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