Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Children
Education
Extreme poverty
Human Rights
Justice
Sustainable Development
Women
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
The girl child
Trafficking in women and girls
Women and health
Women and poverty
Sustainable Development:
Capacity-building
Education
Gender equality
Health
Partnerships
Poverty
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Country of activity: |
India
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
Develop global partnership for development
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
2005 |
| Organizational structure: |
The organization has a central office in Barcelona with the following structure:
- Board of Trustees (1 president, 1 secretary, 6 vocals). They meet at least twice a year and receive no payment.
- CEO (1 person). He's the founder of the organization, and he is expatriated at Mumbai during 6-8 months per year. The rest of the year he is located at Barcelona HQ.
- Finances Deparment (1 director of Finances), she also acts as Office Manager and legal representative.
- Communication Department (1 person).
- Projects Department (1 person).
- Partnerships Department (1 person).
- Memberships Department (1 person).
These 6 staff are salaried.
- A group of nearly 30 volunteers who collaborate without a salary in administrative, logistics and events tasks.
The organization also has 6 volunteers groups in other Spanish cities (Madrid, A Coruña, Bilbao, Tarragona, Ávila and Gijón) who organize sensibilization and fundraising events. They receive no salary.
The projects in Mumbai are executed by Mumbai Smiles Foundation, a local NGO legally registered in India who acts as our counterpart. Both entities share strategic plan, goals, logo, and corporate image. |
| Number and type of members: |
2,791 individual members who collaborate with the organization by paying a monthly fee. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
FREEDOM COLLABORATIVE, GLOBAL MODERN SLAVERY DIRECTORY. |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Fundraising campaigns
Grants from Governments
Product sales and business services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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