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List Currently Registered Organizations … By Country
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Women's Organizations
Sub-Saharan Africa
Association de Lutte Contre la Pauvreté et le Sida
YAOUNDE , Cameroon
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The Association de Lutte Contre la Pauvreté et le Sida (The Association to Fight Against Poverty and AIDS) was founded in April of 1999 to improve the lives of women in Cameroon through special areas of focus such as education, health, farming, economic development and women's rights . The organization serves primarily rural women who are the most oppressed due to poverty and lack of education. Viewed by many as "objects" these women often face homelessness, prostitution, and abuse. The organization is currently fundraising to open a multi-service center for women. This center is crucial because it will serve as an office and a safe meeting place for women to learn and gain support.
Contact Details: Association de Lutte Contre la Pauvreté et le Sida s/c leonie blandine nguimbous bp: 12768 yaoundé .CAMEROUN YAOUNDE Cameroon BP 12768 E-mail: leo_bous@yahoo.fr |
Trokosi Abolition Fellowship International
Koforidua, Ghana
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Trokosi Abolition Fellowship International in the Eastern Region of Ghana, Africa was founded in 1999 by Stephen Awudi Gadri and a group of women intent on liberating the Trokosi slaves of the region. Since 1999 its mission has expanded from the “liberation, rehabilitation and modification of other harmful traditional practices” to also include the empowerment of women in health, education, agricultural practices, income generating activities, AIDS support and education. The fellowship’s women are also working on a book regarding the Trokosi slave situation, called “Harvest of Souls, Farewell Trokosi.” The Trokosi Abolition Fellowship seeks to build programs for counseling, skill training, education, micro-enterprise, healthcare, resettlement and integration in order to increase the empowerment of women, and to advance their efforts to liberate the Trokosi slaves. With eleven staff members, thirteen-thousand volunteers, and nine-hundred members, current projects include advocating HIV/AIDS prevention through peer education, voluntary counseling and diagnostic testing. In the future, it hopes to involve women in palm plantations, food processing, computer training and to provide library facilities, and affordable housing for the homeless. Contact Details: Trokosi Abolition Fellowship International P.O. Box KF2789 Koforidua Ghana E-mail: tafighana@yahoo.com |
Women's Development Organization "GIE SENPRESNEG"
DAKAR, Senegal
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The Women's Development Organization was started by a group of rural women who wanted to fight against poverty, under development and devastating household conditions within villages. Working in the villages of Malika, Djiddah, and Keur Massar, WDO serves women eighteen years and older. By providing sustainable activities, it aims to break the determental cycle of dependence and poverty. With seven elected board members, eighteen members, and twenty-eight volunteers, WDO focuses on training women through a network of exchange and communication with other associations. In the future, they would like to develop an infrastructure within these villages through the placement of bakeries and fast food restaurants, as well technological accessories including photocopiers, fax machines, phones and internet access.
Contact Details: Women's Development Organization "GIE SENPRESNEG" PLLES ASSAINIES 11/436 MALIKA DAKAR DAKAR Senegal B.P 31120 THIAROYE E-mail: spn64567@hotmail.com |
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SERVING WOMEN
Association pour le Developpement Economique, Social & Culturel de Kalao (ADESCKA)
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
| ADESCKA is a young organization that was founded in March 2003 in order to reduce poverty in rural areas. The organization is working to improve economic, social and cultural development of the region by sponsoring local projects. ADESCKA targets poor rural children and women because many of them are living on less than $1 a day. The organization is lead by a community that makes decisions on a consensus basis. ADESCKA has worked on village committee organizations and presently wants to work on various projects including building schools, medical centers, and improving water and sanitation.
Contact Details: Association pour le Developpement Economique, Social & Culturel de Kalao (ADESCKA) 01BP: 4182 Ouagadougou 01 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 01 E-mail: adescka@yahoo.fr |
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