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tilig:;;.
Training and political education;
Drawing up of crojects;
Establ'shment of social centres and .indergarten facilities.
Education, ;ntormat;on, consciousness raising, training, functional literacy, creation of infrastructure, including co-operatives; reducing women·s domestic work ourden
Introduction of women to modern agricultural techniques;functional literacy training;
~owever, given the vastness of the needs ,n this area where 8S per cent of Malian live, their needs are far from being met
Establishment of vocational training centres
GoOd relat,onships, especially with UNDP, USA
erDA
SearCh for funcing sources
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~4.t. Service oe La promction
socio-educative Ixgt_g1
lIlulliotn. Ministry department
Qi1£_Q!
clili1tl1.U ball:c 1. 1973 by political cption followed
by Government cecree of 3 May 1976 Oirect;on des aftaires Satidles
9.P. 169, ~ouakchott
~aur;ta"";if
liIlSl!lll!2
n
09illll!lgcitX.. Ministry ot Health and Social Af~airs
The advancement of women;
To provide skills trairing for women ;n hanoi crafts, mdrket gardenlng, poultry farming literacy, management of co-operati v e s ,
BtlgUC't~_rtguittg
lll_HUio_tll tH
SllllHt1:tl:ll.. Integrating the national machinery within the overall develooment poticy;
funos;
Establishment of a~propriate hosting 1acil;ties;
Trained manpower thllllHS_g1
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tClgUc't~&
Limited nationaL resources
tlllllllUtlll!l_2!
lbC_buttillol. Chief of the social and
educational advancement depart~ent;
At the regl0nal level, one official from each women·s advancement centre;
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l or 3 officials from each centre"s collective production unit.
07 officials oaid by Government plus some unpa;d volunteers
Mauritania Red Crescent;
Wortd Counc,l ot (h~rches;
Carlt a s r Lion's CLUb.
et2¥lQ~lal~_tfS1QO~1
Qt_QiHti't
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rlandicratts (mat ano carpet weaving embroidery, sewing, dyeing);
~arket gardenlng, poultry farmlng;
Courses tor llteracy, health and food science, co-operative management.
TM~ rural areas. The advancement of rural women is as important as that ot the urban women
Felt needs are unsatisfied because ot ;nadeQuate resources
Develop~ent of trairing and
advancement facilities at all levels
Relationsh'ps with international NGOs concern aid {consultations, suoply of eQuipment, tra;n;ng);
With national NGOs, establishment of co-operatives in rural areas
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:i41i:i1a, tillD .llf tlluLllQ!l!l:O: s
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Direction de la Dromotion de la femme
1980 Dy Govern~ent decree
Ministere de la jeunesse, des sports et de La culture
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IItbaD_loI11llleD::i OUllH
H~1§lillOlniR1_~1!n
OiltillOill_iOIl ioletOiUllOill
tHillH Co-operat;on w;th the UNICEF
·Ch;ldhooa, Youth, WOManhood"
programme
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Association des femmes du Niger (AFN) National association - technical
and political
1975 by Government decree No. 7517
PC~S of 3 September 1975 B.P. 2818, Niamey, Niger
Ministere de la Jeunesse, des sports et de la culture To safeguard the rights of women,
children and the family;
To educate women ir the civic, political, econo"ic and socio-cultural fietds;
To promote the futl integration of
women ,n the national development process;
To foster friendly relations with
other national and international associat10ns with similar aims;
To support national liberation movements.
Funds Manpower
International aid
Lack of financ,al resources;
Insufficient skilled female staff.
State grants;
Subscriptions;
Earnings from activities;
Donations.
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Chairwoman
Seven V1ce-chairwomen
One General secretary (permanent) One Assistant General secretary
(per manent) One General treasurer One Assistant treasurer
General secretaries in charge of:
Organization and culture
Infor~ation and public enlightenment campaign Training and education Foreign affairs
Two Advisors Two i\uditors
Qln~!_tl~Q~_la¥2~¥~~_la
AFN is divideC into section and subsections
Talks, sem;nars, tra;ning programmes, literacy classes, motivation classes in various aocrenticesh;ps, workshoOSI project ,mple"entation, participation in internatioral meetings.
~glll_Q'li¥111l:~_'~D'l:[D&The rural area because 90
percent ot Ni~er's population lives Here
Participation in national and international conferences;
International NGOs give financial aid to implement projects
13. UliEB.Ill
6gg!~iii 15, Awolowo Road
Ikoyi, Lagos, ~igeria
~gQQiQ!lQS_~~lh2!il~i Ministry ot Intormation and Social Development
QQ1~£!1~~ii To co·ordinate women"s activities throughout the country
8t~2~!£t~_!t9~1!t~
tQ_att~io_th~~e_QQle~tl~eii 'hao~e~_Ql_~e~~[ioQ
~~£L!~H!~!H~i
Lack at a separate body wholly
responsible only for women-s affairs Government
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et2~lD~1~1£_t~giQD~1 Q[_giit[i~t_st[~~t~[e~i
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~~Qr~~~i Administrative building,
7th Floor, Da<ar (SEPH) Senegal
SQQn~Qtln~_2~lnQtll~i Mi~;stry o~ Social Development
OQle'li~es. To plan and implement government policies regard1ng wome~;
To work on behalf of women ano against all torms of dlscrimination against them;
To promote the inVOlvement of women in devetopmenti
~o aSslst wo~en in estdblishing oroGuctive dsscciations;
To provide training in priority areas;
To ensure the Legal a dv a n c e men t of women
health eoucat,cn and employment
BeSQ~t,eS_teg~lteg lo~istics lQ_.i!HQl!::_1!:~g
Q~le~tl~e~ ounds
kttao,eS_Q!_se,utiDQ
suc~ resources:
kQmgQsil1QO_Q!_10e
l!wtU~i
From the natioral budget, from bilateral and internatlonal eonars;
By f'nancin. the action olan for women
Small national bud~et allocation for women s
programmes;
°rl0fity g1ven Dy Government to productive sectors;
Lack of ~onor interest in women4 s program~es
Government grdrts,
Internatlonal and nongovern~ental donors Division of Prcgramming and operations
Ho~e Economics Division
Wome~·s Wor~ Div;sion
Cf+;ce or Ft n a r.c e and Ad:n;r,;str-ation CireLtor, economist, 145 ho~e e{sr;~~~~
(rural a o
o
s o c ia L) aqe n t s» 253 i~(Jd ~JI"t:'j;..ar-a'!'and sewing instructors
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80 in all, including
°athfinder Fund
National Council of Negro Women
Federation nationale des associations feminines d~ Senegal
Union internationate pour la protection de l"enfance
Conseil national des caisses populaires
~aisons familiales rurales
Association Senegalaise pour te bien-etre familial
Ten regional services, 30 departmental services
j4 women·s skills instrucion centres,
92 rural expansion centres, numerous women·s workshops
Education and training, health and nutrition, economic and agricultural activities, reducing
women~s workload,
The rural areas - rural women make up 7~ percent of the female population
Alleviating women"s work load
organizing women, financing production projects
Establlshment of technical training centres for ~omen;
Estatllshment of associations in resioential and outlying areas
~21iQQ21_~~2~: relationships with
political parties, the National ~ovement
of Sociatist Women, Women·s Associations, Non-Federated Associations, Trade
unions especlatly the National Confed-eration of Senegalese Workers
rclecoatlgOal_~~Q~: organisation Of semlnars and financing
orojects
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U_HU1C_l!lfH
Ministry ot Social Welfare and Rural Development
Governmental - technical 1957
Ministry at Social welfare and
~ural Development
~ew England
Freetown, Sierra Leone Government ot Sierra Leone
To adv,se Government on all matters related to women and development;
To serve as the official oody for co-ordinat;ng and liaising with national and international oodies on the situation of women;
To conduct research on women in development;
To develop and conduct non-formal training to eradicate ,lliteracy and raise living standardS Trained personnel, sufficient fundS,
Transport, supplies Government budset
Foreign tunding sources
Insutt;clent trained personnel,
Inadequate fundS, transport problems Government ot Sierra Leone
Minister ot Social Welfare and Rural Development Chiet Social Development Officer
Deputy Chief Social Development Officer Principal Social Development Officer Social Develop"ent Officer
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Catholic Relief Services
Foster Parents· Plan Internat;onal Sierra Leone Muslim Women·s
Associat10n •
Sierra Leone Girl Gu;des Association Sierra Leone Association of
Univers,ty .omen CAQE, Inc.
~eals tor Millions
Canadian Un,versity Services Overseas
Training workshoos, horticultural projects Income-generating and self-help activities Agriculture, health, co-operative formation, non-tormal education
~2!1~!2£!12D_2!_[~!2!
Through trainirg workshops in rural areas, provis10n ot trained personnel to supervise activities ot rural .omen"s groups, supplying equipment ana ~aterials tor income-generating projects and aemonstration centres,
counseling at ~aternal and child health centres and in homes, cistribution of high protein, tow cost tood for intants anu small children, introduction of appropriate technology
Co-operation ard COllaboration in researCh, trai~;ng and assessment
of women·s neecs
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Secretar,at d-Etat des affaires sociaLes et de La promotion feminine
Government Secretariat January 1917
Ministry ot ~ealth, Social Affairs and Women"s Condition
B.P. 369 lome, Togo
Ministry ot Health, Social Affairs and Women"s Condition
TO improve the status of .omen in the political, economic, social and cultural fields;
To enaole womer to play their proper roles as fully-fledged citizens in all aspects of national l,te oy giving them appropriate colitical education.
Insu'ficient funds Government
Grants from the party One Chair.oman
One Vice-Cha;r~oman
Two Secretaries TINo Treasurers Two Auditors Nine Delegates Ten Advisors
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union national des femmes du Togo (UHFT) (_omen"s w,ng of the party. establtshed in 19721,
et~~lD'lA!'_tI9i~OAl
QC_gi11tiS1_S1tll,1I1CCiA
Organising functional literacy classes 'or wo~en;
Permanent education courses for women;
Particlpating in drafting of family code;
Organising seminars to give
women political and economic training.
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Wg!!lI!l:~_!lUg:ii
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IIlQlDID::i_DU>liA
BI!~!iQO~h1g1_Wi!h
Di1iQCiLiOQ
iDll[DitiQOil_ti~QiA
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Subregional Committee for the
I~tegratl0n ot lIomen in Development
tgm~Q~ltlQO_Ql_tDt llw~l:~\I.i.
(6) Algeria, Egypt, Libyan Arab
Jama~iriya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia
'1arc~ 19l51 Chair;:>erson
Vice-Chalrperscn Rapporteur
TO ensure that subregional development programmes take into accoynt the
integratlon ot women in development;
TO receive and exam;ne proposals presented by national machineries fe,. women;
To disseminate information and exchange Skills t~rough traini~g
programmes and study tours;
To aSslst 1n t~e design and
implementation of surveys wit~ a view to gathering cata and other information
ECA
P 0 60x ~16
Tangiers, ~orocco
Gnion Nationale des fe~mes Alger;ennes
(~'~FA)
!H1LQ!
IIlHllio~r~: ~ass orgarlsation
!iilU
Q!_~2~~~11~nmgD! 1Q62. Const,tLtive Congress held in
~ovef"'l':er 1V6b.
VH La Joy,
22 90ulevarj Franklin 'oosevelt, Atqt e r s> Algeria
SlIlIDHL:1 Dil
~~lnQr:!i~i The <LN (Front de Liberation ~at;onal)
~o u~,te Algerian ~omen ~;th a view
t c i nte q r at fn q the~ in all sectors of the lncustr;al ana agrarian revolution;
TO o~ganlse anc m~cit;se Algerian
wo~en tor the ~urpo~e of their political, soc1al d~d cultural advance~ent;
fa infcrm a~d to Keep in constant touch with ~I'T i qr a nt 'wome"';
!o .ark towaras th€ develo?ment and
strergthe~lng of friendly relations,
~otidar;ty anj cooperation ~ith organ-,sat,ons t,g~t'ng for the establishment at Just, democratic societies.
l!~~IIItUfS
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t1I_ 01 tt!ill ;:l-lU f Sf QQ.l~£~l:!~~':'
~umdn and tinarciat resources
UilQHLQ!
a'lIriLlll_slIkt
=f~Q~!:£~~:
Sens;t;satlon ca~paiqn
Tra;ning f\1Q21Qii
SlIlJUl:1H;
The Party Suoscr;otions
~Q!!!QQ~1112D IlLtll~
tlllr~,}w:
General secretary
National secretaries in the districts
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IOg_lOlli:!02112Cill tiliQ:;,.
U~ion natlonale de la Jeunesse Al.erienne (UNJA)
Urion communale
U~ion de Wllaya (regional) Union nationale (national)
To promote d~d aiversify national
tral~ipg by ~~ta~tishin9 aOQrentices~;~
centrps In incrEasi~~ n~moers in
~and,cr~tts, typ;~g;
To el;~;nat~ illiteracy;
To e5~abl;sh a~d manage coooeratives
Acva~cement ot the std~US of ~v~en
fhrough intormatio~ and literacy (d~oaigns;
Through esta~lishment of health centres in isotdted areas
~hrough lntormat;or and cultural trainlngi
gy creat,ng jots for _omen and providing protection for mothers and children
=ttorts are mace tc establish relations with progressive wcmenls orga~isations
throughout the ~orta, tu str~~~then reta~ions ~ith Ro~en·s organisations of liberat,on .ove.ents and to
esta~lish bilateral ~r~tocols
lla). ~~lfI
~~~!: National Commission for the Promotion
Of Women
Department for the Promotion of Women , Ixlll:_1l1
:!l~£hi!!~ni
flilt_!l1
UUbJ.ilillml:o1 :
iill!l!!~!lU!!g i1I1UlgCH~:
"arastatal body
1972 - National Commission for the Promotion of Women
1975 - Department for the Promotion for Women
80th by ~inisterial Act Ministry Of Social Affairs Cai r o , Egypt
~inistry of Social Affairs ro monltor the formulation of nat,onal development policy for women ,n order to make suggestions or propose amendments to the existing development policy and to maintain a ~alance During political and soc\o-eCOnom,c changes within the society;
To inform the ministries and
o~gan,sations concerned with the
;ntegration of women in development so as tp enable them to formulate plans and draw UP development
programmes In line with the national develOpment policy;
To monitor the implementation of development plans and programmes
by studying the results and suggesting solutions to the problems which could arise during their implementation;
TO suggest that stUdies and research be undertaken in cooperation with research institutions on the status of women in the various sectors.
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Inadequate funes
Lack of skilled personnel Government
President
General secretary
Representatives of various ~inistries
Representatives of national organisations Experts
~omen's wing of the Arab Socialist Union established in 1958
The Commission comprises 5 sub-committees responsible for:
Leg;slatl0n;
Internat;onat cooperation;
Research and conferences;
Planning and supervision;
InformatIon and communication.
To undertake studies on the legal
status of women and their participation in development;
To make recommendations to the Government on policies ano measures for the
integratlon of women in development;
To encourage various bodies dealing with women's aftairs.
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,glJ,~tO:
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Drawing up and implementation of cevelopment projects on the basis of priority needs
Drawing up and implementation of development projects on the basis of prior,ty needs
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Women's wing of the Arab Socialist Union
Political
1953 first by Head of State"s Decree
and afterwards by election among members and re,istration with Government
To strengthen the family structure;
To create an a.areress of the problems of workIng women anc to try to solve them;
To organlse leisure time and to bring about effective implementation of family planning program~es;
To establish programmes to safeguard the welfare of mothers and children;
To eliminate illiteracy.
Overpopulation Illiteracy
Some negatIve attitudes Government
General secretary
Three assistant general secretaries
IIlULollm&lu
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81:.!.jliIlD~tigS_iIlilb
DUJ.llDlll._llDll iotecoiltillOa!
!i!iQ~:
Literacy campaigns
Planning and irrple~entatian of development arojects
Guiding consumption od~terns
Increasing contacts with ~omen in
o the r count r t e s
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1970 oy Head of State"s decree
clo Ministry of Social Affairs and s oc r at Secur1ty
r rtc ot r , t r o y a
General Administration of Social Affairs Integrat'on of women in the oolitical, social and cultural life of the country
Shortage of technical and administrative staff
Government
Chairman, Vice Cha;r~an, Treasurer
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