About the Organization |
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The Agency for Women and Child Development (AWCD), founded in 1997, is a nongovernmental and nonprofit charitable organization incorporated in the State of Arizona and tax-exempt under the provisions of section...
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Mission |
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The mission of AWCD is to reduce poverty, empower disadvantaged women to build a healthy and just society, and facilitate a better quality of life for all children, particularly those living in absolute poverty in the United States...
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Goals |
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The main goal of AWCD is to strengthen women’s capacity to deal with basic problems that affect their daily lives: problems in raising children, poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, domestic violence, teen pregnancy...
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Origin of AWCD |
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The formation of Agency for Women and Child Development was originally conceived at a conference held in Phoenix, Arizona in 1997 by a group of professionals exploring practical ways to alleviate abject poverty among...
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Summary of past programs and accomplishments
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Since 2001, AWCD has successfully implemented various projects in areas of social services and economic development in the United States and Africa. The programs were specifically carried out in different locations including Phoenix, Arizona, New York City, the Niger Delta in Nigeria, and Thika District in Kenya. The following is a brief summary of past programs and accomplishments of AWCD.
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AWCD’s main office is currently located
in New York City at the following address:
Agency for Women and Child Development
274 Malcolm X Blvd @ 124th St
Second Floor, #3
New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212-722-7005
Fax: 212-722 7006
E-mail: admin@womenandchildren.net
Website: www.womenandchildren.net
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