ALLIANCE FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS

Charity number: 1206118
Recently registered

Charity overview

This charity has been recently registered - it does not need to update its information until 10 months after its first financial period ends

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Our charity aims to promote gender equality and assist women and girls in Africa. We achieve this by supporting voluntary organizations working towards improving the lives of women and girls in Africa through advice, resources, training, grants, and skill development. We also provide educational courses and knowledge-sharing networks to leaders of these organizations.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
  • Liberia
  • Malawi
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 December 2023: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • AFWAG (Working name)
Company number:
14869616 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

2 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode Chair 15 May 2023
None on record
Antonio Belgrave Trustee 22 May 2023
None on record

Financial history

This charity was registered recently. It does not have to provide information until 10 months after its first financial period.

Accounts and annual returns

This is a newly registered charity - accounts and annual return not required yet. The charity does not need to update its information until 10 months after its first financial period ends.

Governing document

Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15 MAY 2023 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 01 DEC 2023

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN AFRICA FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING ADVICE, RESOURCES AND TRAINING, SOURCING AND PROVIDING GRANTS AND PROVIDING OTHER SUCH SUPPORT TO VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS TO SUPPORT THEM IN: (A) ELIMINATING DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF GENDER; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY; (C) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE OBJECTS, “VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS” MEANS INDEPENDENT NON-GOVERNMENTAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION.

Contact information

Address:
167-169 Great Portland Street
London, England
W1W 5PF
Phone:
07455862542
Email:
Info@afwag.org
Website:

https://afwag.org Open in new window