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ABANTU for Development is a registered Non-Governmental Organisation, esterblished in October 1991. It is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations. The Nigeria Country Office (NCO) based in Kaduna, North West Nigeria commenced operations in 1996. It is registered with CAC with Registration Number CAC/IT/No 29012. ABANTU has gained credibility in Nigeria as an effective and credible gender and policy advocacy organization. It is also popularly reffred to as the "NGO of NGOs" as a result of its expertise and experience of strengthening the management and service delivery capacity of NGOs and CBOs that work with and for women. ABANTU has a vision of a world in which "empowered women and men work together to address gender inequalities and promote transformational leadership and development for a just society". ABANTU exist's to "build the capacity of women to participate in decision-making at all levels, to influence policies from a gender perspective and to address inequalities and injustices in social relationships". The organization is a network of people who believe that gender disparity is an injustice, which contributes to poverty and ignorance and therby hinders development. Although ABANTU is an independent organization, its major strenght lies in its ability to mobilize women and men from diverse organizations to forge strategic alliance in order to advance its cause. The organizations therefore seeks to achieve this through, advocacy, training, research, institutional development and networking.
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