Contact Details:
Main Office
address
State House
Banjul, The Gambia
Phone no: 4227 605
Fax:
4201 463
Email: dibbapsave@ganet.gm
National Women's Council (NWC)
1 Marina Parade
c/o The President's Office
State House,
PO Box 83, Banjul
The Executive Secretary,
Women's Bureau
14/15 Muammar El-Ghadaffi Avenue,
Banjul
Phone: 4228 730
Fax: 4229 846
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Background Information:
The
Department of State for Women's Affairs is a ministerial portfolio
that is held under the Vice-President
(Dr Aja Isatou Njie-Saidy).
The department is responsible for
giving policy guidance and proposals to the Gambia Government on
issues affecting women. The National Women's Council acts as a forum for women while the Women's
Bureau serves as the Secretariat to the NWC.
In
this respect, the Bureau currently focuses on information collection,
distribution, and research. The Bureau assists the NWC in
looking for trends and creating ties with other institutions on the
socio-economic and political front, reviewing bills, laws,
programmes, new technologies, policies, and giving out pertinent
information for the country's leading decision making.
The Bureau also helps in identifying capacity building and training
bodies. It is also required to take on a front role in the
coordination of women's issues.
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