Empower Women for Change

Constitutional objectives

The charitable purposes of the SCIO ('the Charitable Purposes') are: To advance the education by undertaking, commissioning and supporting research, and information exchange between Scotland and African countries and delivering training to community groups and civil society organisations to build the capacity and resilience of women in the area of anti-poverty, community regeneration and sustainability, and climate change. to promote environmental protection through educating, collaborating, raising awareness, campaigning for, and advising on climate change causes and consequences, and promoting gender mainstreaming in implementing sustainable measures of adaptations and mitigations in rural and urban areas of Scotland and African countries. to relieve poverty by supporting African women in Scotland and African countries, through promoting skills development, mentoring and knowledge transfer that will improve livelihood sustainability, food security and community regeneration. to promote the advancement of equality and diversity by empowering African women in Scotland and in African countries to participate in grassroots movements in urban and rural areas of Africa and Scotland.