To
urge government to review adopt review and maintain
policies and development strategies that address the
needs and efforts of women in poverty.
Develop
gender-based methodologies and conduct research to
address the feminisation of poverty .
To
identify project and programmes being carried out by
the government and NGOs on poverty eradication programmes.
ACTIVITIES OF THE POVERTY COMMISSION,
NCWO
Some of these activities include
the following :
To set up a half way house
as a transitional place for battered women to stay after
leaving the crisis centre whilst adapting themselves
to living independently.
An important component needed in the progression from
being victims of domestic violence to survivors of domestic
violence is independence.
Hence for their own protection and safety, these women
who have made a decision to live independently usually
if they have children they will take their children
with them to the half way house.
To work with AIM to reach
marginalized women especially the women-headed families,
single mothers to provide them with income generating
skills, and projects to raise their standard of living.
To carry out a survey among
the NGOs and government departments that have projects
and programmes for poverty
OBJECTIVES 