Le Conseil des Organisations des Femmes Agissant en Synergie “COFAS” or the council of women’s organization working in synergy has been founded on 25th November 2010 for finding solutions to some negative constant observed on behalf of the Congolese community, the knowledge about gender, Children and women’s rights, the regular war in the country, production health, preventing and combating sexual violence against women and girls and gender based violence.
Our main office is located in Katanga/Baraka city/fizi-DR Congo
Our mission is to eradicate all problems listed above.
The principal programs of our organization are that contribute to the Human rights promotion and legal empowerment are:
All these programs listed above contribute to the empowerment of human rights and the respect of the law and helps women to be able to defend their own rights of others.
Here are some organs that have different responsabilities in the organisation
GENERALE ASSEMBLEE: this is the supreme organ of the organization, it takes all decision on how should the organization should work which meets once a year.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: this organ has five members, this organ executes the decisions taken by the general assembly and they meet twice a year.
MONITORING AND EVALUATION: The monitoring and evaluation department assure the internal control and report to the general assembly, it controls all department and it has three members
THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT: this is the organ that manages daily the organization, realize the synergy goals, execute its programs; present the narrative and financial to the general assembly, looks for funds and represents COFAS to other organization, this is formed by eleven members.
COFAS works in the entire South-Kivu province through his member organizations.