THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA’S COMBINED REPORT ON THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN & PEOPLES’ RIGHTS & INITIAL REPORT ON THE PROTOCOL TO THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA KMC – Kanifing Municipal Council LAHS- Lend A Hand Society LBE - Lower Basic Education LBW- Low Birth Weight LEG- Local Education Group LRR- Lower River Region MDGs- Millennium Development Goals MDI- Management Development Institute MDR-TB – Multi Drug Resistant- Tuberculosis MICS- Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey MMR- Maternal Mortality Ratio MNCH- Maternal New Born and Child Health MoBSE - Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education MOFEA- Ministry of Finance Economic Affairs MOHERST- Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology MoHSW- Ministry of Health and Social Welfare MOU- Memorandum of Understanding NAATIP- National Agency Against Trafficking In Persons NAGA- Nova Scotia Gambia Association NALA- National Agency for Legal Aid NANA- National Nutrition Agency NAS- National Aids Secretariat NAWFA- National Women’s Farmers Association NBR- North Bank Region NCAC- National Centre for Arts and Culture 6