April 1992
Foundation of the CDM
August 1993
Registration with the Registrar of Associations of Mauritius (Regd. No. 4100)
May 1995
Affiliation with the Mauritius Alliance of Women (MAW)
November 1995
Affiliation with the Mauritius Council of Social Service (MACOSS)
December 1995
Affiliation with the National Women’s Council (NWC)
September 2003
Recognition as a “Charitable Organisation” by the Ministry of Finance
July 2005
Granting of Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the
United Nations (ECOSOC/UN)
August 2005
Affiliation with the African Women Development and Communication Network
(FEMNET)
September 2007
Affiliation with the Municipality of Vacoas-Phoenix
October 2007
Admission as member of the African Union, Economic, Social and Cultural Council –
Mauritius (AUEM)
March 2008
CDM is one of the two organisations elected to represent the civil society of Mauritius at the Permanent General Assembly of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union (ECOSOCC/AU) for a period of four years