Year: 2018
Women’s Human Rights: A Look at AWDF Grant Best Practices
Women’s Human Rights: A Look at AWDF Grant Best Practices
Within the strategic plan, AWDF prioritised issues under the WHR thematic area which included Violence against women: ending impunity, practical support to survivors of violence, Fundamentalisms: religious, cultural, political, economic, legal and social, Property rights: ownership, inheritance, access, control of assets and Citizenship. The grantee portfolio at the time included initiatives that addressed the following issues including: legal, policy development and reform, movement building using The Charter of Feminist Principles for African Feminists, awareness raising through campaigns, events, media outreach on issues listed above, research and documentation, practical support to women affected by the thematic issues,training and capacity building. The purpose of the evaluation
was to increase organisational learning by assessing AWDF and grantee partners. It was designed to understand AWDF and performance between 2009-2011. The evaluation used relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability as an overarching framework. The analysis of the report was guided by the social change matrix, a tool utilised by the Global Fund for Women for internal reflection practices. It is our hope that the findings over that period of time will only continue to strengthen the work of AWDF as well as deeper understandings and practices in women’s human rights.
Health and Reporductive Rights portfolio: A look back at the last 14 years of thematic grantmaking and recommendations for moving forward
Health and Reporductive Rights portfolio: A look back at the last 14 years of thematic grantmaking and recommendations for moving forward
In an effort to ensure that the HRR thematic area remains relevant to women’s needs and reflect current and emerging issues that affect health and reproductive rights of women in Africa, AWDF commissioned an independent consultant (Ms. Everjoice J. Win) to conduct an evaluation of the thematic HRR area. This report is an abridged version of the findings from that assessment. To obtain a full copy of the evaluation, please contact Ms. Zeytuna Abdella Feyissa-Azasoo, the M&E
Specialist at AWDF.
- The overall objectives of the HRR evaluation were:
- To document and assess the work of AWDF in this thematic area, examining the relevance
of selected priorities; - To understand major challenges that have contributed to low patronage of the thematic
area and suggest improvements; - To identify current and emerging HRR issues of importance to African women.
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Planting Seeds: Funding Women’s Economic Empowerment
Planting Seeds: Funding Women’s Economic Empowerment
This abridged report summarizes an evaluation of the EE&L theme. The evaluation had the objective to assess the performance of this thematic area from 2001 to 2011. The evaluation’s goal is to measure qualitative and quantitative gains in the lives of women and women’s organisations, and to examine the approach and scope of implementation. Furthermore, the evaluation draws lessons from the interventions, to provide recommendations to strengthen the thematic focus. Finally, the evaluation assesses efficiency and effectiveness of the approach and contributionsto the development of the women’s agenda of economic security in Africa.
The evaluation was carried out by Dr. Rudith Sylvana King along with supporting consultants Professor Imoro Braimah and Mr. Owusu Amponsah. The method of evaluation used was both a desk review and field interviews, including two country visits, and email interviews in six
countries.
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