Our Impact
Since 2001, AWDF has stayed true to its core goal: to build up an autonomous base for gender equality and development, supporting movements and initiatives of women that ordinarily do not have access to mainstream sources of funding for reasons of capacity, language, geographical location, and marginalisation.
With 17 years of operations and a network of over 1,300 women’s organisations in 43 African countries, as well as 2 countries in the Middle East, AWDF has developed a unique, flexible and responsive approach to grantmaking. This approach has catalysed change in the lives of women, particularly those from marginalised communities, and at the levels of policy.
US$
$11,367,134
Grants awarded in 2022
US$
$80,169,118
Total grants awarded since inception
1,614
Number of organisations we've worked with since inception
52 Countries
Number of countries we work in (Africa & Middle East)
Shaping Africa's Future
Our commitment is to work together to build the best possible futures for the African continent.