Through AWDF’s support, African women in various countries have been able to accomplish the following:

• Support centers for survivors of gender-based violence ( South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana)

• A National Coalition to see an anti-violence Bill through parliament (Ghana)

• National radio programs on violence against women and gender issues (Nigeria & Ghana)

• A vocational training center for ex-Trokosis (ritual slaves) (Ghana)

• A feminist newspaper distributed nationally (Uganda)

• Income-generating projects for rural women

• Support for groups of women living with HIV/AIDS (Swaziland, Malawi, Zambia, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, etc)

• Leadership development programs for young women (Kenya, Botswana, Uganda & Malawi)

• Peace-building workshops and support for women in refugee camps (Liberia, South Sudan, Kenya)

• A skills building project for widows of genocide (Rwanda)

• Advocacy for disabled women’s rights (Uganda and Ghana)

• Community based programs to tackle Female Genital Mutilation (Gambia, Mali)

• Hosting of the Ellen-Johnson Sirleaf Market Women’s Fund, which has helped build and refurbish markets in Liberia, hereby supporting the livelihoods of hundreds of market women.