We value your privacy

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, serve personalized ads or content, and analyze our traffic. By clicking "Accept All", you consent to our use of cookies.

Customize Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ... 

Always Active

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

No cookies to display.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

No cookies to display.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

No cookies to display.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

No cookies to display.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

No cookies to display.

Close

Take Action

Since 2001, the AWDF has been working for, by, and with African women to promote, support and amplify African women’s organising.
APPLY FOR A GRANT

About the open call for proposals

Read announcement for call for proposals.

We have three funding streams you can apply to:

  1. Open Grants

    – These are for applications proposing work that promotes the rights of women, girls and gender-diverse peoples’ rights. We are prioritising projects that address structural barriers to gender equality and projects building the agency of women, girls and gender diverse people to lead activism towards gender justice.

  2. Kasa! Initiative Grants

    – These are for applications for work specifically addressing sexual violence and only for Women’s Rights Organisations (WROs) registered and working in Ghana, Nigeria and/or Senegal.

  3. Komboa Grants 

    – These are for applications from women and gender-diverse persons led organisations and networks, operating within the African continent working to empower African women, girls, and gender-diverse people to exercise their voice, agency, and leadership.

Click HERE to read the full call for proposals

Click HERE to read our Frequently Asked Questions.

Click HERE to read our Application Guidance Document.

Closing Date for receiving applications is Tuesday, 2 April, 2024 at 23:59 GMT.

Click HERE to access our online application portal.

How to use the AWDF Grant Application Online Portal

Here are steps on how to use the application portal
Download guideline

FAQs

Browse our list of frequently asked questions
Browse FAQs

Sign up to stay updated on the latest news