The following organisations have been supported by the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) to carry out a range of activities in support of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign. Grantee partners for 2011 are:
| Centre for Legal Rights Education, Advocacy and Development (CLREAD) | Kenya |
| Christian Women Child Ministries (CWCM-Uganda) | Uganda |
| Childolescent and Family Survival Organization – Women’s Rights Action Group (CAFSO-WRAG) | Nigeria |
| Women’s Initiative for Self-Actualization (WISA) | Nigeria |
| Kikandwa Rural Communities Development Organization (KIRUCODO) | Uganda |
| Echoes of Women in Africa Initiative (ECOWA) | Nigeria |
| Malawi Human Rights for Women with Disabilities | Malawi |
| Oromia Development Association | Ethiopia |
| Defence of Human Rights and Citizen Rights – Tanzania Chapter | Tanzania |
| Lokiaka Community Development Centre | Nigeria |
| Creative Centre for Communication and Development (CCCD) | Zimbabwe |
| Guidance and Counselling Development Association (GCDA) | Nigeria |
| Justice for Widows and Orphans Project | Zambia |
| Conscience International (CI) | Gambia |
| SOS Femmes en Danger | DRC |
| Reseau SOS Femmes en Detresse (SOS FED) | Burundi |
| Association Femmes Artisanes de la Paix (FAP) | DRC |
| Forum for African Women Educationalist (FAWE/Benin) | Benin |
| Organisation des Femmes Actives de Cote d’Ivoire | Cote d’Ivoire |
| Movement contre les Armes Legeres en Afrique de l’Ouest (MALAO) | Senegal |
16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence commences on 25th November and ends on 10th December. Globally, women’s rights activists use this period to draw even more attention to the violence that women face on a day to day basis. This year’s theme, From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World: Let’s Challenge Militarism and End Violence Against Women highlights the issue of militarism and its violent repercussions for women and girls.
During this campaign period, AWDF will also join in an international tweetathon alongside its international partners. Follow @awdf01 via twitter for more updates.
ACESOTA is a NGO working with Women especially teenagers,
we real appreciate your services, we would like to congratulate for your efforts, Stay Blessed
We are a rural women’s organization in Estern Uganda and are desirous to seek support from you in curbing domestic voilence against women. However, we are not aware of the process. Can you please guide us.
NATOBO DOROTHY
COORDINATOR
CENTRE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES ( CERUDI)
We Action for Child Care and Development(ACCD)Somalia NGO work for empowering women and children to reach their full potential.We were very happy to notice that AWDF is grant making organization and wish it to support us from various angles including capacity building and institutional improvement.
Thank you all for your commitment .
Your support to the various organizations in the fight against gender based violence is quite commendable. Without doubt, we will win the fight, however long it takes. Our organization, Chancellor College Legal Aid Clinic, desires to be in partnership with, and get support from, your organization in our fight against gender based violence, especially as it affects women living with disabilities in Malawi. Kindly, provide us with the details of how we can establish this partnership.