Background In 2014, the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) launched a feminist coaching project on leadership for women leaders of its grantee organisations. In 2015, the project was expanded to include strengthening governance frameworks within participating organisations. The project is based on our knowledge of the persistent challenges of African women’s organisations with issues related […]

The culture industries of our world have historically been dominated by men and the African continent is no exception. Women’s engagement in arts, cultural production and sports has led to the transmission of radical ideas, beliefs and attitudes. Women’s participation in cultural economies, also speaks to the immense value and contributions of women and invigorated […]

Vacancy Consultant- Senior Advisor: The African Institute for Integrated Responses to Violence Against Women and Girls and HIV/AIDS (AIR) Job Description Are you passionate about women’s rights in Africa, and embrace African women’s diversities? Do you have experience of managing funding from governmental donor agencies? Are you ready to contribute to building a cutting-edge grants […]

What is the future of Africa if seen through the lens of women’s rights? What opportunities and potential crises lie ahead? Are our current strategies appropriate in light of where Africa is headed? Using a futures lens, how do we contribute to shaping the most just, promising and democratic futures for Africa? In 2016, AWDF […]

VACANCY JOB DESCRIPTION The Communications Assistant (Francophone) will support the Communications and Fundraising Specialist in the execution of communications initiatives and programmes aimed at increasing the reach, impact and visibility of AWDF by expanding our communications in French. Fluency in both English and French is essential. The Communications Assistant will be expected to produce both […]

AWDF’s Scenario Stories were a product of collaborative work and innovative illustration. The Scenario’s process involved examining new trends about the current course that African women and African women’s movements are charting and the ways in which our actions now could spell out radically different futures. The process of breaking down and thinking through these […]

The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) is seeking for an expression of interest from an experienced consultant with demonstrable expertise on producing a guideline on monitoring, evaluation and learning (ME&L) with special focus on women’s rights work in Africa. The consultant is expected to develop an easy to use manual with step by step procedures […]

AWDF is inviting Expressions of Interest with CV from suitable consultants to carry out a Capacity Building Gap Analysis Research of women’s rights organisations in Africa and the Middle East. The research findings are expected to help AWDF develop a Capacity Building Programme that is responsive to women’s rights organisational development needs, enables their sustainability […]

Put your money where your heart is. The second level of giving is the Congo. For a gift of 1,000 USD, you will receive this gift of limited edition compilation of Art, Music and Poetry and support the work of Women’s Human Rights Activists across the continent. It is important to continue to support Women who transform […]

Put your money where your heart is. The first level of giving is the Niger. For a gift of 100 USD, you will receive this gift of limited edition compilation of Art, Music and Poetry and support the work of Women’s Human Rights Activists across the country. Anyone can contribute to furthering the movement– and the […]