Put your money where your heart is.     The highest level of giving is the Nile. For a gift of 10,000 USD or more, 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. Women who continue to […]

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International Women’s Day at AWDF has often been a day to reflect on the larger themes of the feminist movement, and promote conversations and engagement around topics that feminists around the continent are grappling with. This year, our conversation focused on Faith, Feminisms and Fundamentalisms, and examined their various points of convergence and divergence. The […]

Submitted Piece by: Titilope F Ajayi In commemoration of International Women’s Day 2017 under the theme #BeBoldForChange, I was privileged to partake in a conversation entitled ‘Faith, Feminisms, and Fundamentalisms’ under the auspices of the African Women’s Development Fund. I was there as a woman, a feminist, an African, and a scholar of gender and international affairs. The […]

  In Africa, majority of the rural women work as small scale farmers who work to feed their families and the growing population. Seed for them is key and is at the heart of the African communities. As such seed diversity thus lies in their hands. Recognizing and celebrating rural women is a key thrust […]

To Commemorate International Women’s Day, AWDF is hosting a conversation about the many intersections and challenges around Faith Feminisms and Fundamentalisms. Join AWDF in a virtual conversation on March 8th, and watch the live stream of the event from our periscope account.

Bisi Adeleye- Fayemi penned a tribute to Buchi Emecheta, renowned African Woman Writer. To read it please click the link to The African Feminist Forum Post below. http://www.africanfeministforum.com/buchi-emecheta/

Public health Ambassadors Uganda (PHAU) has taken HIV prevention campaigns to previously unreached areas in Wakiso district. On August 29, 2015 the residents of Nansana East II B in Nansana Town Council were delighted to access HIV counseling and testing (HCT) services right in their village, during an outreach conducted by PHAU at Nansana Market place. […]

TERMS OF REFERENCE About AWDF The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) is the first African-wide grant-making foundation which was established to provide grants, capacity building and technical assistance to African women’s organisations. The vision of AWDF is for African women to live in a world in which there is social justice, equality and respect for […]

TERMS OF REFERENCE The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) is the first African-wide grant-making foundation which was established to provide grants, capacity building and technical assistance to African women’s organisations. The vision of AWDF is for African women to live in a world in which there is social justice, equality and respect for women’s human […]