AWID Forum – Bahia, Brazil The African Women’s Development fund participated in this year’s AWID Forum. Members of our organisation were present on several panels, and helped carry the voices of African Women to the discussions in Bahia, Brazil. The conference took place from the 8—11 September, with the Black Feminisms Pre-Forum taking place from […]

The African Women’s Development Fund will be hosting a thematic convening on arts, culture and sports from October 22-24th under the theme “Weavers of Intersectionality: Amplifying Women’s Rights, Social Justice and Feminist Narratives in Arts, Culture and Sport.” The first of its kind, this convening will bring together key women creatives from multidisciplinary fields of […]

Join us in creating content about African feminists and women’s rights movements in Ghana and on the continent. This is a space for sharing information, resources and writing to update existing entries (and add new ones) to Wikipedia so that it reflects the critical depth and accuracy needed. We will learn more about the Creative Commons, […]

African women and tech activism (25 November – 10 December) APPLICATION GUIDELINES We live in a world increasingly shaped by mobile and online communication technologies. African uptake and participation in social media and mobile-technology platforms continues to grow. What does this mean for African women and girls? For the 16 Days of Activism against Gender […]

THIRD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR AWDF GRANTEES IN LAGOS, NIGERIA 16 – 18 AUGUST, 2016 “I am once more excited that The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) is able to organise this important training with support from Comic Relief. Since 2014, thirty-six (36) organisations have benefited from our Finance Management Skills Trainings. Of these, 22 […]

This guide is for African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) grantees and other women’s rights organisations working in agri and food processing. Its goal is to provide important information on food health and safety practices that you can put into practice. When you do this, your business will get a good name. More people will want […]