AWDF is embarking on a process to review and organise our knowledge management function in line with our strategic vision. This review encompasses rethinking the 2020-2021 knowledge futures strategy which is the framework that has most recently guided knowledge management in the organisation. The knowledge futures strategy offered a structure for effective and reflective management […]
THE CASE OF IMPROVING WOMEN’S HEALTH OUTCOMES IN KENYA Written by: Dinnah Nabwire, Knowledge Management Specialist, AWDF In 2020, over 300 million African women were directly affected by Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and 2.4million of these had suffered from at least one form of cancer. Across most African countries, addressing the burden for cancers and other forms of […]
Itunu Omolara Oriye is a human rights lawyer, activist and feminist legal researcher. Her work as a feminist legal researcher explores feminist legal theory with a focus on feminist constitutionalism. Omolara started her career working with two high profile Lagos law firms, Paul Erokoro SAN & Co and Falana & Falana Chambers — a foremost […]
We have a short-term vacancy for an Administrative Assistant to support with procurement processes and general administrative duties for a period of 4 months. The ideal candidate should Have a minimum of HND in Procurement, Administration or Human Resources Management Be experienced in procurement, purchasing and supply Be proficient in relevant computer applications including MS Office […]
The African Women’s Development Fund is honouring two trailblazing feminist activists, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee, with the AWDF Milestone Award Grants, on the 10th anniversary of jointly winning the Nobel Peace Prize. The grants, amounting to US$100,000 each, will go to their respective organisations to support the work they are doing to […]
[Image by Sylvia Nalubega, UGA, Oct/2021, via AWDF/AfriRep] Who broke-the-story-first? Violence is a form of expressing power — whether it is exercised by individuals who wield power or those seeking to reclaim it. Thus, in unpacking all forms of violence, we cannot divorce the two – violence and power. Journalism is able to perpetuate violence […]
Ford Foundation West Africa Office, Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) and the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) are joining forces to address and reduce sexual violence, and its deep-rooted drivers, across West Africa. The initiative, KASA! Ending Sexual Violence in West Africa, will leverage the growing focus on sexual violence in the region […]
Who broke-the-story-first? Image by Sylvia Nalubega, UGA, Oct/2021, via AWDF/AfriRep It is March of 2018 in Uganda. The conversation on prevalent sexual assault is frequenting media, civil society, and public conversation spaces as part of the International Women’s Day momentum. One prominent news publication runs a social media campaign asking women to share their sexual […]
Candidates retenues pour les ateliers d’écriture pour écrivaines et féministes africaines 2021 SESSION 1: 15 novembre au 19 novembre 2021 1. Dulce Akonkwa – RD Congo 2. Elsie Fidélia ANATO – Bénin 3. Judith EWECK – Gabon 4. Binta Kaké Coulibaly – Ghana 5. Gertrude Kemayong – Sénégal 6. Manuella Kati Koné – France 7. […]