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Launch of ‘Women Leading Africa: Conversations with Inspirational African Women’ Thursday 25th October
Launch of ‘Women Leading Africa: Conversations with Inspirational African Women’ by the African Women’s Development Fund as part of the Adventurers in the Diaspora (AiD) Forum Date: Thursday, 25th October 2012 Venue: Branche Lounge, Golden Tulip Time: 7.30pm This event will include a panel discussion on ‘African Women and Leadership’ moderated by H.E. Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi […]
A Communique on the Adoption of Partograph with a Latent Phase
On June 27, 2012, the Nana Yaa Memorial Trust for Good Quality Reproductive Health Services held a day’s round table conference to advocate for the adoption of the partograph with latent phase in all maternal health care provision institutions in Ghana. This was a follow –up to a previously held one day seminar on 10th […]
In Interview: Abigail Burgesson with Sylvia Global at the Women’s Funding Network’s Annual Conference
Watch this video interview with Abigail Burgesson, AWDF’s Special Programmes Manager to learn more about the work that we do
The Power of ‘We’ = Teamwork
The Power of ‘we’ is about teamwork. The power of ‘we’ is about unity of purpose. Unity, undoubtedly, translates into concrete strength, huge achievements, steady and sustained progress amongst other benefits. According to a recent publication in the American Political Science Review,” a new study on violence against women conducted over four decades […]
International Day of the Girl
Today is the first ‘International Day of the Girl‘ At AWDF we believe in “Investing in young women’s leadership, and promoting an inter-generational transfer of skills and knowledge“. […]
WILDAF(Ghana) organises “The 2nd Women’s Dialogue with Political Parties”
Yesterday the Ghana branch of ‘Women in Law and Development in Africa’ held ‘The 2nd Women’s Dialogue with Political Parties’. I listened to the programme at 10.30am via radio en route to interview ‘Virtuous Women and Children International’, an AWDF grantee. I was disappointed I wasn’t there in person. A typo in the event advertised […]
Three African Heads of State, Head of UN Women to Headline Major Business Investor Conference on Africa’s Emerging Markets and Investment
Please click AAI Business Roundtable Media Advisory (final) to read
Africa’s Two Women Heads of State to Accept Distinguished Awards at The Africa-America Institute’s 28th Annual Awards Gala
Please click AAI awards gala press release (final) to read press release
Growing African Philanthropy: Second Biennial Conference of the African Grantmakers Network
The BRICS axis of trade and investment offers great opportunity for Africa’s continued economic growth. But is the BRICS effect a game-changer in social investment? What’s new in BRICS models of philanthropy and social investment? Where does Africa fit in the priorities of BRICS […]