Association Djazairouna was founded in 1996 by the families of survivors of Islamist terrorism to support the survivors of terrorism in Algeria, given the absence of support and recognition of their status as survivors by the authorities, and has since acquired a great deal of expertise in the field of combating violence against women through […]

Association Hope Africa Internationale was founded in 2006 to offer psycho-social and medical care for People Living with HIV, orphans and vulnerable children, to fight against poverty and promote the rights of women and the social integration of young girls / mothers. With the Leading from the South grant, the organisation will promote women’s right […]

AFE-Women (AFE-W) was founded by female staff members at the Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality (AFEMENA), to pursue strict feminist programming and to apply a feminist lens to all aspects of LGBT regional work and to promote the rights of women and the LGBT community in the MENA region. With the Leading from the […]

And Soppeku was founded to mobilise sex workers to defend and promote their right to safe and secure working environments and to create a world where sex workers are fully fulfilled with regards to their health and safety. With the Leading from the South grant, the organisation will support sex workers to lead the fight […]

As a Programmes Assistant, Programmes Support, Mary provides bi-lingual administrative support to the Programmes team- with a focus on the Grants Department, Capacity Building Unit and Catalytic Initiatives. She helps support programme communications, liaison with francophone grantees and provides support with translation. Mary is a graduate of the School of Translators of the Ghana Institute […]

  Feminist Mental Health Knowledge Series AWDF invites African women researchers, artists and vloggers to document information, experiences, insights, practices and approaches that promote mental health and emotional wellbeing in communities and groups of women across the continent. We are particularly keen on innovations around feminist collective care and self-care in the digital era, humanitarian, […]

Hellen is a proficient Chartered Accountant with over 12 years’ experience in corporate reporting, external audit, internal controls, treasury management, taxation and corporate governance. Prior to joining AWDF she was the Chief accountant of RMG Ghana Ltd. She also worked as an audit senior at Ernst & Young Ghana where she acquired experience in diverse […]

Sylvia is an Administrative Assistant at the AWDF. With the field of administration a familiar turf for her, she brings on board over 10 years’ practice. She provides the HR Manager with administrative support and prides herself with leaving all her visitors with ineradicable smiles of contentment. Preceding her role at AWDF, she was the […]