” The continent is emerging from some really difficult challenges and some of the drivers of that change are women and girls. The continent can do so much more and has so much more potential but we will only get there if we use 100% of our human resources and that means women and girls […]
Edith Asamani More than 6000 delegates from around the world participated in this year’s Women Deliver Conference in Vancouver, Canada. It was a time of sharing, learning and networking with discussions focused on diverse topics including education, economic and political empowerment, good governance, women and girl empowerment. World leaders, journalists, influencers, advocates, academics, activists, […]
Manchie Women gari processors working in a smoke-free environment using Improved LPG Stoves provided by AWDF/20/05/11 By Rose Buabeng, AWDF 05/06/2019 Since inception, the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) has invested in and supported several women agro-processing groups to improve their production processes into more energy efficient systems. With a global focus on air […]
Job Summary The Knowledge Management Assistant (KMA) plays an exciting role in the Knowledge Management Unit supporting with the implementation of AWDF’s Feminist Knowledge Hub. Reporting to and working in close collaboration with the Knowledge Management Specialist, to produce analysis, generate new knowledge around women’s rights in Africa, and collaborate to communicate the impact of […]
The aim of this consultancy is to produce a report mapping women’s rights advocacy organisations, networks and coalitions in the Sahel region of Africa, the issues that they advocate on, targets of advocacy and approaches. The countries of focus are: Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Northern Nigeria and Chad. The consultant should have: 1. […]
As part of our capacity building and donor advocacy roles, AWDF is embarking on a process to encourage African women’s funds, allied philanthropic actors, and the African women’s organisations that we support to engage with the growing field of knowledge production and programme development and implementation around evidence-based prevention of violence against women. This initiative […]