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African Women Speak Back – Using Radio to Tackle Violence

African Women Speak Back- Using Radio to tackle Violence by Jen Thorpe If you are a woman, you are aware of the threat of violence. You are also likely to have experienced violence in some way – whether it is verbal threats of harassment, or physical or sexual violence. To be a woman in 2014 […]

Letters from the Ground: Women Organisations Respond to Ebola

At the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF), we are actively working with women’s organisations on the ground to respond to the ebola crisis. Members of our Grants department correspond with partner networks each week who are responding to community needs by amplifying accurate information about the virus and viable prevention methods, particularly to remote communities. […]