On the 18th of June, AWDF held its very first book club meeting for staff. This was an informal gathering of staff whom convened to discuss the topic of women global leaders. Each woman shared their stories from books they individually read which related to the topic of global female leaders. I enjoyed listening to […]

I recently read Wangari Maathai’s autobiography Unbowed in preparation for AWDF’s first book club meeting which will be held this Friday and my immediate reaction is Wow! The story of Wangari is truly an inspirational one. Wangari makes me want to go out, challenge the politicians about corruption and get thrown in jail for my […]

I had settled in to the flight from Entebbe to Nairobi on Monday June 30th , feeling a bit sorry for myself. I had to catch the 5am flight out of Entebbe, which meant leaving Kampala for Entebbe at 3am which in turn meant I got no sleep. The flight attendant offered us some local […]

At AWDF yesterday our sisters Nafi Chinery and Gifty Anim conducted a workshop on The Paris Declaration and the Aid Effectiveness Process. I have a confession to make here ‘I didn’t know much…okay, anything about the Paris Declaration’. I guess I can add this to the ‘How to be a feminist’ feature…ensure you read up […]

Okay, I promised in my last blog that I will give you an update of the ACHRAG awards ceremony I attended honouring our very own Ama Ata Aidoo with the highest honour of the Arts Critics and Reviewers Association Ghana (ACRAG) so here we go…there I was dressed up to the nines (I even got […]

This week has flown by so quickly and so much has happenned. Today’s blog update is just a collection of my thoughts and feelings. Congratulations to ‘Auntie Ama’, you will all know her as Ama Ata Aidoo, internationally renowned author and educator. Auntie Ama is the Executive Director of Mbaasem which translates from the Ghanaian […]

Last Saturday I went with my Uncle to our local squash courts. A few months ago I had started to learn how to play squash and had really enjoyed myself hence my return to the squash court. After a game, one of the members started to chat to me ( all the members were male, […]

One of the challenges that women’s organisations persistently face is measuring impact. How do you measure self confidence, empowerment and leadership skills? The story told us by the members of the Bekuw Mea Fekuw confirm AWDF’s belief that if women are given skills, information and sustainable livelihoods, we in Africa can have vibrant, prosperous and […]

AFRICAN WOMEN CAN CHANGE AFRICA FOR THE BETTER if supported.Does this statement make any sense to you? It does make sense to me. Why? Because, I see women highly involved in activities in all spheres of life, be it economic, social, or what have you, giving their best for the betterment of all – men, […]

On a recent site visit my colleague Rissi and I set off to interact with the members of Association Delwende des Femmes. Being a Sunday morning 1 was anticipating a very quiet day. Riding through the enviable traffic less city of Ouagadougou, I was counting my blessings at such sheer luxury of riding through a […]