By the African Women’s Development Fund The Executive Board and Staff of the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) extend their heartfelt congratulations to Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia; Leymah Gbowee, Executive Director of WIPSEN/Member of the African Women Leaders Network for Reproductive Health and Family Planning (AWLN), and […]
In 2008, the Centre for Widows and Children Assistance (CWCA) in Tanzania received a grant of US$10, 000 from AWDF. This grant enabled the group to do training on women’s land rights for local government leaders, widows and youth in Kisarawe district Discrimination against women through customary law prevails in Tanzania, particularly in the […]
Philanthropy in Africa has become an area of increasing interest in the past 10 or more years. A key focus for interrogation is the manifestation of philanthropy in the African context – its areas of strength and weakness. Another is how to build on the traditions of philanthropy in Africa to attain stronger institutional processes […]
BURSARY ANNOUNCEMENT International Workshop on Resource Mobilisation (IWRM) IWRM Africa 2011 Kampala, Uganda Don’t miss out – the IWRM Africa is your starting point for fundraising success! 29 Nov – 2nd Dec 2011 The International Workshop on Resource Mobilisation (IWRM) Africa will take place in Kampala, Uganda from 29th November to 2nd December 2011. The IWRM […]
Are you currently a recipient of an AWDF grant? Or has your organisation ever recieved a grant for AWDF? If so, please fill the questionnaire in the link below. AWDF Questionnaire for Financial management Assessment of grantees July 2011 Please email the completed questionnaire to awdf@africlub.net/awdf and grants@africlub.net/awdf Thank you for your support
Journey to Ekiti State, Nigeria 8th June 2011. I am en route to Ekiti State for the very first time. As I board the Air Nigeria plane that will take me from Accra to Lagos for the first leg of my journey I am handed a copy of the National Mirror by one of […]
Values are priorities that define our goals. According to David M. Taylor “Values drive behaviour. Your values are like a compass. This compass does not point north, south, east or west. It points to what is right. Every decision you make is […]
Over the last few weeks, we have witnessed a series of disturbing events in which we have seen the State and its law enforcement agencies respond in a brutal and often excessive manner to citizens’ demands for government action to address increased prices, cost of living, growing poverty, inequality in distribution of resources and corruption. […]
AWDF will be launching its new 5-year strategic plan 2011 – 2015 shortly. As part of the strategic plan, AWDF is reworking its grant making thematic areas. The six new thematic areas are: Women’s Human Rights Economic Empowerment and Livelihoods Governance, Peace and Security Reproductive Health and Rights HIV/AIDS Arts, Culture and Sports Guidelines are […]
On the 13th of April 2011, the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) in conjunction with the International Planned Parenthood Federation Africa Region (IPPFAR) held the USA launch of the ‘African Women Leaders Network’ on the sidelines of the 44th Session of the UN Commission on Population and Development, New York, USA. The African Women Leaders […]
