Who broke-the-story-first? Image by Sylvia Nalubega, UGA, Oct/2021, via AWDF/AfriRep It is March of 2018 in Uganda. The conversation on prevalent sexual assault is frequenting media, civil society, and public conversation spaces as part of the International Women’s Day momentum. One prominent news publication runs a social media campaign asking women to share their sexual […]
Candidates retenues pour les ateliers d’écriture pour écrivaines et féministes africaines 2021 SESSION 1: 15 novembre au 19 novembre 2021 1. Dulce Akonkwa – RD Congo 2. Elsie Fidélia ANATO – Bénin 3. Judith EWECK – Gabon 4. Binta Kaké Coulibaly – Ghana 5. Gertrude Kemayong – Sénégal 6. Manuella Kati Koné – France 7. […]
By Rose Buabeng & Mary Akukumah: AWDF The Month of October is commemorated as Breast Cancer Awareness month (Pink October) in countries across Africa and globally. All efforts are devoted to increasing attention and support for the awareness, early detection and treatment as well as palliative care of this disease. In Africa, breast cancer is […]
How are you feeling…? Mental health and emotional well-being is one of the significant Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) categories that are a leading cause of death and disability for African women. In a continent-wide study on NCDs and women in 2020, AWDF found that close to 73 million women in Africa were affected by mental health […]
Women Mobilising for Climate Justice By: Rose Buabeng, Programme Officer, African Women’s Development Fund In the lead-up to the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in November 2021, women are mobilising to engage in the environment and climate discourses. COP 26 provides a significant opportunity to highlight feminist demands on gender-just climate […]
Management and Leadership Development Training Programme We are looking for a consultant to develop and implement a collectively agreed approach to feminist leadership training and follow up coaching to all Line Managers within the organisation. The training and coaching programme is intended to enable managers be more impactful in their leadership, and to improve on […]