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Why we should celebrate ‘International Women’s Day’

“What’s the point in celebrating International Women’s Day?” a journalist asked me earlier today. “If there was no point in celebrating International Women’s Day would you be interviewing me?” was my instinctive response. It’s easy to ‘rubbish’ events like International Women’s Day but in my opinion marking such occasions (as well as the other occasions […]

Celebrate International Women’s Day with the African Women’s Development Fund and Alliance Francaise (Ghana)

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Accra, 28th February 2012   Celebrate International Women’s Day with the African Women’s Development Fund and Alliance Francaise (Ghana) Every year on 8th March the world celebrates International Women’s Day. This year, celebrate International Women’s Day with the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) and our partner, Alliance Francaise (Ghana). […]

Remarks by Dr Rose Mensah-Kutin during the ACBF/AWDF grant renewal ceremony

It is always a joy to come to the house of the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) This is because whenever we come, it is about something to do with women, particularly in terms of advancing our commitment to improving our own well-being and that of several generations of girls and women to come. Today […]

African Capacity Building Foundation signs second phase grant with the African Women’s Development Fund to upscale women’s participation in policy development and implementation on the continent

Press Release Immediate Website: http://www.acbf-pact.org   African Capacity Building Foundation signs second phase grant with the African Women’s Development Fund to upscale women’s participation in policy development and implementation on the continent Accra, 23 February 2012 (ACBF) – The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) today signed a US$ 2.73 million grant with the African […]

Welcoming Nneka Egbuna in her new role as AWDF’s Ambassador for the Arts

[Below is a speech delivered today by AWDF’s Interim CEO, Theo Sowa at an event held to welcome the musician and activist Nneka Egbuna as AWDF’s Ambassador for the Arts] We are delighted to have you with us at AWDF this morning to welcome Nneka Egbuna in her role as AWDF’s Arts Ambassador. AWDF was […]

What has Uganda come to?

At a hotel in Entebbe this week, I was subjected to an experience that I would not wish upon my worst enemy. I am a recently retired (but not tired) almost 70 year old married mother of two and grandmother of seven. For many years, I have trained and mentored young people in leadership skills […]