Please click the link below to download the PDF 11 05 09 Text of Final CSCHRCL Press statement on AHB

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 […]

In April, Zee and l set off on a trip to Zimbabwe and Malawi to monitor women’s organisations that have received grants from AWDF in the last 3 years. Preparations for this visit started in February amidst mixed feelings of anxiety and fear especially about visiting Zimbabwe. There were also additional challenges including some difficulties […]

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 […]

AWLN STATEMENT TO THE UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT (CPD) INVEST IN WOMEN AND GIRLS FOR ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH & RIGHTS AND FAMILY PLANNING 13 April, 2011, New York, USA   The African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) is a network of accomplished women leaders drawn from the world of politics, business, community […]

Background The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF), an Africa-wide fundraising and grant making Africa foundation based in Accra, Ghana requires the services of a Programme Assistant to be responsible for front desk services. Job profile: The post holder will serve as an initial point of contact for AWDF, receive and disseminate information and coordinate internal […]

Her Excellency Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, First Lady of Ekiti State, Nigeria and President of the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) has been presented with the David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award, one of the most prestigious awards in the field of philanthropy. The presentation was made at the Synergos University for a Night event held at the […]

On the 17th of March 2011, AWDF’s President Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi delivered the Centre for Democracy Development’s flagship annual public lecture on the topic, “Democratisation and Women in Africa-Progress, Stagnation and Retreat”. The audio of the full lecture can be accessed here Bisi’s speech at CDD