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Executive Change at the African Women’s Development Fund

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release The Board of the African Women’s Development Fund announces the resignation of Ms. Bisi Adeleye Fayemi from the post of AWDF Executive Director, with effect from January 2011. The former ED, and co founder of AWDF, who is renowned for her commitment to women’s rights and her dedication to advancing […]

‘The Witches of Gambaga’: A documentary by Yaba Badoe

I missed the first couple of minutes of ‘The Witches of Gambaga’ documentary when it was premiered in Dakar, Senegal during the 3rd African Feminist Forum, yet in minutes I was gripped… the documentary took me back to Gambaga which I had visited in January 2010 during an AWDF monitoring and evaluation visit of grantees […]

World AIDS Day: Grants Awarded by AWDF

The following organisations have received grants from AWDF for a range of awareness raising activities on World AIDS day. These are: AGIR Mozambique Mozambique Alive with Purpose (Kamuda) Uganda Alliances for Africa Nigeria Centre fr Recherches et d’Actions pour la Promotion du Leadership Feminin-ONG Fondation Jeunesse Uni Benin Childolescent and Family Survival Organization – Women’s […]

Grants Awarded for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence

AWDF has awarded grants to the following organisations to commemorate 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence. They are: ABANTU for Development-NIGERIA Nigeria Actions pour la Re insertion Sociale de la femme Democratic Republic of Congo Association des Femmes pour le Developpement de la Cuniculture Benin Association Odjougbo Togo Association pour le Reinforment des […]

Take Back the Tech: Technology, Violence and 16 Days of Activism

At the last Association of Women in Development Forum (AWID), I was one of a group of feminists that participated in a ‘Feminist Tech Exchange’, and since then I have been even more excited about the opportunity that technology holds for women’s empowerment – women can publish and share their own stories via the vast […]

The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) Celebrates its 10th Anniversary in Accra, Ghana, November 11th – 12th

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) Celebrates its 10th Anniversary in Accra, Ghana, November 11th – 13th In June 2000, the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) was launched through the efforts of its co-founders, Joana Foster (Ghana), Dr Hilda Tadria (Uganda) and Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi (Nigeria). AWDF is the first Africa-wide […]

HIGH VIBES: ACCRA’S MOST EXCITING MUSIC FESTIVAL RETURNS: 10 – 19 NOVEMBER 2010

COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE: Pour diffusion immédiate 02 Novembre 2010 HIGH VIBES: le plus excitant RETOUR MUSIC FESTIVAL d’Accra: du 10 au 19 novembre, 2010   Après un lancement réussi en 2009, Hauts Vibes Music Festival, un partenariat entre les producteurs ghanéens et des partenaires clés dans les rendements de l’industrie culturelle et de divertissement avec […]