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Shaping the Future was developed out of research and exploration around how AWDF and the African women’s rights organisations and activists that we resource can contribute to building a future for Africa that reflects the equality and justice that lie at the heart of our continent’s progress. We invested in a process to gather data […]

  Some people are made of change, of strength, of will and of resilience. You have been an inspiration to us all, with an unrelenting sense of fearlessness that serves as our only comfort in this time of mourning. Your life was a celebration of sisterhood and of solidarity. You stood with those who others […]

  Background The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) is a pioneering grantmaking foundation headquartered in Ghana. AWDF was founded by and for African women. Since 2001 we have awarded over 30 million USD in grants to support women’s rights organisations and feminist movements across Africa.   Capacity building is an integral component of AWDF’s grantmaking […]

  Background The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) is a pioneering grantmaking foundation headquartered in Ghana. AWDF was founded by and for African women. Since 2001 we have awarded over 30 million USD in grants to support women’s rights organisations and feminist movements across Africa. As a learning organisation, the generation of knowledge, its management […]

Background In 2014, the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) launched a feminist coaching project on leadership for women leaders of its grantee organisations. In 2015, the project was expanded to include strengthening governance frameworks within participating organisations. The project is based on our knowledge of the persistent challenges of African women’s organisations with issues related […]

Vacancy Consultant- Senior Advisor: The African Institute for Integrated Responses to Violence Against Women and Girls and HIV/AIDS (AIR) Job Description Are you passionate about women’s rights in Africa, and embrace African women’s diversities? Do you have experience of managing funding from governmental donor agencies? Are you ready to contribute to building a cutting-edge grants […]

VACANCY JOB DESCRIPTION The Communications Assistant (Francophone) will support the Communications and Fundraising Specialist in the execution of communications initiatives and programmes aimed at increasing the reach, impact and visibility of AWDF by expanding our communications in French. Fluency in both English and French is essential. The Communications Assistant will be expected to produce both […]

AWDF’s Scenario Stories were a product of collaborative work and innovative illustration. The Scenario’s process involved examining new trends about the current course that African women and African women’s movements are charting and the ways in which our actions now could spell out radically different futures. The process of breaking down and thinking through these […]