In 2001, AWDF was founded with contributions from individual African women, and these generous organisations:
We appreciate the dedicated contributions of our donors to resource African Women’s Movements. Since 2001, AWDF has been supported by close to 80 institutional as well as some corporate and individual donors. In 2018, AWDF was supported by the following institutional donors:
- Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Stephen Lewis Foundation
- Ford Foundation
- Anonymous Institutional Donor
- Foundation for a Just Society
- NoVo Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation
- Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
- Hewlett Foundation
- Comic Relief
- Women’s Foundation of Minnesota
- Safe Abortion Action Fund (AWDF Acted as a Fiscal Sponsor)
- Mamacash
- Both Ends
- Prospera International Network of Women’s Funds
- Global Fund for Women
- Global Affairs Canada