In an effort to ensure that the HRR thematic area remains relevant to women’s needs and reflect current and emerging issues that affect health and reproductive rights of women in Africa, AWDF commissioned an independent consultant (Mme. Everjoice J. Win) to conduct an evaluation of the thematic HRR area. This report is an abridged version […]
This report is an Abridged Evaluation of AWDF’s work. It focuses on the Projects completed under Comic Relief grant. The purpose of the evaluation was to evaluate the project performance, identify good practices and draw out lessons that can be applied in future interventions. As the Comic Relief grant supported AWDF’s Strategic Plan, the evaluation […]
Maame Akua Marfo’s interviews with students of the University of Ghana, Légon, continue here. The idea of consent is affected by the way we talk about it and the way we see it in our daily lives. Consent on campus is often seen as unnecessary when a girl is involved in a relationship with a […]
The AWDF convened a round table meeting with some of our grantees and partners on 30 Juin 2015 in Arusha, Tanzanie. We met to discuss the evaluation of our Health and Reproductive Rights (HRR) Portfolio, which was completed in October 2014. The evaluation gave us the opportunity to review the progress and challenges in civil […]
The United Nations theme for International Women’s day 2016 est “Achieving Gender Parity.” On a continent with as many boundaries for women as Africa, this still seems a far away reality. Although we have done amazing work in pushing forward the agenda of women in the past 15 there is undoubtedly a long way to […]
Sex On College Campuses – Are Women More Than A Function? By Maame Akua Marfo “There are two types of relationships on campus– there’s the hook up kind which, maybe the boy has a lot of friends and then he starts to sleep with some of them. and then there’s another kind which is […]
By Maame Akua Marfo In an empty classroom on the University Of Ghana’s Legon Campus, huit étudiants parlent. C'est le genre d'échange auquel on pourrait s'attendre dans ce qui est sans doute la première université du pays, mais le sujet est loin de leurs discussions quotidiennes en classe. Le sujet est leur vie. For International Women’s day this […]
Juste à temps pour la Journée internationale de la femme cette année, nous sommes ravis d'entendre parler de Ghanaian Col. La promotion de Constance Edjeani-Afenu au grade de brig. Général. C'est la première fois dans l'histoire des forces armées du Ghana qu'une femme atteint ce rang. Edjeans-afeni, the Deputy Military Adviser of the Permanent Mission […]
To mark International Women’s Day this year, AWDF will host two special public events examining the status, role and contribution of African women. Join us as we explore “Don’t Call Me Beautiful,” a photo exhibition by Nana Kofi Acquah and tackle sex and relationships at the University Of Ghana campus. Panel Discussion: Don’t Call Me […]
Passionate Legacies: A Celebration and Fundraiser For The African Women’s Development Fund At 15 “When you invest in women and girls, the return on your investment is not about the life of the one woman or the one girl who has been affected, but it’s about healthier families, healthier communities, healthier countries and […]