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World AIDS day Dec 1, 2014 World AIDS day was even more of a success than hoped for the ISORE Women Initiative for Sustainable Development based in central Uganda, a small NGO and an AWDF grantee. The day-long event which kicked off Monday, eventually ran an extra two days, unplanned, but hugely successful. "Ce […]

#129311400 / gettyimages.com In observance of the global 16 Days of Activism to End Gender Based Violence campaign the Women’s Learning Partnership is hosting a free online screening of two short films on eliminating gender based violence around the world. The screenings will also be interactive, allowing the audience to share their thoughts and reactions via chat. Le […]

Thrown in at the deep end of the campaign process in Nigeria’s 2011 elections, Amina Salihu was without a “manual” on how to organise women or a campaign. This book is a narrative of the effort to bring years of civil society learning to bear on the field of practical politics. It takes a keen […]

Les femmes africaines répondent- Utiliser la radio pour lutter contre la violence par Jen Thorpe si vous êtes une femme, Vous êtes conscient de la menace de violence. Vous êtes également susceptible d'avoir subi une violence d'une manière ou d'une autre - qu'il s'agisse de menaces verbales de harcèlement, ou violence physique ou sexuelle. Être une femme 2014 […]

The WHEAT Trust, a grantee partner of AWDF, will launch FemPress, a publishing house to amplify the visibility of grassroots women and their stories next month.   I am the Rose If you are in the Cape Town (SA) area, join the December 2nd launch festivities which include the unveiling of I am the Rose, […]

Press Release November 17, 2014 For Immediate Release Women’s rights organizations meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 14-16 November have called on African governments to re-dedicate themselves to upholding national, regional and international laws and policies that advance women’s rights and gender equality on universal human rights standards already agreed upon and protect them […]