Partenaire bénéficiaire AWDF, Campaign for Good Governance (CGG) blazed the trail when they won the “Outstanding CSO of the Year” award at the 2018 Sierra Leone NGO awards held in Freetown on December 13, 2018. CGG is one of our grantees to benefit from the AWDF two-year coaching programme on leadership and governance targeted at […]

By Nana Akosua Hanson Imagine this: You are walking through a busy street and everybody keeps grabbing at your body parts. You speak up, but you are shut down. You have no right to open your mouth, they say. They grab you some more. Your body is in pain, so you are in pain. Ce […]

Article Par Nana Akosua Hanson Plus tôt cette année, une vidéo est devenue virale sur Twitter ghanéen de six adolescents violant une jeune fille. Malgré sa résistance, ces garçons l'ont maintenue et se sont relayés. Ce qui me hantait le plus, c'était leur rire. Être militante féministe, c'est se confronter au quotidien à ce genre de laideur brute. […]

by Gertrude Bibi Annoh Quarshie “Giving”- in its purest form includes using our hearts, our minds, our talents and other resources in ways that enrich the lives of all people whether poor or rich. It is simply being conscious about the problems around us and taking purposeful action to solve those problems. “Giving” is a […]

From September 13th – 15e, 2018, AWDF convened 27 militants, universitaires, development workers and knowledge producers to strategise and prioritise African women’s economic futures. This convening culminated from AWDF’s fourth strategic plan Shaping the Future, and the accompanying Futures Trends Analysis Report which highlighted the socio-economic implications of anticipated trends in Africa for women and […]

A chapter closes as the well acclaimed CEO Forum of the AWDF Leadership and Governance Capacity building Programme draws to an end in its final convening held in Accra from 4th till 6th October 2018. The Leadership and Governance Programme of AWDF has been an integral part of our grantmaking process for the past 4 […]

The African Women’s Development Fund believes that feminism is a strong backbone for any women’s organisation just as networking is key to movement building. Our coaching programme has always reflected this belief in the tenacity and ingenuity of African women and our grantees to take tiny seeds and grow them into mighty trees. The Manda […]

Contexte Le Fonds de développement des femmes africaines (Rapport Annuel ) est une fondation pionnière d'octroi de subventions dont le siège est à Accra, Ghana. AWDF a été fondée par et pour les femmes africaines. Il vise à soutenir le travail du mouvement des femmes africaines pour la paix, égalité, développement durable et justice sociale. Depuis sa fondation en 2001, AWDF has continued to support a growing […]

En septembre 13-15 2018, AWDF will convene a select group of activists, scholars, researchers and policy shapers to help build and think through a thoughtful, progressive and transformative vision for the future of women in African economies. The African Women’s Development Fund knows the potential of the power that women wield in our shared economic […]