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 […]
Une féministe, une championne passionnée et défenseure des droits des femmes, Stella Mukasa était un être humain exemplaire. Sa croyance en l'égalité l'a incitée à défier les institutions patriarcales à tous les niveaux de la société et de la gouvernance, and her feminist ethos guided her life and cultivated strong sisterhoods in a wide range of diverse personal and […]
En 2010, as a part of its efforts to immortalise the works and achievements of African Women whose legacies of community development were not always documented, AWDF instituted a fund in memory of Hawa Yakubu, a Ghanaian politician, a Member of Parliament in the Fourth Republic of Ghana and also a Minister for Tourism. […]
Réseau des femmes en croissance (NOUVELLE) a été formé dans le but d'améliorer les conditions des moins privilégiés dans la société, surtout les femmes. Il le fait par l'autonomisation économique, En créant l'accès à la formation professionnelle et en leur fournissant un réseau qui pourrait agir comme un effet de levier politique au sein de la société. This helps them develop common political […]