By Bille McTernan CONAKRY, Guinée – A women’s cooperative saw its work almost reduced to ashes after years of work as the Ebola outbreak ravaged the West African country of Guinea, but the women would have the last say.Djakagbe Kaba has spent decades working towards women empowerment. Despite the setbacks during the Ebola outbreak, she […]

In what she described as her “most important meeting in Ghana,” U.K MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington Diane Abbott, spent a morning with leading women activists in Ghana in animated discussion hosted by AWDF. Abbot met AWDF’s grantees and staff to discuss development issues and the representation of women in the country. Le […]

  BACKGROUND The African Women’s Development Fund (Rapport Annuel ) is an Africa-wide fundraising and grant making African foundation based in Accra, Ghana. Our mission is to mobilise financial, human and material resources to support African women and the work of the African women’s movement to advance women’s rights and gender equality in Africa. AWDF is […]

AWDF a facilité une session pré-conférence réservée aux femmes pour la 7e Conférence africaine sur la santé et les droits sexuels qui a eu lieu à Accra, Ghana, de 8-12 Février, 2016. La réunion a été organisée conjointement avec Curious Minds, Ghana, qui a agi à titre de secrétariat et d'hôte de la conférence pour le rassemblement de cette année. AWDF voulait fournir une plate-forme sûre pour un […]

Joan Koomson, AWDF’s Donor Liaison Specialist spoke with Ghana’s Metro TV about the International Conference for Family planning in Bali Indonesia held 25-28 Janvier. She discussed some of the steps that have been taken in Ghana to move forward policy on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SDSR). She also touched on some of the shortfalls […]

Wed 3rd February, 2016 6:00 pm DON’T CALL ME BEAUTIFUL Alliance Francaise Accra – Exhibition hall, Accra “I cannot think of a significant life moment, I have had, that didn’t involve some woman. These photographs are both a song in celebration of the African woman, and a criticism of how our societies deliberately impede their […]

Jeunesse, parents and even grandmothers came together for a day-long sports and culture fair in Nairobi’s Kibagare district hosted by Young Women Campaigning Against Aids (YWCAA), an NGO which focuses on HIV-AIDS prevention and advocacy. The event, held January 27, was an opportunity for fun and games showcasing the group’s activities and handiwork, as well […]

By Moiyattu Banya A group of over 50 Sierra Leonean women have marched on the nation’s parliament house to affirm their support for a Safe Abortion Bill passed last year. Authorities prevented the women from invading a meeting convened by Christian and Muslim leaders on Wednesday to discuss the bill which was brought before parliament […]

AWDF’s 5th CEO Forum on Leadership and Communications for Women Leaders of Women’s Rights Organisations in Africa took place in Nairobi, Kenya between 10 -12 Août 2015. The three-day convening brought together 21 vibrant women executives from 8 organisations across Africa, including Botswana, Zambie, Ouganda, Zimbabwe, Cameroun, Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana. The program featured two […]

Introduction Attempts to address the gender dimensions of governance, peace and security in Africa are often plagued by several undermining tendencies. One tendency is that gender and, derived from this, women’s concerns are presented as a standalone issue by an active women’s movement. This is done without thorough engagement with the entire peace, security and […]