The United Nations defines violence against women as “Any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.” “Hannah was raped. Ce […]

  Writivism 2016 Workshops Billie Adwoa McTernan has been chosen to be one of a select number of emerging writers for Writivism’s 2016 workshops to be held in Accra, Kampala, Abidjan, Dakar and Goma. Billie was among 22 writers selected for the AWDF’s Women Writers Workshop held in Uganda in July this year. The workshops […]

Lundi 16 Novembre 2015 COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE: Kenyan girl-led charity wins international award for outstanding work Local charity Boxgirls Kenya is one of just 20 organisations du monde entier recevront un premier prix With and For Girls. The With and For Girls Awards is a global initiative to identify and support strong local organisations […]

PRESS RELEASE 19th November 2015   African Women’s Development Fund validates Market Women’s Research Study: Accelerating the Contributions of Market Women to National and Regional Development in West Africa Accra, GHANA – Le Fonds Africain pour le Developpement de la Femme (Rapport Annuel ) has called on West African governments to enact policies supporting market women at both national and regional […]

Read the original story posted to Graphic Online The Network of Women in Growth (NOUVELLE) Ghana, une organisation non gouvernementale, has launched a project that will build the capacity of women entrepreneurs and small holder farmers in the Adansi South District in the Ashanti Region. Known as the “Economic governance project,” the two-phased project, funded by […]

New Report shows how African Rural Women hold the key to cultivating Diversity, Climate Change Resilience and Nutrition but are threatened by Agri-business practices and seed monopoly laws as climate change worsens. As delegates from around the world prepare to meet at the COP21 climate negotiations in Paris, a new report from the African Biodiversity […]

En tant que femmes africaines, nous sommes en solidarité avec les femmes afro-brésiliennes alors que vous descendez dans les rues du Marcha Das Mulheres Negras [Marche des femmes noires] Et élevez votre voix pour dire non à la violence raciste et sexiste, Et affirmer que vous, Comme toutes les femmes, avoir le droit de vivre avec un choix complet, dignité, bien-être et […]

Lisez la pièce originale publiée sur AWID ici marchant en solidarité: Black Women's Women's March Solidarité par Amina Doherty le 16 novembre, 2015 En tant que militant, je pense souvent à ce que signifie «être en solidarité» et ce que cela signifie d'utiliser mon corps, cœur, et voix pour amplifier les histoires et les luttes […]

This article was originally published on The Journalist MONROVIA – When Paynesville Mayor Cyvette Gibson wanted to get the streets cleaned in the part of the Liberian capital that she runs, Elle a fait appel à tous ceux qu'elle pouvait trouver. Même les sans-abri et les toxicomanes ont aidé à ramasser la litière. And when Ebola struck […]