I spent the first three days of this week attending the African Women’s Development Fund’s (Rapport Annuel ) third Chief Executive Officer’s Forum at the Crowne Plaza Hotel here in Nairobi. The CEO Forum brings together leaders in women’s organizations that work with AWDF. I admit it, I had no idea what to expect. Yes I had […]
Bénéficiaires mis en lumière: T.O.M Pictures In 2003, Kuyo Attia, Robbie Thorpe et Kgomotso Matsunyane se sont associés pour fonder une société de production à Johannesburg appelée T.O.M Pictures. Ils ont pu produire plusieurs longs métrages depuis lors et repoussent continuellement les limites du cinéma et apportent un travail incroyable au public africain.. As a result of […]
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The following note touches on some broad issues that we struggle with as we ride the waves of leadership in our organisations. The note is a product of various moments of self and organisational-assessment and organizational development over the years. It is work in progress. Leadership is the topic of the moment. ‘Leadership’ is […]
The CEO Forum forms part of AWDF’s commitment to strengthening the leadership of women’s organisations in Africa. It is a biennial event that provides a safe space for the leadership of women’s organisations to discuss strategic leadership issues, share experiences and build skills that will support their personal and organisational development. It is a safe […]
En 2013, le Fonds de développement des femmes africaines (Rapport Annuel ) provided grants of US$2,232,250 to 126 organisations de défense des droits des femmes dans 27 pays d’Afrique. Our smallest grant was US$4,000 to a community based organization and our largest grant was US$90,000 to a national organization. We worked in the following African countries: Bénin, Bostwana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, […]
The African Women’s Development Fund seeks to hire a Communications Consultant who may either work out of AWDF House in Ghana or virtually if they are located outside of Ghana. Please send your C.V. by email to grace[à]awdf dot org by 10th of June 2014. Please see PDF of job description in the link below […]
Le Fonds Africain pour le Developpement de la Femme, (Rapport Annuel ) is pleased to announce that after a competitive application process, 22 African women writers have been selected to take part in its first creative non-fiction writer’s workshop. This is the first of a series of workshops intended to give African women writers the space, time and enhanced skills to […]