Between the 27th of May-7th of June, a team of AWDF staff visited grantee partners, and potential grantee partners in Lagos, Ibadan, Ile-Ife, Ilorin and Abuja. The images below represent a photo essay of some of the grantees and potential grantees visited. All photography by Chika Oduah.
In the last ten years the number of organisations seeking to raise funds in the South has grown rapidly. There has also been a dramatic increase in the numbers of civil society organisations whilst funding patterns have altered significantly. International donors have been decentralising funding decisions to their regional offices and increasingly funding via Southern […]
(Thoko was interviewed by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, Communications Specialist, Rapport Annuel )
Prudence Mabele is the Executive Director of the ‘Positive Women’s Network‘ (POSSÉDER) en Afrique du sud, une organisation qui soutient les femmes vivant positivement. À ce jour, PWN a reçu 210 000 USD de subventions du Fonds de développement des femmes africaines (Rapport Annuel ). Cela a inclus un financement pour soutenir l'expansion du « Community Home Based Care » de PWN’ programme, bursaries for staff to […]
I’m really pleased that AWDF’s blog has been nominated in the category of ‘best organisational blog’. Many thanks to all of the AWDF staff that have contributed to this blog. I plan to revamp this blog soon with even more exciting content. In the meantime, please vote for AWDF ‘s blog to win ‘best organisational […]
PROGRAMMES SPECIALIST, KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT Background The African Women’s Development Fund (Rapport Annuel ) est une fondation subventionnaire, qui vise à soutenir le travail du mouvement des femmes africaines pour la paix, égalité, développement durable et justice sociale. Rapport Annuel , qui est basé à Accra, Ghana. AWDF requires the services of an experienced, innovative and dedicated Programmes Specialist, Connaissances […]
En 2012, le Fonds de développement des femmes africaines (Rapport Annuel ) received a total of 905 grant applications from 35 Africancountries. A total of 187 organisations from 32 African countries were awarded grants of $2,176,500 in the following thematic areas: Droits des femmes, Moyens de subsistance et d'autonomisation économique, Gouvernance, Paix et sécurité, les droits et la santé génésique, VIH/SIDA, and Arts, […]
The AWDF offices will be closed from the 20th of December 2012 until the 6th of January 2013. Please click here to read the ‘End of Year Letter’ from Theo Sowa, CEO of AWDF. We wish you the best of the festive season.