In April, Zee and l set off on a trip to Zimbabwe and Malawi to monitor women’s organisations that have received grants from AWDF in the last 3 dernières années . Preparations for this visit started in February amidst mixed feelings of anxiety and fear especially about visiting Zimbabwe. There were also additional challenges including some difficulties […]

Contexte Le Fonds de développement des femmes africaines (Rapport Annuel ), an Africa-wide fundraising and grant making Africa foundation based in Accra, Ghana requires the services of a Programme Assistant to be responsible for front desk services. Job profile: The post holder will serve as an initial point of contact for AWDF, receive and disseminate information and coordinate internal […]

Son Excellence Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, Première dame de l'État d'Ekiti, Nigeria and President of the African Women’s Development Fund (Rapport Annuel ) has been presented with the David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award, one of the most prestigious awards in the field of philanthropy. The presentation was made at the Synergos University for a Night event held at the […]

On the 17th of March 2011, AWDF’s President Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi delivered the Centre for Democracy Development’s flagship annual public lecture on the topic, “Démocratisation et Femmes en Afrique-Progrès, Stagnation et retraite”. The audio of the full lecture can be accessed here Bisi’s speech at CDD

Location Chicago, IL preferred, but not required Reporting Relationship The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND The African Women’s Development Fund USA (AWDF USA) is a 501c(3) organization created to raise visibility and financial support in the United States for The African Women’s Development Fund (Rapport Annuel ) based in Accra, Ghana. Rapport Annuel […]

Women of Substance parle de l'énergie et de l'engagement que les femmes africaines mettent à façonner l'Afrique à travers leurs, initiatives nationales et régionales. Dans cette version abrégée d'un 42 documentaire d'une minute produit par le Fonds de développement des femmes africaines (Rapport Annuel (, les organisations bénéficiaires parlent du travail critique et de l'impact transformateur du financement et de la capacité de l'AWDF […]

A Snapshot of the African Women’s Development Fund at 10

Le Fonds de développement des femmes africaines a été présenté dans le numéro de janvier 2011 édition de la nouvelle femme africaine. Veuillez visiter http://headley.co.uk/headturner/NAWwinter2010 pour lire le magazine en ligne.

Les organisations suivantes ont reçu des subventions de l'AWDF pour une gamme d'activités de sensibilisation à la Journée mondiale du sida. Ceux-ci sont: AGIR Mozambique Mozambique Alive with Purpose (Dans le public) Uganda Alliances for Africa Nigeria Centre fr Recherches et d’Actions pour la Promotion du Leadership Feminin-ONG Fondation Jeunesse Uni Benin Childolescent and Family Survival Organization – Aux femmes […]