STANDING ON AFRICAN FEMINIST LAND : A reflection by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah

The African Feminist forum was an event full of revolutionary love and heated discussion. It was a time of growth, and a time of healing. It was a time for us as Feminists to just be. Below is a reflection on the experiences of an AFF alum, and renowned blogger and the media co-coordinator for […]

Farewell Nana: A Big Thank You from AWDF

For nearly seven years, NANA DARKOA SEKYIAMAH has led the Communications forefront for the African Women’s Development Fund. During her tenure with our organization, she has authored new publications such as the Communications Handbook for Women’s Rights Organisations, co-authored Creating Spaces and Amplifying Voices: The First Ten Years of the African Women’s Development Fund and […]

How to leverage digital technologies for fundraising success

La 22 mai 2014, j’ai eu le plaisir de donner une session sur «Capitaliser sur les technologies numériques pour la réussite de la collecte de fonds» dans le cadre de la collecte de fonds en ligne 2014. Je partageais les études de cas de The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo, Spectra Speaks et de Korle Bu […]

Documenter les histoires de femmes: Mon 60 seconde idée pour améliorer le monde

Recently I was invited to participate in the ‘The Forum‘, un programme BBC World Service. Quand j'ai reçu la requête initiale du producteur, j'ai pensé, “Pourquoi pas?”, puis vérifié les détails du programme en ligne… “Quoi? The programme is described as an ‘ideas discussion show which tackles the big questions of our age with […]

What’s new in African feminisms: Pop, People and Politics

On the 10th of March, le Fonds de développement des femmes africaines (Rapport Annuel ) and the African Feminist Forum (AFF) organised a panel discussion on ‘What’s new in African feminisms: Pop, People and Politicsas part of the WOW festival at the Southbank Centre in London. Resource persons were Jessica Horn, a founding member of the AFF, écrivain […]

AWDF’s support of Open Forum 2012: Money, Du pouvoir & Sex

Le Fonds Africain pour le Developpement de la Femme (Rapport Annuel ) is pleased to support the Open Forum 2012 on the theme of ‘Money, Power and Sex’. This event takes place from the 22nd -25th May at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) en Afrique du sud. On Tuesday 22nd May in room 2.62 at the CTICC, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, […]