Thrown in at the deep end of the campaign process in Nigeria’s 2011 elections, Amina Salihu was without a “manual” on how to organise women or a campaign. This book is a narrative of the effort to bring years of civil society learning to bear on the field of practical politics. It takes a keen […]

Femmes dans des carrières réussies (Wiscar) in Lagos, Nigeria has run a successful mentorship programme since 2009, targeted at young women looking to achieve senior leadership position in the workplace or in business life. To apply visit WISCAR’s website and complete the online application form. For further inquiries, please call +234 806 645 2894.Registration closes August […]

Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi est cofondatrice et membre du conseil d'administration du Fonds de développement des femmes africaines (Rapport Annuel ). Elle est également membre du Réseau des femmes leaders africaines pour la santé reproductive et la planification familiale.. Bisi est également l'épouse du gouverneur de l'État d'Ekiti, Nigéria. Dans cette vidéo, Bisi shares her thoughts on the current controversy […]

One of the issues raised time and time again by AWDF’s grantee partners during a recent monitoring visit to Nigeria was the need to prepare for the 2015 élections générales. Dans le contexte de l'insécurité et du terrorisme domestique, Organisations de droits des femmes travaillant dans les domaines de la gouvernance, political participation and leadership stressed the importance of […]

En juin 2013, un 3 member team from AWDF – Rose Buabeng, Anglophone Programme Officer; Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, Communications Specialist, Solange Kuadjo, Programme Assistant – visited 19 partenaires bénéficiaires, et 3 potential grantee partners in 7 Nigerian States (Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, Ilorin, Nasawara, Ile Ife, Kwara). Chika Oduah, a multi-media journalist who took many of […]

Site visits are one of the numerous ways in which the African Women’s Development Fund (Rapport Annuel ) keeps in touch with its diverse constituencies. These visits enable AWDF to interact directly with grantee partners, learn about issues of concern to women’s rights organisations, identify the developmental needs of grantee partners, assess the impact of grants provided, […]