The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) is a grant making foundation that supports local, national and regional organizations working towards the empowerment of African women and the achievement of gender equality on the continent. The vision of AWDF is for women to live in a world where there is social justice, equality and respect for […]
Semiha Abdulmelik est l’une des deux femmes d’AWDF parrainée pour la paix et la sécurité par la bourse du Centre africain pour le leaderschip des femmes africaines. Pour en savoir plus sur Semiha cliquez ici. Cet article a été publié pour Strife et le Centre de leadership africain. 29th Janvier 2015 “La participation significative dans les processus […]
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I spent the first three days of this week attending the African Women’s Development Fund’s (AWDF) 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 […]
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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 general elections. In the context of insecurity and domestic terrorism, women’s rights organisations working in the areas of governance, political participation and leadership stressed the importance of […]
The Executive Board of the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) is pleased to announce that in January 2013 Professor Sesae Mpuchane will take over as Chair of the Executive Board of AWDF. This follows the completion of two terms in office as Board Chair by Dr. Hilda Tadria, co founder of AWDF. The Board and […]