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 […]

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 […]

Le 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 […]

Recently I was invited to participate in the ‘The Forum‘, a BBC World Service programme. When I got the initial query from the producer I thought, “why not?”, and then checked details of the programme online… “What? The programme is described as an ‘ideas discussion show which tackles the big questions of our age with […]

On the 10th of March, the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) and the African Feminist Forum (AFF) organised a panel discussion on ‘What’s new in African feminisms: Pop, People and Politics‘ as part of the WOW festival at the Southbank Centre in London. Resource persons were Jessica Horn, a founding member of the AFF, writer […]

The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) 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) in South Africa. On Tuesday 22nd May in room 2.62 at the CTICC, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, […]