Last Month, AWDF CEO Theo Sowa spoke and moderated a series of panels at Women Deliver in Copenhagen, Denmark. Dignitaries such as H.R.H Crown Princess Mary of Denmark and Danish Minister Kristian Jensen along with other notable international players all gathered to discuss development and what the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) mean for women […]
Schools are closed. The economy has declined. Hospitals are refusing people who are sick for fear of ebola. Women are especially affected because they tend to be the breadwinners for the family. We no longer have long hours of work. Our rights are limited and the future of our children is at stake. -Miata Kiazolu […]
Theo Sowa, AWDF’s Chief Executive Officer participated in the 2013 Women Deliver conference held in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia between the 28th-30th of May 2013. On Tuesday the 28th, she delivered ‘The Last Word’ for proceedings on the day which can be viewed below: On Wednesday 29th May Theo Sowa facilitated a panel on ‘Developing Countries’ […]
The AWDF offices will be closed from the 20th of December 2012 until the 6th of January 2013. Please click here to read the ‘End of Year Letter’ from Theo Sowa, CEO of AWDF. We wish you the best of the festive season.
When I was told about Hope Rising and asked to say a few words, I accepted immediately. No hesitation, no checking of schedules – just immediate acceptance. There were two reasons for this. The first is all about Stephen Lewis. He has been a key influence in my life – though I am only one of so many […]
The Executive Board of the African Women’s Development Fund is pleased to announce that Theo Sowa has agreed to be confirmed in post as AWDF’s CEO. AWDF’s Board Chair and Co-Founder Dr Hilda Tadria says, “ As many of you know, AWDF’s visionary Executive Director and Co-Founder, Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, having led AWDF since inception, stepped […]
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, […]
On Thursday 5th April 2012, Theo Sowa, AWDF’s Interim CEO spoke on the critical importance of ‘African Women’s Voice and Representation’, at a TEDxChange in Berlin. Germany. To watch a video of her speech please click here Theo Sowa spoke alongside Melinda French Gates, Sven Giegold and Baaba Maal. For full details of the TEDxChange […]