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 […]

Alliance Française (Accra) and the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) is pleased to announce that Fatoumata Diabate, an award winning photographer, will be teaching a basic photography workshop at Alliance Francaise (Accra) from 9am-12pm between the 18th of February and the 21st of February 2012. 15 amateur women photographers will be selected to participate in […]

 

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 […]

AWDF has supported 20 African women’s rights organisations to carry out activities marking 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence. These are: Action Group for Community Development (AGCD) – Burundi Africa Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) – Kenya Associacao Khalidwe of Lago – Mozambique Centre for Human Dignity and Development – Uganda Cercle […]

The Co-Founders of the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF), Her Excellency Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, First Lady of Ekiti State, Nigeria; Ms Joana Foster, Head of Mission, medica mondiale, Liberia; and Dr Hilda Tadria, Executive Director of ‘Mentoring and Empowerment Programme for Young Women’ will be honoured on Tuesday 27th November 2012 with the IPPFAR Philanthropy Award […]

Launch of ‘Women Leading Africa: Conversations with Inspirational African Women’ by the African Women’s Development Fund as part of the Adventurers in the Diaspora (AiD) Forum Date: Thursday, 25th October 2012 Venue: Branche Lounge, Golden Tulip Time: 7.30pm This event will include a panel discussion on ‘African Women and Leadership’ moderated by H.E. Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi […]

For the past few months, our radios and air spaces have been blasting out and vibrating with hair-raising acts of violence against women and children. What concerns us is the obvious disparity between the levels of violence before, and the levels currently. The magnitude of violence in Ghana is now overwhelming, and calls for immediate […]

Written in bold, large fonts at the top of their webpage is the declaration: “We Strive to be Champions of Better Health”, and that is exactly what Better Health Action Group Uganda is turning out to be. Better HAG is a non-profit initiative with focus on Reproductive and Sexual Health, and in September 2011, they […]