According to an old Chinese proverb, “women hold up half the sky”. In the battle against hunger and poverty, women, and especially rural women, most certainly hold up the heavier half.   In order to ensure food security at the household level it is important to realise the critical role women play, and to include […]

 

AWDF has awarded grants to the following organisations to commemorate 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence. They are: ABANTU for Development-NIGERIA Nigeria Actions pour la Re insertion Sociale de la femme Democratic Republic of Congo Association des Femmes pour le Developpement de la Cuniculture Benin Association Odjougbo Togo Association pour le Reinforment des […]

The African Women’s Economic Summit, held in Nairobi on the 19th and the 20th of March 2010, at the initiative of New Faces New Voices (NFNV), in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB), resulted in the following conclusions and actions. For Africa to succeed and compete in the global economy, and reach the growth […]

Dear Friends, Today, September 8 is the International Literacy Day. The 43rd to be celebrated since it was initiated by UNESCO in 1965. Its aim is to highlight the