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PRESS RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n

For Immediate Release<\/p>\n

Accra, 28th February 2012<\/p>\n

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Celebrate International Women\u2019s Day with the African Women’s Development Fund and Alliance Francaise (Ghana)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Every year on 8th<\/sup> March the world celebrates International Women\u2019s Day.\u00a0 This year, celebrate International Women\u2019s Day with the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) and our partner, Alliance Francaise (Ghana).<\/p>\n

On Thursday, 8th<\/sup> March 2012 at 6.30 pm attend an art exhibition and reception themed, \u201cYoung African Women, Inspiring Futures<\/em>\u201d, featuring Adowa Amoah, Co-Director of the Foundation for Contemporary Art (FCA) and Fatric Bewong, a painter. Although Adwoa\u2019s medium is primarily painting, she experiments with installations and photography, which extends her language of expression to reflect contemporary situations. \u00a0Fatric is a contemporary artist whose work incorporates a multifaceted approach to the vibrant colours, textures and rhythms of Ghana\u2019s social landscape.<\/p>\n

This exhibition is followed at 8.00pm with a concert featuring Sia Tolno, an award winning musician from Guinea and RFI Discovery Award winner of 2011, as well as Lady Jay Wah of Ghana who will perform a medley of inspiring music, including \u2018African woman<\/em>\u2019, a song specially commissioned by AWDF. Ticket sales for this event are GHC10, with sales and a portion of any art pieces sold supporting AWDF\u2019s \u2018Arts, Culture and Sports\u2019 thematic area.<\/p>\n

ENDS<\/p>\n

About the African Women’s Development Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over the past ten years, the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) has blazed a trail for women\u2019s rights and philanthropy across the African continent.\u00a0 AWDF is an African, not for profit, grantmaking organisation. Since the start of operations in 2001, AWDF has provided US$19 million in grants to 800 women\u2019s organisations in 42 African countries. AWDF\u2019s grant making processes are uniquely designed to meet the needs of African women and activities include the provision of small and larger grants to African women\u2019s organisations, capacity building support and a strong focus on advocacy and movement building.<\/p>\n

Press Enquiries<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah (AWDF Programme Officer for Communications)<\/p>\n

Tel: +233 302 521 257 (Ghana)<\/p>\n

Email: nana@africlub.net\/awdf<\/a>, Website: www.africlub.net\/awdf<\/a><\/p>\n

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Nneka, AWDF's Ambassador for the Arts with AWDF staff members<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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