{"id":4658,"date":"2009-11-16T15:38:21","date_gmt":"2009-11-16T15:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.africlub.net\/awdf\/?p=1010"},"modified":"2015-08-13T11:31:06","modified_gmt":"2015-08-13T11:31:06","slug":"beijing-plus-15-press-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/beijing-plus-15-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Beijing Plus 15 press release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/africlub.net\/awdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/beijing_awdf_logo.png\" alt=\"logo\" width=\"294\" height=\"84\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<span lang=\"en\"><strong>IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE<\/strong><br \/>\n13th November, 2009<br \/>\n<strong>AWDF AT REGIONAL REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BEIJING PLATFORM FOR ACTION IN AFRICA (BEIJING+ 15)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">The African Women\u2019s Development Fund (AWDF) will be participating in the Fifteen Year Review of the Beijing Platform for Action in Africa, to be held in Banjul, the Gambia between the 16th and 20th of November, 2009. The African governments and civil society organisations will meet to assess progress made on the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action 15 years after it was adopted. AWDF is committed to ensuring the full participation of African women\u2019s rights organisations at key regional and international policy as decision making fora. As part of this commitment, AWDF is supporting the participation of 10 African women\u2019s rights organizations, namely:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Africa Women&#8217;s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Alliances for Africa (AfA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) &#8211; Cameroun<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Isis-Women&#8217;s International Cross Cultural Exchange (ISIS WICCE)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Swaziland Positive Living (SWAPOL)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Uganda Women&#8217;s Network (UWONET)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Women in Law and Development in Africa (WILDAF\/FEDDAF) &#8211;\u00a0 West Africa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Women in Law and Development in Africa (WILDAF) &#8211; Ghana<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Women\u2019s Initiative for Self Empowerment (WISE)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Zimbabwe Women&#8217;s Resource Centre and Network (ZWRCN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">On the 18th of November 2009, AWDF in conjunction with UNIFEM will hosta side event on \u201c<em>The Economic Meltdown and its Impact on Women and the Achievement of the Gender Equality Targets in Twelve Critical Areas of the Beijing Platform for Action<\/em>\u201d. This event will be attended by Ministers for Gender\/Women Affairs and their technical as well as representatives of civil society organizations. This will be followed by the launch of a coffee table book produced by AWDF entitled, \u201c<em>Voice, Power and Soul: Portraits of African Feminists<\/em>\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">In her preface to the book, Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, co-editor and Executive Director of AWDF states: \u201c<em>Some of the faces in <strong>Voices<\/strong>,<strong> Power<\/strong> and <strong>Soul<\/strong> are well known in the international women\u2019s movement and development circles. Many are not. The voices are rich and varied, and while some might carry messages of anger, rage, frustration, and pain, they also talk about hopes, dreams, aspirations and inspiration. The amazing insights and experiences highlighted in this production are reflective of the challenges facing women active in social change movements in Africa today<\/em>\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\"><strong>About AWDF<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">The African Women\u2019s Development Fund (AWDF) is a grant-making foundation, which supports local, national and regional organizations in Africa working towards women\u2019s empowerment. AWDF through institutional capacity building and program development seeks to build a culture of learning and partnerships within the African women\u2019s movement.<br \/>\nThe vision of AWDF is for African women to live in a world in which there is social justice, equality and respect for women\u2019s human rights.\u00a0 To this end, our mission is to mobilize financial resources to support local, national and regional initiatives led by women, which will lead to the achievement of this vision.<br \/>\n<strong>Press Enquiries<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Nana Sekyiamah \u2013 Programme Officer (Fundraising &amp; Communications)<br \/>\nAfrican Women\u2019s Development Fund<br \/>\nPlot 78, Ambassadorial Enclave, East Legon, Accra<br \/>\nTel: + 233 21 521257<br \/>\nEmail: nana@africlub.net\/awdf<br \/>\nWebsite: www.africlub.net\/awdf<\/span>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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