Author: African Women's Development Fund

$25,000 to officially launch the fully fledged Tanzania Women’s Fund which has been operating since 2008.

$20,000 to promote access to justice for rural women in Morogoro district.

$25,000 to conduct a workshop for community caregivers to be empowered on treatment literacy. 40 community caregivers will be trained on PMTCT Option B+.

$20,000 as AWDF’s contribution towards counselling, education and paralegal services.

$10,000 to provide counselling support, shelter, court and paralegal support to victims of violence.

$20,000 to advocate for the integration of cervical cancer treatment into HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment policies as a result of the high number of women living with HIV reporting cases of cervical cancer.

$15,000 to work with a group of 25 widows in each of eight townships across Gauteng Province in monthly forums that provides a space to explore the stigma faced by widows in poor communities and to equip the widows with knowledge and skills to counter stigma related to HIV & AIDS.

$10,000 to reduce the incidences of violence by engaging rural and urban communities and youth in and out of school through public awareness and education on women’s human rights, HIV/AIDS, human trafficking and sexual reproductive health and rights.

$10,000 to support the establishment of forum for women small scale farmers and women farm workers, to facilitate training and exchanges around value adding options and agro-processing of primary produce. Part of the grant was earmarked to establish seed banks and undertake farmer-to-farmer extension/exchanges to share experiences and practices.

$20,000 to empower young girls and women to play active role in climate change mitigation as well as develop sustainable skills for economic security.