Author: African Women's Development Fund

$6,000 to train selected women in agro pastoral farming and new cultivation methods.

$12,000 to scale up HIV prevention education with emphasis on anti-stigma education through the training of 60 community animators who will lead the fight against the spread of HIV.

$20,000 to establish a strong beekeeping cooperative of 55 women in Sissili in Burkina, to train members in group dynamics and strengthen their capacities, to establish a micro credit scheme for the members and to train members of the cooperatives in modern farming methods.

$20,000 to organize training workshop for selected service providers to enhance their capacity to handle GBV cases with sensitivity and effectively.

The grant of US$ 20, 000 to support housekeeping services, vocational skills and to take care of general administration cost.

$10,000 to support the training and employment of 15 women living with HIV in in food preparation, marketing and small business management.

$20,000 to purchase equipment (large freezers, pulping machines, pasteurizing for juice making, steam pots, oil press, industrial floor scale and nut cracker) for the processing of different Morula fruit products for sale.

$10,000 to train selected women’s groups in gari and palm oil processing.

$20,000 to support the organization of the International Images Film Festival for Women (2012) and organize training in script development.

$20,000 to support the provision of health care in hard to reach rural communities.