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[tp lang=”en” not_in=”fr”]AWDF’s fifteen years of existence has led to the transformation of so many women’s lives. It’s wonderful to see the realisation of the vision of the three founding members. I’m so glad to be a part of that.”[/tp]

[tp lang=”fr” not_in=”en”]« En quinze ans d’existence AWDF a conduit à la transformation de la vie de tant de femmes. Il est merveilleux de voir s’être concrétisée la vision des trois membres fondateurs. Je suis tellement heureuse d’en faire partie. “[/tp]

[tp lang=”en” not_in=”fr”] Wandia is a feminist Pan-Africanist with over 16 years of experience working with regional, international and civil society organizations on women’s and girls’ rights, grant making and management, regional integration and governance. She currently manages the Global End FGM at Equality Now. Prior, she was the Regional Program Officer for the Open Society Foundation’s Africa Regional Office. She also worked as the Pan African Gender Justice Lead for Oxfam Great Britain’s Pan Africa Program; Regional Women’s Rights Coordinator-Africa for ActionAid International; and an Advocacy Officer for the African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET). Mary holds a Bachelor of Education from Kenyatta University and a Masters of Arts in International Studies from the University of Nairobi, Kenya.

Mary is dedicated to ensuring that women and girls enjoy their human rights. She believes good laws not only condemn perpetrators of gender discrimination and violence, but also provide protection against human rights violations. Her favorite quote is by Archbishop Desmond Tutu: “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”

Mary’s shero is award-winning writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adhichie, who said, “Culture does not make people. People make culture. If it is true that the full humanity of women is not our culture, then we can and must make it our culture.”
Outside of the office, Mary enjoys book clubs, coaching, traveling, music, and volunteering her skills and expertise to advance women’s and girls’ rights.

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[tp lang=”en” not_in=”fr”] Taaka Awori is the CEO of Busara Africa, a Pan-African Leadership Development firm. She is a Leadership Trainer, Certified Coach and facilitator strengthening the leadership competencies of managers and supervisors in the private sector, civil society and public sector. Taaka also has extensive experience in Organisational Development and Social Development. She was the Country Director for ActionAid International Ghana from 2003 to 2007 and has over 20 years’ experience working on organisational and governance issues in East, West and Southern Africa.

Taaka has a Bachelors Degree in Political Science from Harvard University, Boston MA, and a Juris Doctorate in Law from Columbia University, New York. She also has a Certificate in Organisational Development from the Organisation Development Centre & the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, United States and an Advanced Certificate in Coaching from the International Coaching Academy, Melbourne, Australia. She is a member of the International Coaching Federation

In addition to Board of AWDF, Taaka sits on the Editorial Board of Coaching Perspectives, the flagship global publication of the Association for Coaching

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[tp lang=”en” not_in=”fr]Nafi Chinery is passionate about promoting organisational development and women’s leadership in Africa. In her role at the AWDF, she works with women-led organizations to build their organisational systems and leadership capacity to enable them to advocate for their and inclusive decision making processes that affects the lives of women and girls. Through this work, she has gained insights into stories of success and failure among different organizations across Africa.

Nafi began her career with Oxfam Great Britain, where she worked on issues of economic empowerment, livelihoods and health. She is an alumna of the University of Reading, UK, Cape Coast University, Ghana, African Women’s Leadership Institute and Aspen Institute’s New Voices Fellowship.[/tp]

[tp lang=”en” not_in=”fr]Nafi Chinery est passionnée par la promotion du développement organisationnel et le leadership des femmes en Afrique. A l’AWDF, elle travaille avec des organisations dirigées par des femmes pour construire des systèmes organisationnels et capacités en matière de leadership, afin de leur permettre de se défendre, ainsi que des processus décisionnels inclusifs qui affectent la vie des femmes et des filles. Grâce à ce travail, elle a acquis des connaissances par lees histoires de réussite et d’échec des différentes organisations à travers l’Afrique.

Nafi a commencé sa carrière avec Oxfam Grande-Bretagne où elle a travaillé sur les questions d’autonomisation économique, les moyens de subsistance et la santé. Elle est diplômée de l’Université de Reading au Royaume-Uni, de l’Université de Cape Coast au Ghana, de l’African Women’s Leadership Institute et Aspen Institute’s New Voices Fellowship.[/tp]

[tp lang=”en” not_in=”fr”]Grace Amenyogbeli has significant experience in accounting, administration and human resource management. She is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) UK. She also holds an executive M.B.A. in Human Resources from the University of Ghana Business School and is a member of the Institute of Human Resource Management Practitioners. She is the founder of the Sena Anku Memorial Foundation which seeks to inform and support people about breast cancer.[/tp]

[tp lang=”fr” not_in=”en”]Grâce Amenyogbeli possède une expérience significative en comptabilité, administration et dans la gestion des ressources humaines. Elle est membre associé de l’Institut des Secrétaires et Administratrices expertes (ICSA) au Royaume-Uni. Elle est également titulaire d’un MBA en Ressources Humaines de l’Université Ghana Business School et est membre de l’Institut des praticiens de la gestion des ressources humaines. Elle est la fondatrice de la Fondation Sena Anku Memorial qui vise à informer et à aider les gens sur le cancer du sein.[/tp]

[tp lang=”en” not_in=”fr”]Joan Koomson has extensive experience in the areas of publicity, fundraising and grants management. Before joining the African Women’s Development Fund, she worked at Plan International as the Resource Mobilization Manager for four years. Joan also worked as a World Bank Consultant on the Government of Ghana Public Sector Restructuring Project under the National Institutional Renewal Programme (NIRP) under the Office of the President.
She holds a B.A. degree with honors in Sociology, a Certificate in P.R., Advertising and Marketing from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, and an M.B.A. in Human Resource Management from the University of Ghana Business School.[/tp]

[tp lang=”fr” not_in=”en”]Joan Koomson possède une vaste expérience dans les domaines de la publicité, le financement et la gestion des subventions. Avant de rejoindre le Fonds de développement des femmes africaines, elle a travaillé à Plan International en qualité de directrice de Mobilisation des Ressources pendant 4 ans. Consultante de la Banque mondiale sur le Projet de restructuration du secteur public du gouvernement ghanéen sous le Programme national de Renouvellement Institutionnel (NIRP) à la Présidence de la République.

Elle est titulaire d’un B.A (Hons) en sociologie, d’un diplôme en relations publiques, en publicité et en marketing de l’Institut ghanéen de Journalisme et d’un MBA en gestion des ressources humaines de l’Ecole de l’administration des affaires de l’Université du Ghana.[/tp]

[tp lang=”en” not_in=”fr”] Belinda is the program assistant of AWDF and contributes to managing AWDF”s grant making portfolio in the six thematic areas. She holds a B. A in Social Work with Sociology from the University of Ghana with special interest in gender studies. Prior to joining the AWDF she worked as a customer service assistant at Alliance Waste Limited to complete her National Service.

Growing up she has always wanted to work in the development sector specifically on women’s rights issues.[/tp]

[tp lang=”fr” not_in=”en”]Belinda est l’assistante aux programmes a l’AWDF. Elle aide à la gestion du portefeuille d’octroi de subvention des six domaines thématiques de l’AWDF. Elle est titulaire d’une Maîtrise en sociologie de l’Université du Ghana. Elle a un intérêt particulier pour les études de genre. Avant de rejoindre l’AWDF, elle a fait son service de fin d’études à” Alliance Waste Limited” en tant qu’Assistante au service client.

En grandissant, elle a toujours voulu travailler dans le secteur du développement, spécifiquement sur les questions de droits des femmes.

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[tp lang=”en” not_in=”fr”]Sarah Mukasa is a feminist activist with extensive experience in advocacy at international, regional, and national levels. Previously, she worked at Akina Mama wa Afrika as the Programmes Manager for Eastern Africa. She has participated in a number of key UN meetings, where she has coordinated advocacy strategies for various women’s interest groups, including the African Women’s Caucus, and the Solidarity for African Women’s Rights, a campaign for the ratification and implementation of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa. She is a member of the Working Group of the African Feminist Forum.[/tp]

[tp lang=”fr” not_in=”en”]Sarah Mukasa Sarah est une féministe activiste dotée de vastes expériences en plaidoyer aux niveaux international, régional, et national. Auparavant, elle a travaillé à Akina Mama wa Afrika en qualité de Directrice des programmes pour l’Afrique orientale. Elle a participé à de nombreuses réunions importantes des Nations Unies où elle a coordonné des stratégies de plaidoyer dans divers groupes d’intérêt y compris le groupe d’experts des femmes africaines et la Solidarité pour les Droits de la Femme africaine, une campagne pour la ratification et la mise en oeuvre du Protocole de la Charte africaine sur les droits de l’homme et des peuples sur les droits de la femme en Afrique. Elle est membre du Groupe de travail de l’African Feminist Forum (Forum féministe africain).[/tp]

We focus on supporting organisations that create and share new, feminist narratives about African women through literature, sports, music, crafts, film, photography and visual art.

These organisations and groups use popular culture and art to build confidence in young women, take women’s rights issues to wider audiences, and strengthen positive narratives about African women.

These efforts may result in events and mediums with strong women’s rights themes, like film and music festivals, feature films and television, art exhibitions, and training and research. They may also support sports with positive messaging for women and girls.

In turn, these organisations will seek to achieve the following goals:

• Mobilise a new, younger demographic to champion women’s rights.
• Challenge negative stereotypes of women.
• Train new female African writers, artistes, and athletes.
• Create more narratives, music festivals, documentaries, and research projects that promote women’s rights.
• Create more activities organized around the AWDF’s Women In Film Forum.
• Document, popularise and share narratives of African women’s lives, and increase exhibitions of their contributions to culture and the arts.

We focus on supporting organisations that generate resources and training to support women’s mental, maternal, and reproductive health.

These organisations and groups strive to support advocacy, legislative and policy reform, research, care and support, education, and communication. These efforts should center on supporting and dispelling stigma from women’s mental, maternal, and reproductive health, including breast cancer and family planning.

In turn, these organisations will seek to achieve the following goals:

• Increased national spending on health (as agreed in the Abuja Declaration on Health), and increased health services for more individual countries.
• More people trained to provide reproductive health education and advocacy messages.
• More support for breast cancer and family planning through implementation of the Maputo Plan of Action.
• Improved service provisions, including more TBA and more health personnel.
• More education on women’s reproductive health rights.
• Improved awareness of health and well-being, and a reduction in stigma and discrimination on reproductive health issues.