10 Years of Leadership and Empowerment for African Women “Heartfelt congratulations to you, AWDF Sisters, on reaching your tenth year! You have succeeded in your goals; you have weathered the global economic crisis; you have… Read more
Continue →RISING STEADY: A May Day Tribute to WFP – South Africa & Women Everywhere
Today as I write this, I sit behind a computer, typing perkily away at my keyboard in my comfortable office environment that has, in the time I have been working here, empowered me very deeply. I feel strong, I believe in myself, I feel good,… Read more
Grantee Highlight: Better HAG Uganda – Working With Champions
Written in bold, large fonts at the top of their webpage is the declaration: “We Strive to be Champions of Better Health”, and that is exactly what Better Health Action Group Uganda is turning out to be. Better HAG is a non-profit initiative… Read more
The African Women’s Development Fund and the African Feminist Forum at the 12th International AWID Forum on Women’s Rights and Development – Transforming Economic Power to Advance Women’s Rights and Justice, April 19th – 22nd 2012, Istanbul, Turkey
The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) in partnership with the African Feminist Forum (AFF) warmly invite you to a series of events organised for the AWID Forum 2012. It will be an opportunity to share our experiences as African feminists on… Read more
The African Women’s Development Fund congratulates Joyce Banda, President of Malawi
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Accra, 7th April 2012 The African Women’s Development Fund congratulates Joyce Banda, President of Malawi The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) extends our… Read more
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‘African Women’s Voice and Representation’: a TEDxChange speech by Theo Sowa, AWDF’s Interim CEO
On Thursday 5th April 2012, Theo Sowa, AWDF’s Interim CEO spoke on the critical importance of ‘African Women’s Voice and Representation’, at a TEDxChange in Berlin. Germany. To watch a video of her speech please click here Theo Sowa spoke… Read more
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PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Accra, 7th April 2012 The African Women’s Development Fund congratulates Joyce Banda, President of Malawi The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) extends our… Read more
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On Thursday 5th April 2012, Theo Sowa, AWDF’s Interim CEO spoke on the critical importance of ‘African Women’s Voice and Representation’, at a TEDxChange in Berlin. Germany. To watch a video of her speech please click here Theo Sowa spoke… Read more
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Nneka Egbuna, AWDF’s Ambassador for the Arts has been featured in the April/May edition of New African Woman (English edition). This article focuses on Nneka’s working visit to the African Women’s Development Fund in Ghana to officially… Read more
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