Since 2003 the African Women’s Development Fund has been awarding grants in November/December to support the campaign for the International Day of Activism Against Gender Violence. The objective of the this grant is to enable African Women’s Organisations working to eliminate violence against women coordinate activities to commemorate the event. In addition, the grants awarded is
to strengthen a Pan African Women’s Network on violence against women to develop into an effective mechanism for social transformation through networks and to create opportunities for a network of women’s organisations across Africa to lend their voices to a critical international campaign.
