AWDF as part of its investment into its long term sustainability is pleased to announces the availability of premises to rent. Details are as follows: A five bedroom house located at Plot no. 78, Ambassadorial Enclave, East Legon, Accra, Ghana… Read more
Podcast with Thokozile Makhanya, Board Member of Biowatch a public interest organization that publicises, monitors and researches issues of genetic modification, and promotes biological diversity and sustainable livelihoods. In this podcast Thoko… Read more
On the 7th of March 2013, AWDF in partnership with Alliance Francaise, Accra, and with the kind sponsorship of Printex held a ‘Meet the Writers’ discussion with Mamle Kabu, 2009 Caine Prize Nominee and 2011 Burt Award Winner for Ghana; Kuukua… Read more
I am excited that Yari Yari Ntoaso, an international conference focusing on African women writers is coming to Ghana from the 16th-19th May. Our very own Ama Ata Aidoo is one of the founding members of this initiative and the conference will bring… Read more
Last Saturday, Professor Ama Ata Aidoo celebrated her birthday. This occasion reminded me of how overjoyed I was when I first met her . The year was 2008, I had recently started working for the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF), and one day… Read more
Franka Maria Andoh wrote a special piece entitled ‘I’ve got Time’ for the International Women’s Day book slam organised by the African Women’s Development (AWDF) and Alliance Francaise (Accra. Her shot story had the audience in hysterics. Watch the… Read more
I was pleased when I heard that AWDF had been nominated in the category of ‘best organisational blog’ for Ghana’s very first social media awards which took place on Saturday 23rd March at the Kofi Annan Centre in Accra. AWDF was one of 3 blogs… Read more
Nana Nyarko Boateng Nana Nyarko Boateng is a Writer, Poet, and a Social Entrepreneur. She writes and works to celebrate the human spirit and to promote our bottomless capacity for change. She has worked in Media as a Broadcast… Read more
Between the 18th and 21st of February, the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) and Alliance Francaise (Accra), organised a photography workshop for women led by Fatoumata Diabate, the award winning Malian photographer. Feedback from… Read more
Nana Akosua’s fierce poetry performance during the International Women’s Day book slam organised by the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) and Alliance Francaise (AF) inspired the following tweet from from a member of the audience: “Nana… Read more
