The African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) has had another eventful and productive year. In this report, we describe our key activities and milestones for the year, and how these add up to a…
It is AWDF's goal to ensure that it remains financially sustainable so that it can continue to support women in Africa
Over the past ten years at least 2 million Africans have lost their lives in wars and genocide. Many more have become refugees. These conflicts have placed a tremendous burden on women who suffe…
Female circumcision, involving the partial or total excision of the external female genitalia, has been practiced for centuries in parts of Africa, usually as a rite of passage for young girls into…
Between October 2000 and June 2001, we disseminated information on our grant - making procedures to at least 600 women's organisations in various parts of Africa. We also organised brie…
Over the past ten years at least 2 million Africans have lost their lives in wars and genocide. Many more have become refugees. These conflicts have placed a tremendous burden on women who suffe…
The review of the Beijing Conference 10 years after, is taking place in 2005, and for the past year or so, the various UN regions have been going through a process which will feed into the…
The African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) has had another eventful and productive year. In this report, we describe our key activities and milestones for the year, and how these add up to a…
The y ear 2002 h as be en one of steady growth for an emerging philanthropic institution in Africa. We have increased our staff capacity, enhanced our grant-making systems, developed effec…
The review of the Beijing Conference 10 years after, is taking place in 2005, and for the past year or so, the various UN regions have been going through a process which will feed into the…