Background: The importance of strong and transformative leadership is recognised as essential to the building of resilient and responsive health systems. In this regard, Sustainable Development Go…
Violence against women (VAW) is continually recognized as a global health concern yet population based studies of its determinants and consequences remain scarce in less developed areas. This study…
The linkages between development and migration have received increasing attention by international institutions and donor agencies alike. With approximately half of all migrants being women, the …
This issue of Feminist Africa is a special edition which foregrounds the research created, with the young women, through the five different teams. Jill Bradbury and Peace Kiguwa, working with a tea…
This article is informed by the work and writings of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians and what ordinary African women are doing as agents of social transformation in their churches…
Background: Violence against women remains an important issue of inequality in African societies, with several consequences to health, social and economic status. This study aims to identify the f…
In South Africa, community radio outlets have adopted the use of indigenous languages to address local issues affecting women and familydevelopment. This study examined how community radio give att…
AWDF is a women-led grant-making foundation that supports women's organizations working to ensure social justice, equality and respect for women's rights in Africa.
Between May 13-16, 2008 ActionAid International (AAI) and African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) hosted women living with HIV/AIDS and other activists from 7 countries in West Africa (Liberia, Nig…