African Women's Development Fund

African Women's Development Fund
Founded 2001 (in Accra, Ghana)
Founder Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, Joana Foster and Hilda M. Tadria
Location
Area served
in 42 countries in Africa, over 1300 women's organisations[1]
Key people
 Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi
(Co-founder and former Executive Director)
Theo Sowa
(Chief Executive Officer)
Website http://www.awdf.org

The African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) is the first pan-African foundation to support the work of women's rights organisations in Africa.[2][3] AWDF was founded in 2001[1] by Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, Joana Foster and Hilda M. Tardia.[4] AWDF belongs to the International Network of Women’s Funds, an umbrella organisation for feminist foundations that focus on supporting women's human rights.

Achievements

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia and 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner,[5] delivered AWDF's tenth anniversary lecture at the celebrations in Accra, Ghana, in November 2010. On the occasion, Sirleaf said: "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 demonstrated resilience and determination to succeed in your noble cause to promote leadership and empowerment for African women."

Between 2001 and 2016 the AWDF distributed US$26 million to women's rights organizations.[6]

AWDF signed a working document to guide its analysis and practices during The African Feminists Forum that took place in Accra from 15 to 19 November 2016.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "About Us", AWDF. Retrieved 5 July2014.
  2. ↑ "African Women's Development Fund (AWDF)". www.newfieldfound.org. Newfield Foundation. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Pan-African Women's Film Forum to be held at St. Kate's". www.stkate.edu. St Catherine University. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Waweru, Nduta (17 June 2014). "Nana Darkoa-Seykiamah opens windows to African women's bedrooms". The Star. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  5. ↑ AWDF (19 November 2010). "'African Women and Political Participation' Lecture by H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf President of the Republic of Liberia". African Women's Development Fund. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Kessenides, Dimitra & Max Chafkin (22 December 2016). "Is Wikipedia Woke?". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  7. ↑ Tripp, Aili Mari (20 October 2015). Women and Power in Post-Conflict Africa. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107115576.
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