Desiree Lewis talks to Molara Ogundipe, leading feminist theorist, poet, lite…

Conversation: Desiree Lewis talks to Molara Ogundipe, leading feminist theorist, poet, literary critic, educator and activist, about the interface of politics, culture and education.

Review of Joy Kwesiga's Women's Access to Higher Education in Africa: Uganda'…

The book is divided into two sections: Part One describes women's access to formal education in sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda particularly. Here Kwesiga explains theories and concepts underpinning …

Book Chapter: The Violence of Power: Power Relations and Women’s Experience…

Education is an important tool for the development of human potential. Organizations and individuals interested in development consider knowledge, skills and attitudes, obtained through formal, non…

Making a Difference Beyond Numbers: Towards Women's Substantive Engagement in…

This study picks from the realization that world over the campaign for women's participation in public life has taken several years, with some of the outcomes reflected in international human right…

Female Genital Mutilation: A Tragedy for Women’s Reproductive Health

Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/FGC) constitutes a tragic health and human rights issue of girlsand women in a number of countries, mainly in Africa. The practice has serious health conseque…

The Fight for Control of African Women's Mobility in Colonial Zimbabwe, 1900-…

As in the rest of southern Africa, physical mobility was a crucial issue in the relationship between the colonial rulers and the ruled in colonial Zimbabwe (or southern Rhodesia, as it was named by…

Bringing Gender Dimensions Back from Obscurity: Governance, Peace and Securit…

Efforts to address the gender dimensions of governance, peace and security in Africa have registered some success. At the same time, fundamental challenges remain. These challenges continue to rele…

AWDF Convening & Launch Of Southern Africa Office

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AWDF'S 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence

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Creating Spaces & Amplifying Voices: The First Ten Years of the African Women…

This is the visual representation of the critical work done by AWDF and its partners in the first decade of its existence. AWDF in the past ten years has created innovative spaces such as the…