AWDF Convening & Launch of Southern Africa Office

On 7 of October 2010, the African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) convened a meeting in Johannesburg bringing together women's organisations from across Southern Africa The occasion also mark…

Feminist Organizing for Women's Human Rights in Africa: Current and Emerging …

There have been some significant gains for women in Africa over the past 15 to 20 years. Women are taking positions of leadership in increasing numbers in political, economic, legal and social fiel…

South African Engagement with Muslim Personal Law: The Women’s Legal Centre…

This case study article examines the South African context, introduces the Women’s Legal Centre (WLC) in Cape Town, South Africa as a feminist organisation, and explores the strategies of the W…

Disrupting Orthodoxies in Economic Development — An African Feminist Perspe…

In recent years, women’s economic empowerment (WEE) has been the focus of perhaps the most intensive spotlight to date within the international development global arena. The creation of the UN …

Validating Woman's Knowledge and Experience: A Case Study of Women's Experien…

"This paper aims at demonstrating that women’s experiences and knowledge about food security are critical in order to create all inclusive and more comprehensive policies not only in food s…

Grants Awarded Nigeria 2001 - 2010

AWDF awards grants to African women's organizations working in the following thematic areas: Women's Human Rights Economic Empowerment Political Participation Peace-Building Healt…

10 years of leadership & empowerment for African women

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Women and Political Governance in Africa: A Feminist Perspective

This study seeks to examine and analyze the different ways in which African women leaders in their respective capacities in civil society, political parties and in government/State institutions h…

Feminist Africa Issue 12. 2009: Land, Labour and Gendered Livelihoods

This issue seeks to explore the inter-connectors among economic liberation policies, land and resource tenures, and labor relations in the structuring of gendered livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa.

AWDF Grants Awarded Nigeria

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