Name
African Women’s Development Fund
Website
Areas of Interest
Grants thematic areas are: 1) Body and health rights; 2) women’s economic security and justice; 3) leaderiship, participation and peace. Specialised funding to facilitate learning and networking opportunities and to celebrate the contributions and achievements of many un-sung African heroines.
What they do
Mobilize financial, human and material resources – including bulding capacity - to support African women and the work of the African women’s movement to advance women’s rights and gender equality in Africa.
How they do it
A unique, flexible and responsive approach to grant making that has catalysed change in the lives of women, particularly those from marginalized communities, and at the levels of policy.
Geographical focus
Africa
Means
Grant-making, capacity building and partnerships
Eligibility
Candidates must be led by a woman and have majority of its staff and board being women; must be duly registered in an African country; must have been in existence for at least 3 years; must have the needed organisational structures for effective implementation of the project; must have an appreciable financial management system to properly account for funds received.
Application
http://awdf.org/apply/
Contact
Office: Plot 78 Ambassadorial Enclave, East Legon, Post: P.M.B CT 89 Cantonments, Accra, Ghana
City
Accra
Country
Ghana
Keywords
Capacity development, Civil society, Community, Gender
Regions
Africa