African Women's Development Fund

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
Sub-Saharan 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
Sub-Saharan Africa

Website: https://awdf.org/what-we-do/resourcing/