African Women`s Development Fund

Overview

African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) is a grantmaking foundation that supports local, national and regional women’s organizations working towards the empowerment of African women and the promotion and realization of their rights. AWDF's vision is for women to live in a world where there is social justice, equality and respect for women’s human rights. They aim to mobilize financial, human and material resources to support African women and the work of the African women’s movement to advance women’s rights and gender equality in Africa.

Category:
International Organization
Sectors of Interest:
Health, Women Rights and Empowerment
Sub Sectors of Interest:
Reproductive health, Women equity and equality, HIV prevention and support, Civil society strengthening, Ending violence against women and girls, Combating sexual harassment, Women Leadership, Social empowerment , Economic empowerment
Type of Service:
Advocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Institutional Strengthening
Locations:
Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Tunisia, Yemen
Headquarters:
Ghana

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Call for Proposals: Open, Kasa! And Komboa Grants
Post date:February 29, 2024, Country of Coverage: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia

Leading from the South: Cycle 52 Call for Proposals
Post date:July 9, 2023, Country of Coverage: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen

Call for Proposals – Economic Justice and Security
Post date:March 29, 2023, Country of Coverage: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia

Cycle 51 Call for Proposal: Main Grants
Post date:March 29, 2023, Country of Coverage: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia

Entities Mapping for Feminist Organising
Post date:March 2, 2023, Country of Coverage: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia

ICT Training
Post date:November 2, 2022, Country of Coverage: Tunisia

Consultancy-Women Empowerment Baseline Study (Extended)
Post date:June 29, 2022, Country of Coverage: Egypt

Call for Proposals: 2022 World AIDS Day & 16 Days of Activism
Post date:April 13, 2022, Country of Coverage: Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia, Yemen

Project Design and Proposal Writing Training
Post date:August 16, 2021, Country of Coverage: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia

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African Capacity Building Foundation	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Sudan	Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Environment and Energy, Social Development
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Netherlands	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Child Rights, Human Rights, Environment and Energy, Water and Wastewater, Humanitarian aid, Arts and Culture, Media Development, Social Development, Trade
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Strategic Initiative for Women In the Horn of Africa	International Organization	Sudan	Human Rights, Refugees and Migration, Women Rights and EmpowermentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training
FORD Foundation	Corporate Funder	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Humanitarian aid, Social Development
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