African Women's Development Fund - Main Grants Program
The African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) funds local, national, sub-regional, and regional organisations in Africa working towards women’s empowerment. The AWDF is an institutional capacity-building and programme development fund, which aims to help build a culture of learning and partnership within the African women's movement. In addition to awarding grants, the AWDF attempts to strengthen the organisational capacities of its grantees.
The AWDF funds work in six thematic areas:
- Women's Human Rights
- Political Participation
- Peace Building
- Health, Reproductive Rights
- Economic Empowerment
- HIV/AIDS
The AWDF prioritises programmes which develop and promote women's leadership and advocacy across all these themes. These thematic areas have been selected because they feature very highly on the agenda of African women and their organisations.
Click here for more information on AWDF's priority theme areas.
What types of grants do AWDF support?
The AWDF gives grants for projects related to any of the thematic areas specified above. Applicants are expected to build relevant and reasonable running/core costs into their project proposals. Grants are made to national and regional organisations for aspects of organisational growth and development such as strategic planning, developing fundraising strategies, communications systems, retreats, governance systems, etc. Grants cover capital costs such as purchase of computers, printers, and photocopiers.
The AWDF makes grants in three cycles each year. Applications can be sent in at any time.
Size of grants
Organisations can apply for grants ranging from US$1,000 - US$25,000.
Click here for more information on the application process and to access the grant application form in MS Word format.
AWDF website, November 30 2010.
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PARTINERSHIP WITH YOUR ORGANISATION
I am Lay canon Frances Mukirya Sender,The Anglican Church of Tanzania Diocese of Mara General Secretary.
I am looking forward to hear from AWDF on how we can cooperate.
PARTENR SHIP REQUAST
DEAR MADAM/SIR. THANK YOU WE ARE IN ETHIOPIA WOMEN'S PROJECT STAFFES. HOW WEAPPLAY THE GERANT SEEKING?
IS IT POSSIBEL FOR OUR COUNTERY?
THANK YOU
HIVprevention efforts in Africa
little attention is given to youths aged 15-24 believing they are of age and so should be able to care for themselves
project proposal
Educating women who sell at the food market in Bamenda Urban town to create awareness on hygiene and sanitation.
grants to India
allthe best for your work. Do you have any womens program for indian indigenious women.
economic emperwement
my organisation would like to access your grant for my women
request for grant
please we need a grant to stop rural female genital mutilation
Economic
Dear Madam/Sir
Do you support women religious (nuns) who work for other women to support them in life. We have a small group of women to help produce food for their families. It is a small project but it needs to grow to cater for more women and for good produce..
I congradulate you for the work you do
Your work is a remarkable contribution to our society
My name is Samwel Magoiga,Executive Director of a nationally registered NGO namely Iritongo Conflicts Resolution and Development Initiative Movement(ICOR-DIM) with its headquarters in Tarime district,Mara region in Tanzania. My organisation is currently working out to see on how we can eliminate gender violance in Lake Zone especially in Tarime tribes...........which are affected by poor traditional ideologies of trating women like the tools of labour with no respect.....actually this involves also women affected by regular inter-clan wars...........i need to share ideas and advices on the better fundraising techniques,coz we are expecting to conduct one........
SUPPORT US EMPOWER YOUNG GIRLS PRACTICE THIER TRADE
I am the coordinator of Women Creative Hands Organization , a non profit community based association promoting the well being of rural poor women in the Konye sub-division in South west region of Cameroon. We have presently trained about 40 individuals in Konye Council Area, some of the young girls have skills in sewing but lack sewing machines and funds to get started. Most of these girls are the breadwinners of thier families, who are local farmers and very poor. We are a registered association by the government and partner with the Ministry of Women Affaires. We will be vey delighted if any Donor organization can help us, let these young ones come out of poverty.
We are anxiously looking to hear from your organizations.
Sarah Enow Adelowo,
Coordinator
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