Deadline: Ongoing
Organizations working on Women Empowerment in Africa can send
application to African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) for
institutional capacity-building and program development. The AWDF
supports local, national, sub-regional and regional organizations in Africa
with the grant money to strengthen their organizational capacity.
Thematic Areas
1. Women’s Human Rights
2. Reproductive Health and Rights
3. HIV/AIDS
4. Economic Empowerment and Livelihoods
5. Governance, Peace and Security
6. Arts, Culture and Sports
Grant request can be made in between $5000 – $50,000. Grants over $
20,000 is made to only the organizations that operate on a regional basis.
Eligibility Criteria
-Applicant can be local, national, sub-regional or regional African
women’s organizations, from any part of Africa.
-Applicants must be led and managed by women and in existence for at
least three years.
-National or regional civil society organizations with women in their
governance can apply for women-specific project that will be managed
by a senior woman in the organization.
-The proposed project must demonstrate how it fits into organization’s
overall strategy for the area of work or community in which it is located.
-Applicants must demonstrate how their work fits into either a local,
national or regional strategy for the empowerment of African women.
They should have demonstrated capacity in leadership, planning and
networking.
-The proposed project must have clear evaluation and sustainability plan.
-Applicant must have potential to raise additional fund and the ability to
manage funds and fund accounts in a transparent manner.
-Grant application guidelines must be followed and the application must
be made in one of the thematic areas mentioned above.
-Applications can be submitted in English, French, or Portuguese via
email, fax or post.
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