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| Founded | 2001 (in Accra, Ghana) |
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| Founder | Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, Joana Foster and Hilda M. Tadria |
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Area served | in 42 countries in Africa, over 1300 women's organisations[1] |
Key people | Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi (Co-founder and former Executive Director) Françoise Moudouthe (Chief Executive Officer) |
| Website | http://www.awdf.org |
The African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) is the first pan-African foundation to support the work of women's rights organisations in Africa.[2][3] AWDF was founded in 2001[1] by Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, Joana Foster and Hilda M. Tardia.[4] AWDF belongs to the International Network of Women's Funds, an umbrella organisation for feminist foundations that focus on supporting women's human rights and advocate for them.
- ^ a b "About Us", AWDF. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
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- ^ "Pan-African Women's Film Forum to be held at St. Kate's". www.stkate.edu. St Catherine University. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ Waweru, Nduta (17 June 2014). "Nana Darkoa-Seykiamah opens windows to African women's bedrooms". The Star. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.