Selasi Tofoatsi's Colleagues at African Women Empowerment
Ablodegbo Dekoleadenu
Bilingual Communications and Fundraising Assistant
Selasi Tofoatsi's Contact Details
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Accra,Greater Accra,Ghana
African Women Empowerment
Selasi Tofoatsi's Company Details
African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) is a grant-making foundation which supports local, national and regional organisations in Africa working towards women's empowerment. AWDF through institutional capacity building and programme development seeks to build a culture of learning and partnerships within the African women's movement. The vision of AWDF is for African women to live in a world in which there is social justice, equality and respect for women's human rights. To this end, our mission is to mobilise financial resources to support local, national and regional initiatives led by women, which will lead to the achievement of this vision. AWDF funds women's groups across Africa working in the areas of Women's Human Rights, Political Participation, Peace Building, Health and Reproductive Rights, HIV/AIDS and Economic Empowerment.To date AWDF has granted over $26.2 million to 1,200 women's organisations in 42 African countries. AWDF's grants range from U$1,000- U$50,000, and multi-year grants of up to $120,000 can be made to grantees engaged in strategic work.