PART B: FUNDERS
likely to have access to any financial support or meet the
eligibility criteria for AWDF’S main funding programs.
The grant will support any project within the AWDF’s six
thematic areas.
PRIVATE FUNDS & FOUNDATIONS
The Main Grants support projects related to any of
AWDF’s thematic areas. Applicants are expected to build
in reasonable core costs into their project proposals.
Grants can be given to support the capacity and
institutional strengthening of organizations including
grants for strategic planning, governance systems and
fundraising/communication strategies.
AFRICAN WOMEN’S DEVELOPMENT FUND
PMB CT 89 Cantonments, Accra, Ghana
email: General Enquiries: [email protected]
grants department: [email protected]
capacity building unit: [email protected]
telephone: +233 21 521257, +233 21 923626, +233 21
28 722006
website: www.awdf.org
address:
The Solidarity Fund involves activities, which
promote learning and the sharing of experiences on
a local, national, and international level. To this end,
the Solidarity Fund will support African women to
participate in exchange visits, conferences, seminars, and
workshops, thereby providing valuable opportunities for
networking and information, all of which are vital to the
strengthening of the African women’s movement.
countries/regions:
Small Grants Program: women’s organizations primarily
Ghana, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Nigeria.
Main Grants Program And HIV/AIDS Fund:
women’s organizations in any part of Africa.
Solidarity Fund: women’s organizations in any part of
Africa, gives priority to current AWDF grantees.
The Legacy Fund creates an additional source of funding
for current or potential AWDF grantees, to enable them
to immortalize the contributions of outstanding African
women to the development of their communities by
documenting their lives through documentaries, films,
photographs, memorial lectures, books, and monographs.
Other long-lasting initiatives such as contributions
to scholarship funds for young girls and support for
building projects can also be considered.
Grants are awarded according to six
themes: Women’s human rights; governance, peace
and security; health and reproductive rights; economic
empowerment and livelihoods; HIV/AIDS; and arts,
culture, and sport. The small grants program also funds
emergency issues, such as natural disasters.
sectors funded:
description: The
African Women’s Development Fund
supports local, national and regional organizations in Africa
working for women’s empowerment. AWDF supports
institutional capacity building and program development
and seeks to build a culture of learning and partnership
within the African women’s movement. AWDF does not
provide funding for organizations promoting religious
conversion, political parties, individuals, government
departments, scholarships or fellowships, or women’s
organizations that are not led by women. The Solidarity
Fund supports African women participating in seminars,
conferences, and other workshops. The HIV/AIDS
fund awards grants to women’s organizations that are
working toward protecting the rights of and creating new
opportunities for women and girls, and women’s needs in
prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS.
AWDF’s grants range from $1,000$50,000, and multi-year grants of up to $120,000 can be
made to grantees engaged in strategic work.
Small Grants Program and Solidarity Fund: $1,000 to
$5,000
Main Grants Program: $1,000 to $50,000
Solidarity Fund: $1,000 to $5,000
Legacy Fund: up to $30,000
World AIDS Day Fund: up to $1,000
grant range:
one-year, with multi-year
grants available for strategic work.
average grant duration:
Applications accepted at any time, but
grants are awarded three times per year. For the Legacy
fund and Solidarity Fund, applications must be sent in at
least three months before the identified activity.
deadline(s):
type of grants: The
Small Grants Fund supports small,
community/rural based grassroots women’s groups which
have been in existence for at least three years. Small
Grants are directed at women’s groups who are least
how to apply:
Application ins G'V7F