The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) is a grant making foundation that supports local, national and regional organizations working towards the empowerment of African women and the achievement of gender equality on the continent.   The vision of AWDF is for women to live in a world where there is social justice, equality and respect for women’s human rights. To this end, our mission is to mobilize and disburse financial, human and material resources to support positive transformation in Africa.  We believe that If women are empowered with skills, information, sustainable livelihoods, opportunities to fulfil their potential, plus the capacity and space to make transformatory choices, then we will have vibrant, healthy and inclusive communities.

The AWDF is inviting applicants working on specified areas to put in applications for support.  The current call is opened from 10^th August to 11th September 2015.    Applicants are to send in proposals with innovative but effective strategies to address issues relating to the specified focus areas under the various listed themes:  The areas of focus are as follows:

• Women’s Human Rights (WHR)
• Economic Empowerment and Livelihoods (EEL)
• Health and Reproductive Rights (HRR)
• Governance Peace and Security (GPS)
• Arts Culture and Sports (ACS) and
• HIV/AIDS

Eligibility Criteria, geographical scope and other information are available here - Application guidelines- Main grants

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