Deadline: Ongoing
The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) is a grantmaking foundation that supports local, national and regional women’s organizations working towards the empowerment of African women and the promotion and realization of their rights.
AWDF’s grantmaking ensures resources reach the hundreds of African women’s organisations that are working in diverse ways to improve the lives of women and African society at large.
Grants Information
- Organisations can apply for grants ranging from USD $8000 to $50,000.
- Grants over USD $20,000 will only be made to organisations that operate on a regional basis.
Thematic Areas
- Economic Empowerment & Livelihood
- Women’s Human Rights
- Governance, Peace & Security
- Arts, Sports and Culture
- Health & Reproductive Rights
- HIV&AIDS
Eligibility Criteria
- To qualify for a grant from the AWDF grants, organisations must be led and managed by women. Similarly, national or regional civil society organisations may apply for a project focused on women, but they must demonstrate that there are women involved in their governance, and that the project will be managed by a senior woman in the organisation.
- Organisations must demonstrate how their work fits into a local, national or regional strategy to empower African women.
- Applying organisations should have basic organisational systems and structures in place, and must be at least three years old.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply via given website.
For more information, please visit African Women’s Development Fund.
