African Women's Development Fund

AWDF resources, strengthens and upholds women’s rights, feminist orgs and movements across Africa in order to make gender justice a reality for all. #Lemlem

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

Senegal's parliament has passed a new law doubling to 10 years the maximum prison term for sexual acts by same-sex couples. The promotion of homosexuality was also criminalized

https://t.co/apiXOgW7Id)

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

Senegalese lawmakers have passed a draconian bill doubling the maximum sentence for same sex conduct and criminalizing any perceived "promotion" of homosexuality. 

Every person is entitled to the protection of their rights regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye should not sign this bill into law.

[African Women's Development Fund @awdf01]

This #IWD2026, feminist movements across Africa continue to defend rights, resist backlash and build collective power. Resourcing feminist movements is essential for gender justice.
Read: Defending Gains, Disrupting Power, Defining Feminist Futures. 👉 https://t.co/Od7cLNcuoe

[African Women's Development Fund @awdf01]

À travers l’Afrique, les mouvements féministes font face à un backlash organisé contre les droits des femmes. Avec #NonAuBacklash, AWDF, @UAFAfrica et @ffcrdc soutiennent la résistance féministe. À l’approche du 8 mars, regardez la vidéo et rejoignez le mouvement.

[African Women's Development Fund @awdf01]

We are hiring 🔔

Join our team as a Programme Manager, Impact and Learning.

Full details: https://t.co/lhgyitnCy3
Application deadline: 20th February, 2026

Ready to make an impact? We would love to hear from you!

[African Women's Development Fund @awdf01]

In The #Gambia, 73% of women aged 15-49 have undergone FGM, with most experiencing the most severe forms.

Read the explainer for everything happening in The Gambia: https://t.co/JuDlRt50bD

#EndFGM
#EndFGM220
#ZeroTolerance
#Unite2EndFGM

[EWEI @eweinigeria]

Ending FGM requires more than zero tolerance, it requires sustained investment in our girls' safety. Let’s accelerate our efforts today for a Nigeria free of FGM by 2030.

@awdf01 @UNFPANigeria @CanadaFgm @ENDFGM_Network @Fmohnigeria

#invest2endfgm

[Women’s Health Organization @WhoslOrg]

@awdf01 @awdf01 Every girl in Sierra Leone deserves the right to health, dignity & choice. It’s time to invest, act, and take action to protect. @amplifyfund @julius_maadabio @Ladyfatimabio @WomensActionfo3 @UNWOMEN_SL @UNDPSierraLeone

[African Women's Development Fund @awdf01]

Right Now: The Gambia's FGM ban of 2015 is under attack, again, at the Supreme Court.

As we commemorate #ZeroToleranceDay Against FGM today we have published an explainer on what is happening: https://t.co/HGBDPBWuBK

Read, share and amplify!

#EndFGM220
#EndFGM

[African Women's Development Fund @awdf01]

Feminist Republik 2025 n’était pas un événement, mais un acte politique. Au Kenya , des féministes africaines ont montré que guérir, résister et financer sont indissociables pour construire des mouvements qui durent. 👉 Lire l’article : https://t.co/rW3OzrUPKA

[SIHA Network @Sihanet]

“The only kind of pain that is intolerable is pain that is wasteful, pain from which we do not learn.“
Audre Lorde

For more than a 1,000 days, Sudan has been engulfed in a devastating war. Throughout this period, women and girls have been subjected to widespread and systematic violence. Yet, much of what they endured have remained unheard and undocumented.

“+1,000 Days of War on Women” is a documentary series that centers these voices. It examines the impact of Sudan’s conflict on women and girls, moving beyond numbers and headlines to the realities forced into silence. This first part of the series focuses on testimonies from El Fasher, North Darfur, following the fall of the city to the RSF on October 26, 2025, capturing what women and girls endured.

The violence inflicted on women and girls in Sudan is not an unavoidable consequence of war. It has been enabled by impunity and sustained by silence, thus allowing the cycle of violence to continue.

By documenting these stories, we affirm that remembering is inseparable from accountability, and that breaking cycles of violence begins by refusing to let survivors’ voices disappear.

#1000DaysOfWarOnWomen
#KeepEyesOnSudan
#KeepEyesOnDarfur

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@UN_Sudan @UNDP_Sudan @UNOCHA_Sudan @DWAG6 @DNforHR @AfricanCentre @USEmbassyKRT @AfricaAW @UKinSudan @RepSaraJacobs @Af4HA @_Nalafem @BSonblast @noonforwomen @el_karama @feministconsci1 @SudanHRH @NidalSaad4 @yassmin_a @Sarajalilo @Moh_Gamea @SimsimAlbadri @HkZuk @AfriFeminists @DutchMFA @fidh_un @GCR2P @CIHRS_Alerts @ISHRglobal @UNTrustFundEVAW @unwomensudan @NLinSudan @DefendDefenders @Halayalkarib @ngowgwps @Roaarabi2 @JamesCopnall @DavidLammy @antonioguterres @AyinSudan @_AfricanUnion @sudan_doctors @sudan_war @SecRubio @Swiss_Khartoum @AmbRamsoekh @RadioDabanga @SOAWR @woman_kind @Shiroug_art

[African Women's Development Fund @awdf01]

🚨 Deadline extended!
Passionate about feminist impact & learning across Africa? ✨
@awdf01 is hiring an Impact & Learning Specialist (Consultant).
🗓️ Apply by 23 January 2026
👉 https://t.co/dRF9DV34Ns

[African Women's Development Fund @awdf01]

Are you passionate about feminist impact and learning across Africa? ✨
AWDF is looking for an Impact & Learning Specialist (Consultant) to strengthen feminist evaluation and storytelling.
⏰ Apply by 20 Jan 2026
👉 https://t.co/dRF9DV34Ns

[African Women's Development Fund @awdf01]

Young feminist organising in action ✊🏾
Meet the Young Feminist Movement of Mozambique 🇲🇿, youth-led, grassroots and building collective power across Lusophone Africa.
Backed by @awdf01 & Irene M. Staehelin Foundation.

[African Women's Development Fund @awdf01]

En décembre, à Dakar, on s’est assises ensemble pour le lancement du Dictionnaire libre et créatif du féminisme africain.
On a lu. On a écouté. Puis les voix sont sorties dans la rue.
➡️ Lire l’article : https://t.co/8C8vz7c9D2
📚 Le Dictionnaire : https://t.co/d02Biz34f1

[African Women's Development Fund @awdf01]

3 artistes. 1 geste simple et puissant.
À Madagascar 🇲🇬, lors des Journées de diffusion du Dictionnaire libre et créatif du féminisme africain, peinture, photo, slam, performance : les mots quittent les pages pour devenir voix et résistance. https://t.co/T2kJdXaam0

[African Women's Development Fund @awdf01]

Are you passionate about feminist impact and learning across Africa? ✨
AWDF is looking for an Impact & Learning Specialist (Consultant) to strengthen feminist evaluation and storytelling.
⏰ Apply by 20 Jan 2026
👉 https://t.co/dRF9DV34Ns

[African Women's Development Fund @awdf01]

La jupe parle. Et ce qu’elle dit dérange.
L’artiste malgache Roxane Angy Robinson répond au victim blaming : les vêtements n’expliquent rien, ne justifient rien.
📖 Événement 👉 https://t.co/zdjS0DUr1w
📘 Dictionnaire 👉 https://t.co/d02Biz3C4z
🎥 Regardez. Partagez.

[African Women's Development Fund @awdf01]

Les mots ont bougé.
Ils ont quitté le papier pour traverser les corps, les voix et les imaginaires. À Madagascar, le féminisme s’est raconté autrement — par l’art, par l’intime, par le collectif.
Lire l'article 👉https://t.co/zdjS0DUr1w
Le dictionnaire https://t.co/d02Biz3C4z

[African Women's Development Fund @awdf01]

Des mots pour se dire.
Des luttes pour se reconnaître.
🎥 CharlotteOtou revient sur son expérience du lancement du Dictionnaire libre et créatif du féminisme africain au Cameroun 🇨🇲
📘 Le dictionnaire est à découvrir ici : 👉 https://t.co/YRLJeso4PM

[African Women's Development Fund @awdf01]

📖🔥 À Douala, un atelier de lecture du Dictionnaire libre et créatif du féminisme africain a réuni des femmes autour de discussions critiques, de partages et d’échanges profonds.
Un espace vivant, collectif et sororal.
👉 Pour lire le dictionnaire : https://t.co/YRLJesnx0e