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Find similar grantsGrants for Women's Right & Empowerment is sponsored by African Women's Development Fund (AWDF). The AWDF finances local, national, sub-regional, and regional organizations in Africa working towards women's empowerment, prioritizing programs that develop and promote women's leadership and advocacy across themes including Economic Empowerment and Livelihoods.
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Home - The African Women's Development Fund Welcome to the African Women's Development Fund website Select language to continue to the website Call for proposals Now OPEN! - Deadline 27 May 2025 As a feminist fund, we resource, support and nurture African women’s rights organisations and feminist movements to sustain themselves.
The AWDF Story: An African Feminist Journey By amplifying and celebrating African women’s voices and achievements, AWDF supports efforts that combat harmful stereotypes, and promote African women as agents of change. Our support goes beyond grant making, and includes capacity building, knowledge sharing and movement building.
African Women's Writers Workshop series AWDF Knowledge Circle @ Women Deliver 2023 We are a Pan-African grant making organisation that supports the realisation and fulfilment of African women’s rights through funding of autonomous women’s organisations on the continent.
Total grants awarded since inception Number of organisations supported since inception Number of countries we work with (47 African Countries; 5 Middle East Countries - Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen and Jordan) We envision and work towards creating an Africa, and a world, where gender justice, freedom and dignity are achieved for all AWDF welcomes new Director of Partnerships and Voice Call for evaluation consultants for No to Backlash: Supporting the Collective Resistance of Feminist and Women’s Movements in Africa Announcement: We are taking a break 17-21 August.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Local, national, sub-regional or regional African women's organizations. Must be led and managed by women and have been in existence for at least three years. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $5,000 - $50,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Grants for Women's Right & Empowerment is funded by African Women's Development Fund (AWDF). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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USDA-NIFA-WAMS-011117 posted September 4, 2026 with $1,905,210 across an estimated 12 awards of $25,000 to $200,000, closing September 14, 2026. The opportunity title is now simply "Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields." Assistance listing 10.318 still reads "Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields" — and NIFA's own program page says the program is not funded for FY2026.
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