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Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is
By Mardey Ohui Ofoe:
Apparently the information about the Africa lunching of the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) in Accra in 2001, La palm was available to very strategic women, development workers, and the media and donor community just to cut the list.
The glamour, beauty and modesty swept my feet .At the end of the room, which is the entrance of the ceremonial hall where I stood, the lift carried invited guests to the hall smoothly like the falling breeze of the sea waves back into the sea.
The network of women and the sectional representative proved the groundwork done and the untold success that the African fund could chalk.
The celebration of a five-year success of the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) has just ended with one million dollars from the Nelson Mandela Foundation and a launch of the prestigious women of substance awards. Within these five years of hard work, joy, frustrations, uncertain movements, progress and energy to place African women above the roofs of their buildings, all African women could finally say happy birthday to their organization and to the women who made to possible.
The assurances by Africa Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) to millions of African women who do not have references yet have the credibility and the commitment to women‘s development has groomed a formidable and mass women’s movement in Africa.
The AWDF has since its inception has awarded 2.2million dollars $2,200,000.00 in grants to 240 organizations in 34 African countries. It has changed lives, given hope and has placed value on lives. Given the outstanding things that happened to Africa since the liberation of the continent from slavery, among others have been the great Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Nelson Mandela and the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF).
Organizations that have supported the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) must be proud of themselves. African women in telling their stories remember their names. Long live African women and their movements.
It is not common to hear donors make statements like, “We are willing and happy to be working with you and will continue to fund you” said Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi the Executive Director of AWDF. Thank you Joana Foster, Hilda Tadria and Bisi Adeleye – Fayemi for your dream. The staff of AWDF, its international and national advisers as well as the board has been progressive. The diverse faces that Ndey Joberteh and Abigail Burgesson brings to AWDF is a classic balance and bravo to you.
By Mardey Ohui Ofoe:
Apparently the information about the Africa lunching of the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) in Accra in 2001, La palm was available to very strategic women, development workers, and the media and donor community just to cut the list.
The glamour, beauty and modesty swept my feet .At the end of the room, which is the entrance of the ceremonial hall where I stood, the lift carried invited guests to the hall smoothly like the falling breeze of the sea waves back into the sea.
The network of women and the sectional representative proved the groundwork done and the untold success that the African fund could chalk.
The celebration of a five-year success of the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) has just ended with one million dollars from the Nelson Mandela Foundation and a launch of the prestigious women of substance awards. Within these five years of hard work, joy, frustrations, uncertain movements, progress and energy to place African women above the roofs of their buildings, all African women could finally say happy birthday to their organization and to the women who made to possible.
The assurances by Africa Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) to millions of African women who do not have references yet have the credibility and the commitment to women‘s development has groomed a formidable and mass women’s movement in Africa.
The AWDF has since its inception has awarded 2.2million dollars $2,200,000.00 in grants to 240 organizations in 34 African countries. It has changed lives, given hope and has placed value on lives. Given the outstanding things that happened to Africa since the liberation of the continent from slavery, among others have been the great Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Nelson Mandela and the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF).
Organizations that have supported the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) must be proud of themselves. African women in telling their stories remember their names. Long live African women and their movements.
It is not common to hear donors make statements like, “We are willing and happy to be working with you and will continue to fund you” said Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi the Executive Director of AWDF. Thank you Joana Foster, Hilda Tadria and Bisi Adeleye – Fayemi for your dream. The staff of AWDF, its international and national advisers as well as the board has been progressive. The diverse faces that Ndey Joberteh and Abigail Burgesson brings to AWDF is a classic balance and bravo to you.
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