African Women's Development Fund

African Women's Development Fund
Founded	2001 (in Accra, Ghana)
Founder	Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, Joana Foster and Hilda M. Tadria
Location	Accra, Ghana;
Area served	in 42 countries in Africa, over 1300 women's organisations
Key people	Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi; (Co-founder and former Executive Director); Françoise Moudouthe; (Chief Executive Officer)
Website	http://www.awdf.org

The African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) is the first pan-African foundation to support the work of women's rights organisations in Africa. AWDF was founded in 2001 by Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, Joana Foster and Hilda M. Tardia. AWDF belongs to the International Network of Women's Funds, an umbrella organisation for feminist foundations that focus on supporting women's human rights.

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