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Association des Femmes de l’afrique de l’ouest/West African Women Association (AFAO/WAWA)

  • Project Name:
    Association des Femmes de l’afrique de l’ouest/West African Women Association (AFAO/WAWA)
    Institution :
    West African Women Association
    • Core Competence:
      Economic Policy Analysis and Management
    Project Region :
    Country :
    Senegal
    Status :
    Closed
    Grant Number :
    200
    Grant Amount (USD):
    1 700 000
    Approval Date:
    December 2006
    Commitment Date:
    2007
    Closing Date:
    2011
    Introduction:

    Women economic empowerment in the West African countries and their effectiveparticipation in sub-regional and regional economic integration require viable and strongsub-regional women organizations capable of representing and defending the interest ofordinarily women and create a platform of negotiation with decision makers. The Association Des Femmes De L’afrique De L’ouest(AFAO) or West African Women Association (WAWA) is a prominent West African women’s civil society organization which emerged in 2005.  Its overall objective is to mobilize women from the 16 countries in West Africa to participate in regional economic integration decision-making processes.  In December 2006 the Executive Board approved a grant of US$1.7 million towards the work of the organization.

    Project Description:

    The overall goal of the project was to contribute to the improvement of women economicempowerment in West Africa and reduce gender inequalities in sub-regional, regional policies formulation and implementation for the well-being of women, their families, and theircommunities.

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