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WOMEN OF AFRICA DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

· EIN · womendevelopmentfund.org
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activities · 10 groups

what they do

  • Women's Leadership & Empowerment Programs 2 activities
    • Capacity Building for Women-Led Organizations
      Offers support in governance, management systems, strategic planning, and institutional strengthening for women-led organizations and grassroots women's groups, including training in coordination, leadership, and rights awareness.
    • Girls' Mentorship Sessions
      Provides mentorship sessions for girls to build confidence, ask questions, and strengthen their sense of possibility.
  • Menstrual Hygiene Support and Education 2 activities
    • Health and Hygiene Programs
      Offers programs in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), menstrual dignity, HIV prevention, and community-based health awareness for young women and girls, including efforts to address period poverty.
    • Menstrual Hygiene Management Training
      Trains grassroots women’s groups on menstrual hygiene management and organic sanitary pad production to help end period poverty.
  • Education Sponsorship and Academic Support 2 activities
    • Individual Sponsorship for Education
      Sponsors individuals, such as Kwamboka, to undertake specific educational courses like a Basic Counseling Course.
    • Support for Girls' Education
      Enables girls to return to school with dignity, providing support and resources.
  • Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response 1 activity
    • Anti-Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Advocacy
      Engages in community dialogues, anti-Gender-Based Violence (GBV) action, survivor support, policy advocacy, and women-led accountability efforts.
  • Climate-Smart Agriculture Training & Value Chain Development 1 activity
    • Climate-Smart Agricultural Training
      Supports young women in adopting climate-smart agricultural practices, including soil conservation, crop diversification, and sustainable land management, through training programs like Agribiz for Rural Economic Sustainability Training (AGREST) in Kisii County.
  • Digital Skills Training for Youth 1 activity
    • Digital Literacy and STEM Mentorship
      Provides digital literacy, STEM mentorship, technology access, online safety, and innovation support for young women and girls.
  • Youth Psychosocial Support and Life Skills 1 activity
    • Mental Health and Well-being Training
      Convenes training sessions to equip community actors with practical skills to support mental health and well-being for young women and girls in Kisii and Nyamira.
  • Program Evaluation & Research 1 activity
    • Program Research and Evaluation
      Conducts research, learning, monitoring, and innovation activities to improve program design and results, including benchmark visits to study client-led enterprise models.
  • Vocational and Life Skills Training 1 activity
    • Vocational Skills Training for Adolescent Mothers
      Provides skills training and vocational pathways to adolescent mothers in Kisii County and Nyamira County to promote inclusive development, build resilience, and create economic opportunities.
  • Uncategorized 2 activities
    • Economic Empowerment for Young Women and Girls
      Provides enterprise support, vocational training, savings culture promotion, and market-readiness skills for young women and girls, including mentorship, incubation, and support for launching women-led enterprises.
    • Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Program Alignment
      Participates in meetings and joins local alliance partners in Kisii to align priorities, strengthen OVC programming, and advance community-based action and support systems for vulnerable children and families.
relationships · 5

who they work with

  • AMPATH AYAM Partner — WODEF convened an AMPATH AYAM training to equip community actors with skills to support mental health and well-being for young women and girls.
  • AMSHA Africa Partner — WODEF and AMSHA Africa trained grassroots women’s groups on menstrual hygiene management and organic sanitary pad production.
  • Directorate of Social Development, Kisii County Government — Registered under the Directorate of Social Development, Kisii County
  • The Nairobi National Polytechnic Partner — Sponsored a student to take a Basic Counseling Course at the polytechnic.
  • USAID Nuru ya Mtoto Partner — WODEF participated in a workplan dissemination meeting with USAID Nuru ya Mtoto to align priorities and strengthen OVC programming.