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Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) ( Swahili for "African women") was established in 1985 in the
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as a small community organisation for African women. It is now an international and
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headquartered in
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Service

AMwA is described as a "training centre" and "advocacy engine" for the women's movement in Africa. It focuses on enhancing women's ability to participate in leadership through education programs, resource and research, providing platforms for advocacy and movements to influence politics and legislation. In 2014, AMwA, with other women's organisations, conducted a regional conference in Kampala on the theme "Strengthening African Women’s Voices in the Post-2015 Processes". The conference intended to serve as a reminder of the common issues
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continue to face, including gender-based violence. Some of the organisations that have helped support Akina Mama wa Afrika include the
African Women's Development Fund 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 th ...
and the
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The African Women’s Leadership Institute (AWLI)

The AWLI, established first in 1996, focus on themes such as
gender-based violence Gender-related violence or gender-based violence includes any kind of violence directed against people due to their gender or gender identification. Types of gender-related violence include: * Violence against women (sometimes referred to simply as ...
,
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Sexual and reproductive health and rights or ''SRHR'' is the concept of human rights applied to sexuality and reproduction. It is a combination of four fields that in some contexts are more or less distinct from each other, but less so or not at ...
,
anti-poverty Poverty reduction, poverty relief, or poverty alleviation, is a set of measures, both economic and humanitarian, that are intended to permanently lift people out of poverty. Measures, like those promoted by Henry George in his economics clas ...
efforts and peace building. It is designed by women leaders from Africa, for providing professional support, networking opportunities and workshops to women activists aged 18–45 from across the continent.


See also

* Christine Butegwa


References

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External links


Official website
Feminist organisations in Uganda 1985 establishments in the United Kingdom Women's organisations based in Uganda Organizations established in 1985 Women's rights in Uganda