Women of Africa
Associations
African Centre for Women
The African Centre for Women (ACW) is a division within the Economic Commission for Africa. Established in 1975, ACW is the regional Women in Development (WID) structure in the United Nations system in Africa. The Centre services national, regional and subregional structures involved in the advancement of women.(website)Anglophone and Lusophone African Women's Writings
University of Exeter. "...This website is dedicated to the work of Anglophone and Lusophone Women's Writing. It offers detailed bibliographies, biographies of selected figures in both areas, as well as a number of useful links for anyone researching African Women's writing or simply interested in some of the most exciting work coming out of Africa at present..."(website)Association of African Women Scholars
"...Association of African Women Scholars (AAWS) is a worldwide organization dedicated to promoting and encouraging scholarship on African women in African Studies, forging intellectual links and networks with scholars, activists, students, and policy makers inside and outside Africa, and participating actively in continental and global debates on issues specifically relevant or related to African women..." (introduction)Forum for African Women Educationalists
"...The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) was created in 1992 as a response to the slow pace of implementation of Education for All goals in sub-Saharan Africa... FAWE seeks to ensure that girls have access to school, complete their studies and perform well at all levels..." (website - What is FAWE)
Organisation of Women Writers of Africa
"...The Organization of Women Writers of Africa (OWWA) Inc. was founded in 1991 by poet Jayne Cortez of the United States and writer Ama Ata Aidoo of Ghana. OWWA is a non-profit literary organization concerned with the development and advancement of the literature of women writers from Africa and its Diaspora..." (website - About OWWA Inc.)
Health Issues
Abortion in Africa
"...This publication is a review of the literature on the subject of abortion in Africa. It includes a bibliographic database containing around 600 references, which may be accessed via keywords, as well as a thematic summary divided into six chapters..."(Introductory screen)Center for African Family Studies (CAFS)
The Centre for African Family Studies (CAFS) is an African institution dedicated to strengthening the capacities of organisations and individuals working in the field of reproductive health, population and development in order to contribute to improving the quality of life of families in sub-Saharan Africa.(website)EnGender Health
Founded in 1943, EngenderHealth is a nonprofit organization that works internationally to support and strengthen reproductive health services for women and men worldwide. To learn more about our work, click on the photos below. (website)UNIFEM
UNIFEM, in collaboration with UNAIDS, has developed this comprehensive gender and HIV/AIDS web portal to provide up-to-date information on the gender dimensions of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The site aims to promote understanding, knowledge sharing, and action on HIV/AIDS as a gender and human rights issue.(website)Women and HIV-AIDS:Confronting the Crisis.
UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNIFEM 2004 report on the world-wide rise of HIV/AIDS among women.Women's Global Health Imperative
"...The Women’s Global Health Imperative (WGHI) is a global research center based at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Our mission is to develop public health interventions that prevent HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), unintended pregnancies, and maternal mortality through collaborative research, academic and clinical training, community education, and the study of gender inequity...."(website -"about")
