Françoise Moudouthe

CEO
African Women's Development Fund

A pan-African feminist with roots in Cameroon, Françoise is passionate about advocating for women’s rights and fostering sisterhood within African feminist movements. In January 2021, she became the CEO of the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF), a pan-African women’s fund that provides financial and other resources to African women’s organizations working towards the fulfillment of all African women’s rights. Prior to joining AWDF, Françoise founded and ran Eyala, a bilingual (English-French) platform that amplifies the voices and lived experiences of African feminists. Françoise is based in Accra, Ghana.

Event Schedule

DAY 1
19 July 2023
DAY 2
20 July 2023
Start Time End Time Session Description Action
04:30 pm EEST 06:00 pm EEST Stories of Girls’ Resistance: Shifting narratives, power, and the world
Concurrent
Room AD 10-2

This session will bring together story curators, storytellers and artists to discuss what this collection of stories tells us about girls’ resistance over time, space, Read More

Speakers
Anisie Byukusenge

Program Assistant

Purposeful

Sharanya Sekaram

Global Women's Movements Engagement Lead

VOICE

Ruby Johnson

Gender Justice Consultant / Co-Lead Global Resilience Fund

Purposeful

Jody Myrum

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Stories of Girls' Resistance

Valerie Honore

Director and Community Engagement Officer

I Have A Right Foundation (Dominica) and Caribbean Girls Collective

Shazia Usman

Communications Specialist / Storyteller / Writer

UN Women Fiji Multi-Country Office / Stories of Girls Resistance

Françoise Moudouthe

CEO

African Women's Development Fund

Start Time End Time Session Description Action
12:00 pm EEST 01:30 pm EEST Sustaining Feminist Movements: Transforming Power and Resources
Plenary
KCC Auditorium

Watch the recording here

In the face of persistent attacks on women’s rights, grassroots feminist activists and social movements are increasingly indispensable, Read More

Speakers
Tulika Srivastava

Board Member

Women Deliver

Zozibini Tunzi

Founder

Zozibini Tunzi Foundation

Faith S. Kaoma

Co-founder & Chief Operations Officer

Copper Rose Zambia

Bettina Baldeschi

CEO

International Women’s Development Agency 

Aline Joyce Berabose

CEO

LUNA is telehealth and wellness platform for women in Africa.

Mona Sinha

Global Executive Director

Equality Now

Latanya Mapp Frett

President and CEO

Global Fund for Women

Françoise Moudouthe

CEO

African Women's Development Fund

Speakers

Magdalene Dorto

Not applicable Not applicable

Deborah Nyirenda

Not applicable Not applicable

Yashmin Fernandes

Director Women's Digital Financial Inclusion Hub, Women's World Banking

Stella Anyangwe

End Polo Now Coordinator Rotary International

Blandine Umuziranenge

Founder and CEO Kosmotivr

Taryn Russell

Deputy Executive Director Results Canada

Djeinaba Kane

Advocacy & Partnership Lead AfricaNenda

Rafiat Akinokun

Youth Advorate and cub's health nurse

Melania Chiponda

Gender and Climate Advisor The African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET)

Aries Setiadi

Managing Director Fintech Association Indonesia

Claude Mambo Muvunyi

Director General Rwanda Biomedical Center

Hanna Lemma

Co-founder & Contributor Addis Powerhouse

Kathryn Toure

Regional Director, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office IDRC

Dr. Lisa Avery

Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba; Director Africa Initiatives

Carmen Correa

CEO Pro Mujer

Tawakkol Karman

Nobel Peace Price Laureate Tawakkol Karman Foundation

Anis Farid

Research Project Manager Women's Aid Organisation

Patricia Elias

Every Woman International Lawyer; Chief, Global Diplomatic Campaign

Lipi Rahman

Executive Director, Badabon Sangho Every Woman Indrani Fellow

Kigali Convention Center - KG 2 Roundabout, Kigali, Rwanda