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News 30.11.2023

Court: Namibia Forcibly Sterilized Women With HIV

Published by: ABC News Namibia’s Supreme Court upheld a ruling that health workers sterilized HIV-positive…

News 30.11.2023

LGBTIQ Rights in Africa: One Step Forward, One Step Back

Author: Fareen Walji, Programmes Manager at UAF-Africa Published by: Huffington Post In September, government ministers in Chad voted to…

News 30.11.2023

Meet our newest Board Member, Korto Williams, Country Director of Action Aid in Liberia

We are delighted to introduce to you the newest edition to UAF-Africa’s family, Korto Williams, Country…

News 30.11.2023

23 Egyptian Activists Sentenced to 3 years for Violating Protest Law

Published by: Aswat Masriya CAIRO, Oct 26 (Aswat Masriya) – A Cairo Misdemeanour court sentenced on…

News 30.11.2023

Tanzania: ‘New Constitution Honours Gender Equality’

Published by: AllAfrica.com THERE is jubilation among women in different regions, after the Draft constitution decided…

News 30.11.2023

Strengthening African Women’s Leadership for Change

Across cultural and geopolitical diversities, 28 vibrant women leaders from 5 African countries, (Cameroon, Cote…

News 30.11.2023

Count Me In! Consortium selected to partner with Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Urgent Action Fund-Africa (UAF-Africa), representing UAF and UAF Latin America, is thrilled to announce that…

News 30.11.2023

Standing In Solidarity With Egyptian Women

The Urgent Action Fund-Africa team would like to convey our strongest expressions of solidarity with…

News 30.11.2023

Peace and Security Remains non-negotiable for Africa’s Women

Author: Jane Godia Published: Kenyan Women As the world marks 20 years since the Fourth International women’s…

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Fostering Cultures of Care
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Sustaining Defenders
Sustaining Defenders
Sustaining Defenders
Transformative Partnerships & Philanthropy
Transformative Partnerships & Philanthropy
Transformative Partnerships & Philanthropy
Transformative Partnerships & Philanthropy
Transformative Partnerships & Philanthropy
Transformative Partnerships & Philanthropy
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Feminist Knowledge Leadership
Feminist Knowledge Leadership
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Our Footprint

Urgent Action Fund Africa is a pan-African and Feminist Rapid Response Grant Making Fund. We have resourced more than 5,200 grants with a geographical presence in Africa’s 54 countries.

Collectively, our Board Members and Staff members are physically present in more than 15 African countries and speak more than 46 African languages

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