The Association of African Women for Research and Development (AAWORD) / Association des Femmes Africaines pour la Recherche et le Développement (AFARD) is an African feminist organization established in Dakar in December 1977.[1] The "first intellectual feminist organization to denounce the living conditions of African women", AAWORD/AFARD "brought together female African intellectuals to promote equal rights between men and women at the continental level and contributed greatly to the advancement of the status of African women".[2]
| Formation | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Dakar |
Executive Director | Zenebework Tadesse |
History
editAAWORD/AFARD was created after discussion between women scholars who met in Lusaka in Zambia in December 1976.[3] In its early years, AAWORD was supported by the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA).[4] In 1977, 1983 and 1988 it held general assemblies in Dakar. In 1995 it held its general assembly in Pretoria, South Africa.[3]
AAWORD sponsors regular conferences, and publishes occasional bilingual papers and bibliographies. In 1986 it started publishing a quarterly newsletter, Echo. In 1990 it established a documentation center.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Association of African Women for Research and Development (AAWORD)". SENEGEL. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ Oumar Kane; Hawa Kane (2018). "The origins of the feminist movement in Senegal: A social history of the pioneering Yewwu-Yewwi". African Sociological Review. 22 (1): 18–30. JSTOR 90023844.
- ^ a b c Kathleen Sheldon (2005). "Association of African Women for Research and Development (AAWORD) / Association des Femmes Africaines pour la Recherche et le Développement (AFARD)". Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa. Scarecrow Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-8108-6547-1.
- ^ "CODESRIA: 30 Years of Social Research, Knowledge Production and Pan-African Networking" (PDF). CODESRIA Bulletin (Special Issue 2, 3, & 4): 8. 2003. Retrieved 6 March 2021.