About Course
This course from RFLD’s Francophone Academy is intended for women’s rights defenders, community leaders and women activists in Francophone Africa. It draws on the MOOC “Leadership, Afro-feminism and Innovation” developed by RFLD with support from BMZ and GIZ.
In six lessons, you explore styles of women’s leadership, self-confidence and mentoring, the key concepts of Afrofeminism and intersectionality, and then the practical tools of sisterhood: support networks, mediation and a solidarity charter. A final quiz validates what you have learned and gives access to the certificate.
Why this course
Many women active in associations in Francophone Africa already lead, often without a title or training. They run groups and negotiate with local authorities. This course starts from that experience. It helps each participant put words to her way of leading and strengthen it.
The module on Afrofeminism places African women’s struggles within their own history. It shows how intersectionality helps us understand discriminations that build on each other, for example for a young woman living in a rural area. The last module is the most practical: it offers tools to build a support network between organisations and to manage conflicts within a collective.
How to take the course
The course is free and open to all. You can follow it at your own pace, on a computer or on a phone. The full material is also available as a PDF for those with limited connectivity. After the final quiz, you receive a certificate from RFLD’s Francophone Academy that you can attach to your applications or activity reports.
To go further, discover all the courses of RFLD’s Francophone Academy. If you are aiming for elected office, the Women’s Political Leadership programme supports women’s political leadership.
Full course material: download the PDF (in French).
Course Content
Module 1: Women’s leadership
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Defining women’s leadership and its styles
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Self-confidence, public speaking and mentoring
Module 2: Afrofeminism
Module 3: Solidarity among women
For funders and partnersPour les bailleurs et les partenaires
Fund the women who defend rights in Africa, nowFinancez maintenant les femmes qui défendent les droits en Afrique
Aid to women’s organisations is falling. RFLD moves funding fast to women-led organisations and defenders, in French and English, through a network of 1,143 member organisations in more than 35 African countries.L’aide aux organisations de femmes recule. Le RFLD achemine vite les financements vers les organisations de femmes et les défenseures, en français et en anglais, grâce à un réseau de 1 143 organisations membres dans plus de 35 pays africains.
RFLD currently serves as Co-Chair of the SEA-T Programme Advisory Council, mandated to ensure the programme’s direction, priorities, and resources are meaningfully aligned with the visions of African women-led civil society. The SEA-T Programme is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.Le RFLD assure actuellement la coprésidence du Conseil consultatif du programme SEA-T, chargé de veiller à ce que l’orientation, les priorités et les ressources du programme soient réellement alignées sur les visions de la société civile africaine portée par les femmes. Le programme SEA-T est financé par le ministère fédéral allemand de la Coopération économique et du Développement (BMZ) et mis en œuvre par la Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. See the partnershipVoir le partenariat
- 1,143member organisationsorganisations membres
- 35+African countriespays africains
- N°553ACHPR observer statusstatut d’observateur CADHP
- CandidPlatinum Seal of Transparency 2026Sceau de transparence Platine 2026
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