Accountability

Financials and transparency.

RFLD is a pan-African network for gender equality and development working across the Sahel, West, Central and Southern Africa, and the figures on this page cover the organisation as a whole. Every number is drawn from our independent external audits, conducted under the International Standards on Auditing. Both of the last two years carry an unqualified opinion, the cleanest result an auditor can give.

Trusted, recognised and verified

ACHPR Observer Status

N°553 · African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

GIZ / BMZ SEA-T Council

Co-Chair of the Advisory Council

US tax-effective giving

NGOsource 501(c)(3) equivalency · American Friends Fund at Myriad USA

Independently audited

Consecutive unqualified opinions under the International Standards on Auditing

Open by default

A strong year only matters if it becomes durable independence. Our plan is explicit.

Hold no single funder above a third of our income.
Grow the operating reserve from about two months toward three.
Build a dedicated fundraising function and deepen finance and monitoring capacity ahead of the income they service.
Run monthly cash-flow projections and quarterly reviews with the Board Finance Committee.

Unrestricted, trust-based support is what makes this plan achievable. The case for it, and what a transformational gift would build, is set out on our Ways to Give page.

Due diligenceDiligence raisonnable

Documents funders ask us forLes documents que les bailleurs nous demandent

Annual Report 2025 (PDF)Rapport annuel 2025 (PDF)Candid profile and Seal of Transparency 2025Profil Candid et sceau de transparence 2025 Governance policiesPolitiques de gouvernance Internal policiesPolitiques internes Board and leadershipConseil d’administration et direction Every sub-grant awardedToutes les sous-subventions accordées

Audited financial statements and audit reports are shared with funders on request atLes états financiers audités et les rapports d’audit sont transmis aux bailleurs sur demande à finance@rflgd.org.

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
CandidSeal of Transparency 2025Sceau de transparence 2025

DonateFaire un don Partner with RFLDDevenir partenaire See our financialsVoir nos états financiers