Impact in Numbers
RFLD in figures: our network, the women and girls we reach, the grants we make and the change we contributed to.
Last updated · October 20, 2026
The figures below come from RFLD’s monitoring, our audited accounts and our grant records. We share the data and methods behind every figure with partners on request.
Our network
Reach and results
Grants to women-led organisations
At the African Commission
- Observer Status N°553 with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
- Statements delivered at the 81st, 83rd, 85th, 87th and 89th Ordinary Sessions.
- A panel on the Commission’s main agenda at the 89th Ordinary Session in Dakar, convened by the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and facilitated by RFLD.
Policy and legal change we contributed to
- Benin, 2021. RFLD was part of the civil society advocacy behind Law No. 2021-12, which widened legal access to safe abortion.
- The Gambia, 2024. RFLD took part in the campaign that kept the ban on female genital mutilation.
Knowledge we share
See our milestones since 2012 on the Achievements page.
The team and resources behind the figures
Where the numbers come from
Each figure on this page comes from one of RFLD’s programmes. These are the main ones.
Women in the rooms where decisions are made
Political leadership for women, from local councils to parliaments.
Our programmes →Bodily autonomy and safety
Sexual and reproductive health and rights, and an end to violence against women.
Our programmes →Flexible grants in 15 countries
Grants for women-led groups across West Africa, with accompaniment through reporting and compliance.
The WAFF Fund →A free management suite
A bilingual management suite RFLD donates to grantees, so they can run their finances and pass audits.
The RFLD Suite →US$20,000 per organisation
Grants and 12 months of accompaniment for women-led organisations in all 14 regions of Senegal, with at least 60% outside the Dakar region.
Yéego Jigéen →Digital civic space
A Sida-funded consortium with Magamba Network and DefendDefenders that protects activists online.
Our programmes →How we measure
We count what we can verify, and we say where each figure comes from.
- Reach figures come from RFLD’s programme monitoring, consolidated each year.
- Survey figures come from the RFLD participant survey of July 2026.
- Grant figures come from signed grant agreements. Some grantees working with Vulnerable Groups are not named, for their safety.
- Financial figures come from our audited accounts.
- Partners can ask for the data and method behind any figure.
Want the data behind a figure?
Write to our team and we will share the source and method.
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