Why Partner with RFLD?
Joining forces with RFLD means becoming part of a powerful movement for change. Our extensive networks offer unparalleled opportunities for collaboration, impact, and shared growth.
Amplified Impact
Leverage our collective strength to achieve greater results in human rights and gender justice initiatives.
Strategic Collaboration
Connect with over 400 organizations and key stakeholders across Africa for effective development cooperation.
Knowledge Sharing
Access valuable research, best practices, and innovative strategies from a diverse network of experts.
Defender Support
Contribute to and benefit from robust protection mechanisms for Women Human Rights Defenders.
Policy Influence
Engage directly with regional bodies like the African Union and ACHPR to shape progressive policies.
Sustainable Change
Be part of initiatives fostering long-term, grassroots-driven transformation in vulnerable communities.
Our Key Networks & Coalitions
RFLD plays a critical role in strengthening the work of Women Human Rights Defenders (W/HRDs) by reducing their vulnerability to persecution through robust protection mechanisms and capacity-building initiatives. We represent thousands of W/HRDs, human rights organizations, and national coalitions, extending our influence across sub-regional networks.
VUKA! Coalition for Civic Action
Following a global rigorous assessment process, RFLD has been selected to serve on the Vuka Coalition Steering Group from 2025 – 2028. Vuka! is a global coalition of 225 civil society organisations allied together to help secure critical wins to regain civic space and incubate new forms of resistance.
More About VUKAACHPR African Union
At the regional level, RFLD holds a significant position within the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) of the African Union. We are part of the Working Group of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and hold Observer Status with the ACHPR.
Official AppointmentCHARM AFRICA
The Consortium to Protect Human Rights Civic Freedoms and Media Development in Sub-Saharan Africa (CHARM), established in October 2019, is a collaboration of seven influential organizations including CIVICUS, Civil Rights Defenders, DefendDefenders, and RFLD, promoting human rights and media freedoms.
Discover Our WorkWADEMOS
As a Steering Committee Member of WADEMOS, RFLD brings expertise on Gender Equality and Human Rights in West Africa. WADEMOS is a transnational democracy solidarity network of over 45 Civil Society Organizations across 15 West African countries, strengthening pro-democracy initiatives and constitutionalism.
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RFLD is a Regional Member of The Solidarity for African Women's Rights (SOAWR), a coalition of over 70 civil society organisations across 33 countries. Established in 2004, SOAWR ensures that girls' and women's rights as articulated in the Protocol to the African Charter are prioritised by policymakers.
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