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June 12-14, 2026: RFLD hosts West Africa Feminist Data Summit in Accra, Ghana – Meet the Operating System That African Feminism Runs On

Human Rights

February 18, 2026 Africa

June 12-14, 2026: RFLD hosts West Africa Feminist Data Summit in Accra, Ghana – Meet the Operating System That African Feminism Runs On

RFLD is an African-led initiative that provides vital data infrastructure to support over 450 organizations across 55 countries in their fight for women’s rights. It offers legislative tracking, digital safety monitoring, and emergency protection systems to empower grassroots advocates and ensure effective policy reforms. The West Africa Feminist Data Summit will unite more than 200 activists, researchers, and technologists to enhance gender justice through data-driven strategies. Participants will engage in workshops, master advocacy tools, and gain insights to influence legislation. The data center consolidates real-time information essential for advocacy efforts, ensuring a coordinated approach to tackling gender-based issues in Africa.

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Women's Rights

August 15, 2024 Africa

Philanthropy for Women’s Rights: Strengthening WHRD Protection Networks

The Women Leaders Network for Development – Réseau des Femmes Leaders pour le Développement (RFLD) is a regional organization working with 60 grassroots and national women-led organizations across 27 countries in West Africa. They aim to promote and protect the rights of youth and women, ensure their participation in decision-making, and combat discrimination and violence. Specifically, the challenges faced by Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) in West Central Africa and the Sahel are highlighted, emphasizing the need for support. Protection networks play a crucial role, but face challenges such as insufficient funding and risks to their staff. Philanthropic support is key to addressing these issues and driving systemic change. The call to action urges prioritizing the protection of WHRDs and amplifying their voices.

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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

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