AFAWI has undertaken a number of development projects over the years. Some of these have centered on youth and women empowerment, community and human resource development. Among the number of projects taken by us include a Malaria Control Project and a programme aimed at curbing Discrimination and Stigmatization of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).
Founded in 2005 and registered in 2006, Alliance for African Women Initiative (AFAWI) is a development oriented non- profit, non sectarian, non governmental organization that seeks to ensure equitable development for both rural inhabitants and poor urban dwellers, especially women and children.
The main aim of the project was to bridge the gender gap between boys and girls in schools and create equal opportunities for all. The project targeted selected areas in the Northern, Brong Ahafo and Upper East regions of Ghana.Some of the selected areas for the implementation of the project included Babato-Kuma, Kurabaso and Abilba.
Project Achievements
1.Provision of sanitary Pads
AFAWI Ghana team of implementers were expected to deliver and distribute sanitary pads to 417 female students in Babato-Kuma L/A Junior High School, Kurabaso L/A JHS and Abilba Number 1 L/A JHS, with 3,336 number of sanitary pads expected to be distributed to the three schools monthly. The total number of sanitary pads expected to be delivered and distributed within the first four months of implementation was 13,344 pieces. A total of 3,264 have been distributed so far.
Beneficiaries were initially unfamiliar with the use of the sanitary pads. Students were therefore taken through the use...
I traveled to Ghana in July 2010 to get a first-hand experience with some of the social and economic development issues that exist in Africa. I spent a very short time volunteering with AFAWI-Ghana, just shy of two weeks, but during my time with the organization I learnt a great deal about NGOs, women’s issues, HIV/AIDS stigmatization and other development challenges in Ghana. My work experience and school background are in business and finance, so this was an entirely new realm that I am excited to explore. 
