{"id":412,"date":"2021-03-30T08:26:15","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T08:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nicdarkthemes.com\/themes\/seafood\/wp\/demo\/seafood\/?page_id=412"},"modified":"2025-09-01T08:32:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T08:32:31","slug":"about-01","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/awra-group.org\/en\/about-pages\/about-01\/","title":{"rendered":"About 01"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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African Women\u2019s Rights Advocates (AWRA) is a holistic, intersectional, and Indigenous African-led movement that advances the rights, dignity, and leadership of African women and girls across the continent and the diaspora. We are a transnational, survivor-centred collective of frontline activists, grassroots leaders, and changemakers working across borders and generations to dismantle systemic injustice and end violence against women and girls in all its forms.

\nBorn from a shared commitment to centre African women\u2019s voices in global gender justice, AWRA operates with a \u201cfor us, by us\u201d ethos decolonising minds, narratives, and resources to ensure that African women lead solutions, shape policies, and reclaim power. From FGM, child marriage, and gender-based violence to climate injustice and systemic inequalities, we tackle interconnected challenges through bold campaigns, healing-centred advocacy, and collaborative policy engagement.

\nWith hubs in Kenya, The Gambia, the UK, and the Netherlands, AWRA creates safe, inclusive spaces where African women and girls can thrive socially, economically, and politically. Our work is grounded in the belief that those closest to the issues must be at the centre of the solutions, and our approaches prioritise survivor leadership, cross-border solidarity, and grassroots-driven change.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Mission<\/b>
To be a leading Pan-African movement that amplifies grassroots voices locally and globally, driving a future where African women and girls live free from violence and discrimination, leading lives of dignity, opportunity, and leadership, while owning and sharing the positive stories of African women and girls.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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VISION<\/b>
A world where African women and girls are free from violence, discrimination, and inequality, leading lives of dignity, opportunity, and leadership in every sphere.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Drive Policy and Systems Change<\/b>

Advocate for legal, institutional, and policy reforms, grounded in survivor and grassroots insights, to uphold the rights, dignity, and safety of African women and girls.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Foster Pan-African and Global Solidarity<\/b>

Convene activists, organisations, and allies across Africa and the diaspora to build cross-country collaboration, share knowledge, and strengthen regional and transnational networks for collective action.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Strengthen Grassroots and Survivor Leadership<\/b>\n

Invest in and amplify the voices, leadership, and influence of grassroots activists, human rights defenders, and survivors to drive action to end violence against women and girls, including FGM and all forms of gender-based violence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Advance Holistic, Intersectional, and Narrative-Driven Approaches<\/b>

Address the interconnected root causes of violence, discrimination, and inequality through integrated social, economic, political, and environmental strategies, while owning and sharing the positive stories of African women and girls to inspire cultural change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Grassroots Leadership & Movement Building.
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Pushed for the upholding and enforcement of the FGM ban in the Gambia.
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