African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) project

African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) project

YOWLI BURUNDI received US dollar 68,000.00 funding from AWDF to implement a gender-focused project in 2020.

Overall objectives:

  • To advocate for a change in the social norm that normalises the exploitation of domestic workers especially the violation of the rights of female children domestic workers. The project will also advocate for the ratification of Convention 189 on decent work for domestic workers, a convention that provides the basis for providing guidelines and frameworks for promoting the rights of women domestic workers. Specific project activities will include media campaigns; training of key stakeholders and engagement with duty bearers to ensure the implementation of laws that protect children including children domestic workers;
  • The Capacity building funds is to be used as per the agreed capacity building plan for your organisation.

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