Above: AWDF co-founders, are joined by Malawi's Vice President Joyce Banda (3rd-R), First lady of Nigeria's Lagos State Mrs Ambimbola Fashola (2nd-R) and Deputy Governor of Ekiti State Funmilayo Olayinka (2nd-L). Right: Some AWDF staff members cant wait to cut the celebratory cake as they are joined by Malawi's vice president Joyce Banda.


CAA) is situation in the notorious Kib- era slum in Nairobi, but even there, the AWDF is trying to make a difference for Kenya's young women, including those who were once trapped into prostitution or violent relationships. Te main focus in this project is to


reverse the rate of HIV/Aids transmission through advocacy on behaviour change, income generating activities and self help groups. By empowering the young women


economically through AWDF small loans, the dependency on prostitution and other vices is reduced and raises their self re- spect and esteem. A similar project on is the Kiambu


People Living with HIV/Aids (KIPEWA, which the AWDF supports to improve the quality of those living with the disease in the area, which is just outside Nairobi, but with limited health facilities to meet the Kiambu people's needs.


GIRL POWER In Uganda, the Mentoring and Empow- erment Programme fo Young Women (MEMPROW) is yet another unique project yielding positive change among the country's youth. Here the focus is on capacity building and self-empowerment of young women with the aim of creating strong future female leaders. Founded and run by Dr Hilda Tadria, (in pink top pic- ture) who is also one of the co-founders


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