Support of The African Gender Institute
The foundation supports three projects of the African Gender Institute (headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa): the Feminist Research Associates project, the Strengthening Gender and Women's Studies for Africa's Transformation Project, and The Feminist Africa Journal.
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