African Caribbean Women Day Awareness

About Africa’s Women's Day:
​​Do you know that Africa’s Women's Day has been in existence since 1962?

​​​Do you know that before America had its First female Vice President (after over 244 years of independence), Africa already had 26 Female presidents and Prime ministers?

​​​Do you know that Africa had its first Prime Minister (Honourable Elisabeth Domitien, from 1975-1976) before Britain had Margret Thatcher?

​​​The Africa's Women's Day Awareness Team (AWD) focuses on raising more awareness about Africa's Women's Day and spotlighting the legacy of African Women, recognizing their visionary, bold, pioneering historical achievements and contribution to Africa and the world at large.​

​​Africa’s Women's Day was proclaimed as a day to be commemorated during the first conference of the Pan-African Women’s Organisation (PAWO) which was held in July 1962 in Dar es Salaam Tanganyika (now known as Tanzania). It offers a national, continental, and global opportunity to recall and affirm the significant role of African women in the evolution of a strong Pan-African identity, with shared values, objectives, and vision for the future, as well as women being key contributors towards achieving Africa’s inclusive growth and sustainable development agenda anchored in the African Union (AU) vision of an integrated prosperous and peaceful Africa.

​​​PAWO - the specialized agency of the African Union dedicated to gender equality and women’s empowerment, is a representative organization of women on the African continent with five regional offices in all 55 Member States of the African Union.

​​​Its objectives, amongst others, are:

​​​To strive to achieve effective and responsible participation of African women in the socio-economic and cultural development of Africa;

​​​To pursue the struggle for the representation of women at decision-making levels;

​​​To fight for women’s empowerment and the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women.

​About Africa’s Women's Day Awareness Celebration 2024:
​How much do you know about Climate Change and its effects?

​Aligning with the Pan African Women’s Organization’s (PAWO) theme, “Invest in Education: Securing the Future of Women and Girls in Africa.” We recognize education's transformative power in empowering women and girls, shaping their future, and fostering a sustainable continent. This complements the African Union's 2024 Year of Education theme, “Educate an African Fit for the 21st Century: Building Resilient Education Systems for Increased Access to Inclusive, Lifelong, Quality, and Relevant Learning in Africa.”

Thus, our theme for 2024, "Invest in Education for Women Resilience: Celebrating African Women Leading the Change Revolution," underscores the essential intersection between Education and Women Resilience, highlighting the significant contributions of African Women in leading Change Awareness.