OUR MISSION
Our core mission is to reduce gender gaps and achieve gender equality within the sustainable development goals. To ensure women are empowered across all spheres of society with equitable access to education, healthcare, and economic opportunities.
OUR VISION
We envision communities where women are empowered and equal partners. Where every woman can use her voice, make her own decisions, and engage in economic opportunities in safe, sustainable environments.
TRANSFORMING
AFRICA
"The empowerment of women is the most effective tool for global development"
– Kofi Annan
Former Secretary General, United Nations
OUR FOCUS AND IMPACT
PAYWODI aims to promote gender equality within the sustainable development goals. We focus our activities on strategic areas which directly impact the African woman and girl child.
women and girls impacted
African countries covered
programs and initiatives
OUR FOCUS AREAS
Transforming lives through strategic interventions across key areas of development
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
Literacy programs, digital skills training, and leadership development for young women
HEALTHCARE
HEALTHCARE
Maternal health services, reproductive rights advocacy, and wellness programs
ECONOMIC
ECONOMIC
Enterprise development, financial literacy, and job creation initiatives
JUSTICE
JUSTICE
Rights advocacy, legal support, and policy reform initiatives
SECURED
FUTURE
GET INVOLVED
BECOME A MEMBER | VOLUNTEER
All women who are interested in the values and purposes of the organization are welcome to join. When you become a member of PAYWODI, you join hundreds of other smart, galvanized women focused on collective impact and lasting change.
JOIN NOWPARTNER WITH US
We welcome you to partner with us. Together we can make a tremendous impact in the lives of women and children across Africa. Through your support, women and girls can rewrite their stories and empower their families.
PARTNER WITH US"We cannot afford not to educate girls and give women the power and the access that they need"
– Michelle Obama
Former First Lady, United States of America
WINNING
TODAY!
"None of us alone, can ever do great things. But we can all do small things, with great love, and together we can achieve something wonderful."
– Mother Teresa
Humanitarian and Winner of Nobel Peace Prize