Democracy and the Rise of Women's Movements in Sub-Saharan Africa

List of Acronyms

Acronyms 䉬•䉬 ANC African National Congress ASAWA International Association for the Advancement of Women in Africa CIDA Canadian International Development Agency CMA Christian Mothers’ Association CUSAASA An organization focusing on parliamentarian women DANIDA Danish International Development Agency EU European Union FES Friedrich Ebert Stiftung FIDA Federación Internacional de Abogadas–Ghana (International Federation of Lawyers) FRELIMO Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (Liberation Front of Mozambique) GAWE Ghana Association of Women Entrepreneurs IFES International Federation of Electoral Systems IMF International Monetary Fund JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency MYWO Maendeleo Ya Wanawake Organization NCWD National Council on Women and Development NDC National Democratic Congress NDI National Democratic Institute NetRight Network for Women’s Rights in Ghana NGO Non-Governmental Organization NPP New Patriotic Party PNDC Provisional National Defense Council SADC Southern African Development Community SNV Stichting Nederlandse Vrijwilligers (Netherlands Development Organization) UNIFEM United Nations Development Fund for Women UNIWAF United Women’s Front USAID United States Agency of International Development WiLDAF Women in Law and Development in Africa WISE Women’s Initiative for Self Empowerment YWCA Young Women’s Christian Association x a c r o n y m s This page intentionally left blank Democracy and the Rise of Women’s Movements in Sub-Saharan Africa This page intentionally left blank ...