Femmes Africa Solidarité

Name

Femmes Africa Solidarité

Legal name

Femmes Africa Solidarité

Website

https://fasngo.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Advocacy and Development Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Educational Support Services (611710), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights (BPADAGAF), Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (BPAGABAF)

Keywords

• Women peacebuilding advocacy
• Gender equality programs
• Women leadership development
• Agricultural empowerment initiatives
• Civil society capacity building

Headquarters

HQ city

Dakar

HQ country

Senegal

HQ region

Africa

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: FAS receives donations from individuals through its website donation portal, with options for one-time, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual contributions at various levels ($10, $20, $30, $40, and custom amounts).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS) is an international NGO that advances African women's leadership in peace, security, and governance through advocacy, capacity building, and field-based programmatic initiatives. Its core offerings include the Empowering Women in Agriculture (EWA) Initiative, the Gender Is My Agenda Campaign (GIMAC) Network, the PanAfrican Centre for Gender, Peace and Development (PAC), and the ËTU JAMM Platform for peace and security.

Product overview

Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS) operates as a platform of interconnected programs and initiatives rather than a unified software product. The core offerings include: the Empowering Women in Agriculture (EWA) Initiative, a multi-country agricultural empowerment program; the Gender Is My Agenda Campaign (GIMAC) Network, a continental advocacy coordination platform; the PanAfrican Centre for Gender, Peace and Development (PAC), an educational and training center offering academic programs; the ËTU JAMM Platform for peace and security in Senegal; and the African Gender Forum Award (AGFA) recognizing gender equality leaders. These programs work synergistically through advocacy, capacity-building, partnerships, and policy engagement across Africa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Empowering Women in Agriculture (EWA): Multi-stakeholder platform empowering women in African agriculture, launched on the sidelines of the 19th AU Summit in 2012, targeting 11 African countries to promote women's economic empowerment in agriculture.
• Gender Is My Agenda Campaign (GIMAC)
• PanAfrican Centre for Gender, Peace and Development (PAC)
• ËTU JAMM Platform

Products and services

• Empowering Women in Agriculture (EWA) Initiative Multi-stakeholder flagship initiative empowering women in African agriculture for viable livelihood and food security, targeting 11 countries across Africa. EWA reinforces capacities of women's farmer organizations and cooperatives, promotes women's access to land, finance, mechanization and niche markets, and facilitates technological innovations in agriculture. It is the flagship project of the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN), co-convened by H.E Dr. Olusegun Obasanjo and H.E President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
• Gender Is My Agenda Campaign (GIMAC) Network Strategic advocacy platform coordinated by FAS since 2002, comprising 55 member organizations of African women's and civil society organizations. GIMAC engages with the African Union and institutional partners to promote gender equality and women's rights, organizing biannual pre-summit consultative meetings ahead of each African Union Summit.
• PanAfrican Centre for Gender, Peace and Development (PAC) Center of excellence established in 2005 in Senegal to build capacity of women and youth in gender, peacebuilding, and development. Offers intensive training programs including a Master's program in Gender and Peacebuilding (GECOP) delivered in partnership with Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD) and UPEACE, and runs peacekeeper training projects such as the 'Training Peacekeepers on Preventing and Addressing Sexual Violence in Senegal' (2016-2017).
• ËTU JAMM Platform Senegalese Women Leaders Platform for Peace and Security, meaning 'Peace Space' in Wolof. Women-led peace initiative launched in 2017 to promote peacebuilding, social cohesion, and inclusive civic participation, bringing together over fifty women's organizations from diverse Senegalese and Pan-African civil society networks.

Quantifiable outcome

• 35% increase in pigeon pea yields, 154% rise in women's incomes, 371% increase in processed product volumes, expanded adoption of certified seeds from 31.5% to 71%
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and supporting.

• OCP FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2012ECP Foundation partnered with FAS to implement the Empowering Women in Agriculture (EWA) Malawi Project. The Foundation, established to support OCP Group's social impact in Morocco and beyond, serves as a catalyst for sustainable human development with focus on food security, climate change, entrepreneurship, and R&D. EWA project achieved significant impacts including 35% increase in pigeon pea yields and 154% rise in women's incomes.
• African Women Leaders Network (AWLN)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2012EWA is the flagship project of AWLN. FAS Co-Conveners H.E Dr. Olusegun Obasanjo and H.E President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf lead the initiative. EWA reinforces capacities of women's farmer organizations, promotes women's access to land, finance, mechanization and niche markets, and forges strategic partnerships with governments and development partners across Africa.
• Ministry of Agriculture (Malawi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner in EWA Malawi Project implementation, collaborating on agricultural policy and program delivery for women farmers.
• Ministry of Gender (Malawi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner in EWA Malawi Project implementation, supporting gender mainstreaming in agricultural programs.
• Ministry of Trade and Industry (Malawi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner in EWA Malawi Project, supporting market access and trade aspects for women farmers.
• Nandolo Farmers Association of Malawi (NFAM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner organization representing farmers in Malawi's pigeon pea value chain, involved in EWA project implementation.
• Gender Is My Agenda Campaign (GIMAC) NetworkflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAS has coordinated the GIMAC Network since its inception in 2002 in Durban, South Africa. The network comprises 55 member organizations of African women's and civil society organizations. GIMAC serves as a strategic advocacy platform engaging with the African Union, organizing biannual pre-summit consultative meetings ahead of each AU Summit.
• Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUCAD partners with FAS's PanAfrican Centre for Gender, Peace and Development (PAC) to deliver the Master's program in Gender and Peacebuilding (GECOP), promoting 'African solutions to African problems'.
• UPEACE (University for Peace)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUPEACE partners with FAS's PAC and UCAD to deliver the Master's program in Gender and Peacebuilding (GECOP).
• Harvard Kennedy School's Center for International DevelopmentsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with FAS on capacity-building programmes in Dakar, nurturing generations of young African leaders equipped to lead with empathy, equity, and purpose.
• African Union CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAS works with the African Union Commission, including through the Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security position held by Bineta Diop (2014-2025). The AU's 2026 theme aligned with EWA initiatives, and the AU-CEVAWG was adopted in 2025 following advocacy.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves1 record

Direct peers

• Equality Now: International women's rights organization using legal advocacy, regional campaigns, and coalition-building. Comparable to FAS's advocacy-plus-network model, particularly on ending violence against women and engaging with regional/governmental bodies.
• African Women's Development Fund (AWDF): Pan-African grantmaking foundation that funds women's rights organizations across the continent. Directly comparable to FAS on advocacy + grantmaking for African women's rights, with similar continental mission and donor-driven revenue model.
• Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA): Pan-African feminist leadership development organization operating from Uganda. Comparable as a peer African NGO focused on building African women's leadership, with overlapping programmatic emphasis on rights, governance, and intergenerational capacity-building.
• FEMNET (African Women's Development and Communication Network): Pan-African women's rights network coordinating member organizations to influence policy at the AU and UN levels. Closely mirrors FAS's GIMAC convening model and continent-wide advocacy on gender equality and women's empowerment.
• Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights: Global consortium of funds providing rapid-response grants to women's rights advocates in crisis contexts, including across Africa. Directly comparable on the funding/advocacy hybrid model and on supporting women peacebuilders and human rights defenders.
• MADRE: International women's rights organization partnering with grassroots women-led groups in conflict-affected and disaster-affected regions. Comparable to FAS on combining rights advocacy with capacity-building for women leaders and on operating across the African continent.
• CREA: International women's human rights and sexual/reproductive rights organization based in the Global South. Comparable as a sister advocacy NGO with cross-regional programming, leadership development, and rights-focused convening work analogous to FAS's PAC and GIMAC.

Broad incumbents

• UN Women: The United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, operating globally with a substantial Africa footprint. Comparable to FAS as the dominant institutional convener on women's rights and peace/security, though at significantly greater scale and budget.
• Women for Women International: Global NGO delivering economic empowerment, rights awareness, and wellness programming to women in conflict-affected countries. Comparable to FAS's EWA Initiative on women's economic empowerment in fragile states, though operating through direct beneficiary training at larger scale.

Regional players

• Kvinna till Kvinna: Swedish foundation supporting women's rights organizations in conflict-affected countries primarily across Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Comparable to FAS on the women-peace-and-security niche and on funding/partnering with women's rights organizations in fragile states.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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