WiLDAF-AO

What WiLDAF-AO does

WiLDAF-AO (Women in Law and Development in Africa – Afrique de l'Ouest) is a non-profit, non-governmental women's rights network headquartered in Lomé, Togo. It was established in April 1997 as the Sub-Regional Office for West Africa of the broader pan-African WiLDAF network (founded 1990 in Harare, Zimbabwe, relocated to Lomé in 2011). The organization operates 11 national chapters across Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea-Conakry, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Senegal, Togo, and Côte d'Ivoire, with 4 additional focal points in Cape Verde, Gambia, Mauritania, and Sierra Leone. It is governed by a 7-member Board of Directors and managed by a Coordinator, currently Antoinette Yawavi MBROU (appointed 2025).

Its core activities are programmatic rather than technology-product in nature, organized under thematic programs including AFFES (women's empowerment and equality), Zero Tolerance (violence prevention), DSR-RT (sexual and reproductive rights), PPTF (participatory and transformational leadership), and the Digital Legal Aid Centres (CAJUD), which extend legal service access to women and girls via digital channels. The underlying technology is a community-led digital access layer (CAJUD) rather than a packaged software platform; no proprietary APIs, mobile apps, or AI capabilities are disclosed.

The business model is grant-funded: WiLDAF-AO charges no fees for services and receives institutional support from a diversified donor base including the European Union, Oxfam, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, ECOWAS, UN Women, UNFPA, UNICEF, Save the Children, Diakonia, ROPPA, the International Land Coalition, and the Africa Women Development Fund. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. Distribution relies on national chapters, direct training, and advocacy engagement with regional and international institutions rather than commercial sales channels.

Name

WiLDAF-AO

Legal name

Women in Law and Development in Africa – Afrique de l'Ouest (WiLDAF-AO)

Website

https://wildaf-ao.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WiLDAF-AO is a Togo-based non-profit women's rights network operating 11 national chapters across West Africa, delivering advocacy, legal aid, and training programs funded by institutional donors including the EU, UN agencies, and Oxfam.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Rights Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Individual and Family Services (6241), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB), Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK), Sexual & Reproductive Health & Family Planning (SRH/FP) Programs (BPADAIAD)

Keywords

• Women's rights advocacy
• Legal aid services
• Gender equality programs
• Capacity building training
• Human rights network

Headquarters

HQ city

Lomé

HQ country

Togo

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Institutional Grants and Funding: Funding from institutional donors including European Union, governments, and international organizations to implement women's rights programs and advocacy activities across West Africa

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

WiLDAF-AO is a pan-African women's rights network delivering advocacy, capacity-building training, and legal aid across 11 West African countries. Its core offer combines four strategic programs (AFFES, Zero Tolerance, DSR-RT, and PPTF) covering women's economic empowerment, the fight against gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive rights, and women's political participation, with a network of Digital Legal Aid Centres (CAJUD) that provides remote legal counselling, assistance, and representation to women.

Product overview

WiLDAF-AO is a non-governmental organization and pan-African women's rights network, not a technology product company. It provides advocacy programs and services including legal literacy training, lobbying and advocacy campaigns, capacity building for women's rights organizations, and digital legal aid centers (CAJUD) for improving women's access to justice. The organization does not offer a unified software platform but rather implements field programs focused on women's rights advocacy, legal education, and policy influence across 11 West African countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WiLDAF-AO Strategic Advocacy Programs (AFFES, Zero Tolerance, DSR-RT, PPTF) Bundle of WiLDAF-AO's flagship advocacy programmes targeting women's rights across West Africa: AFFES advances women's economic and social empowerment; Zero Tolerance combats gender-based violence; DSR-RT defends sexual and reproductive health rights; and PPTF promotes women's political participation. The programmes combine policy advocacy, capacity building, and grassroots engagement for women, member NGOs, and government partners in the 11 countries WiLDAF-AO covers.
• Digital Legal Aid Centres (CAJUD) Network of WiLDAF-AO-operated Digital Legal Aid Centres (Centres d'Aide Juridique Digitaux / CAJUD) providing remote legal counselling, legal assistance, and legal representation to women and girls across WiLDAF-AO's 11 West African focus countries. The service is designed to extend access to justice for women facing rights violations, particularly where in-person legal services are difficult to reach.

Quantifiable outcome

• Established presence in 11 West African countries with national networks
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and significant.

• ROPPA (Réseau des Organisations Paysannes et des Producteurs Agricoles de l'Afrique de l'Ouest)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional farmers' organization network collaborating on agricultural programs benefiting women farmers in West Africa.
• International Land CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal coalition working on land rights issues; partner for women's land rights programs including WIDGRA project.
• ECOWAS (CEDEAO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEconomic Community of West African States; WiLDAF-AO maintains institutional presence at ECOWAS sessions for advocacy.
• Save the ChildrensignificantStrategic or Co-development PartnerChild rights organization collaborating on programs addressing child marriage and protection issues.
• UN WomencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Nations entity for gender equality; partner for global women's rights campaigns and CSW70 advocacy.
• UNFPAsignificantStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN reproductive health agency collaborating on programs addressing sexual and reproductive health rights.
• UNICEFsignificantStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN children's agency partnering on child protection and early marriage prevention programs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• African Women Development Fund (AWDF): Pan-African grantmaking and capacity-building fund for women's rights organizations across the continent, with overlapping funder relationships (including AWDF listed as a WiLDAF-AO partner) and a similar multi-country advocacy mandate.
• FAWE (Forum for African Women Educationalists): Pan-African network promoting girls' and women's education across the continent - comparable in its multi-country African network structure and thematic overlap on women's empowerment and harmful practices (e.g., early marriage).
• Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA): Pan-African feminist leadership development and policy advocacy organization with a comparable focus on African women's rights, governance participation, and movement-building.
• FEMNET (African Women's Development and Communication Network): Pan-African women's rights network based in Nairobi coordinating advocacy, communication, and capacity-building across African member organizations - directly comparable to WiLDAF-AO's sub-regional network model and advocacy focus.
• Equality Now: International women's rights advocacy organization with active programming on legal reform, GBV, and sexual/reproductive rights - highly comparable to WiLDAF-AO's mission around law, justice, and harmful traditional practices.

Broad incumbents

• Human Rights Watch (Africa Division): Global HRW research and advocacy organization with an active Africa Division covering West African women's rights, GBV, and access to justice - overlapping geographic and thematic remit with WiLDAF-AO.
• Plan International (West Africa Regional Office): Global children's and girls' rights organization with a West Africa regional presence - directly comparable on girls' rights, child marriage and GBV agendas where WiLDAF-AO programs also operate.
• Amnesty International (West and Central Africa Regional Office): Global human rights organization with a West Africa regional presence; broader mandate and significantly larger budget, but overlapping issues (women's rights, GBV, access to justice) and donor ecosystem with WiLDAF-AO.
• ActionAid International (West Africa region): International anti-poverty and women's rights federation with active West Africa programs - larger global footprint and broader thematic scope, but intersecting with WiLDAF-AO on women-led development and rights-based programming.
• UN Women (West and Central Africa Regional Office): UN entity for gender equality operating a West and Central Africa regional office - same advocacy geography, broader mandate and budget, and overlapping funder universe with WiLDAF-AO.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wildafao
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCvFjipvsEkNAUarIc9Al-vQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/wildafao
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wildaf-afrique-de-l-ouest

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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