We protect and promote the rights and welfare of Women and Children
Our Vision
To ensure a society free from abuse, discrimination and indignity to women and children. Build a viable Women Lawyers advancement towards creating a sustainable inclusive democratic development in Africa
Our Mission
Protection, Promotion and Preservation of the rights, interest and welfare of Women and children in Africa and in diaspora.
Aims & Objectives
● We promote the welfare of Women & Children ● We organize women lawyers of African descent, by marriage, association and or partnership nationally, regionally and internationally, promoting the study of comparative law and advance the opportunities available to women.
Over 20+ Years of Experiences
of protecting and promoting the rights and welfare of Women and Children
An AWLA Team
Video Interview of a widow in dire need.
Letting Our Experience Change Lives
AWLA is a non-profit, non-sectarian, non-partisan, non-governmental, voluntary, professional organization of women lawyers of African origin, by birth or by marriage, association and or by partnership in Africa and in diaspora. We are an NGO involved in the promotion, protection and preservation of the rights of women and children. These include their civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights.
Aims & Objectives
● We promote the welfare of Women & Children
● We organize women lawyers of African descent, by marriage, association and or partnership nationally, regionally and internationally, promoting the study of comparative law and advance the opportunities available to women.
● We create spaces to network with other NGOs and co-operate with governmental organisations.
● To promote the principles and aims of the African Union, the United Nations, African Commission on
Our Country Chapters
Spread across the world , African Women Lawyers are coming together in different country chapters. Find some of them below
Officials
AWLA is an opportunity to network and partnership with female lawyers.
Amanda Demechi-Asagba
President
Isabel Bueno
Country Representative, Brazil
Efe Etomi
Country Representative, Nigeria
Awungnjia Tetchounkwi
Country Representative, Cameroon
Abla Gadegbeku Williams
Country Representative, Liberia
Events
Training on Coordination in the NGO Sector and Community Entry July 15, 2021
Fund Raising Formal presentation of AWLA
Day of the African Child 2019 celebration
Visits and Outreaches
On the Blog
Thanksgiving Service of EDNA LESLIE KUMA
L- R Hon. Betty Mould- Iddrisu: Founder, Immediate Past President of AWLA and Parliamentarian, Yvonne Nkrumah; Member AWLA Ghana and Chief Executive Of Food and Drug Agency, Mandy Demechi-Asagba: President
Visibility and Opportunities at the workplace
AWLA in Collaboration with IBA joins the world to celebrate IWD and in line with the IWD 2024 campaign theme: Inspire Inclusion. We invite all and sundry to contribute your
IBA-AWLA Int’l 2024 Women’s Day Fireside Tête-à-tête
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS IBA-AWLA 2024 MEMO ZOOM LINK
TRIBUTES FOR EDNA KUMA
THE SUN SET FOR OUR DEAR VICE PRESIDENT OF AFRICAN WOMEN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION (AWLA) HER EXCELLENCY EDNA LESLIE KUMA BUT HER LEGACIES LIVES ON We at African Women Lawyers
Headquarters
Our office is located in central area of the Lagos State
13 Town Planning Way,
Ilupeju, Lagos
info@awla.international
+234 803 535 3306
+234 803 331 4899
+ 234 810 099 6340
+234 903 740 4272
+1 (240) 338-5140
