Quote This Woman+ receives grant from the African Women’s Development Fund to amplify marginalised voices in African media

Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal – Quote This Woman+ (QW+), a feminist non-profit organisation, has been awarded a grant from the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) to enhance the visibility of marginalised African women+ voices in the media.

The grant marks a significant step in QW+’s commitment to advancing gender equality in the media and amplifying the voices of those who are too often excluded from public discourse.

Running through to September 2026, the funding will enable QW+ to build up their comprehensive database of African women+ experts, activists, and community leaders who are advocating for gender justice and countering anti-rights movements.

Kath Magrobi, founder of Quote This Woman+, said the funding will enable QW+ to recruit at least 240 new African women+ experts, prioritising those from marginalised communities, including women living with disabilities, women in rural areas, and LGBTQI+ individuals. “These experts will be added to the QW+ database, which provides journalists worldwide with access to reliable, diverse, and underrepresented sources on a range of topics such as politics, health, education, and the environment.”

Magrobi said QW+ will spearhead other initiatives like developing training content to ensure marginalised voices feel equipped to both speak up against harmful narratives, and to talk courageously and confidently to journalists both in, and reporting on, Africa. “As part of the grant, QW+ will work with newsrooms and media outlets to address gender gaps and biases in their reporting, ensuring that the voices of women+ are platformed as they should be.”

Magrobi is grateful for the support from AWDF: “This funding allows us to give voice to a new generation of African women experts and community leaders, and to develop tools to counter harmful media narratives undermining democracy and human rights. This opportunity arises at a pivotal moment in global politics and will have a vital impact.”

In the first phase of the project, QW+ will focus on recruiting new experts, facilitating workshops, and increasing the visibility of underrepresented voices. The grant will also support the development of monitoring and evaluation tools to track the progress of the initiative. Throughout the project, QW+ will collaborate with local and international journalists, activists, and media organisations to ensure a more inclusive media landscape.

“Right now amplifying the voices of marginalised women is more important than ever,” said Magrobi. “Across the continent and around the world, we are witnessing growing conservatism and increasing threats to gender justice, LGBTQI+ rights, and the voices of those on the margins. We need to ensure that African women+ are not only heard, but are leading the conversation,” she said.