Championing the Dignity & Rights of Rural Women and Girls
ACF dismantles systemic poverty, eliminates sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), and secures access to protection, healthcare, and economic justice for rural women and girls in Malawi through community-led solutions.
Championing Dignity, Rights & Justice
ACF mission is to champion the bodily autonomy, legal rights, and dignity of rural women and girls in Malawi by dismantling systemic poverty, eliminating sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), and ensuring access to comprehensive protection, healthcare, and economic justice through community-led solutions.
Breaking the Cycle for Good
To break the cycle of intergenerational poverty and sexual violence in rural Malawi, fostering resilient communities where rural women and girls are legally protected, financially independent, and empowered to lead lives free from abuse and exploitation.
Strategic Objectives
Three interlocking, community-led pillars that deliver protection, justice, and lasting reform to rural women and girls across Malawi.
Mobile Legal Aid
Justice, wherever they are
Deploy mobile legal clinics to remote traditional authorities (TAs) to provide free legal representation, securing justice for survivors of rape, defilement, and harmful cultural practices.
Rapid Response Systems
Protection, when it matters most
Establish and equip community-based child protection committees and community policing units to safely report SGBV and safely exit abusive situations.
Customary Law Reform
Tradition, free from harm
Engage with village headmen, traditional authorities, and initiation counselors to eradicate harmful traditional practices that fuel sexual violence and child marriage.
Our Impact in Numbers
Since our founding, we've been committed to creating measurable change in the lives of women and girls living with HIV across Malawi.
17 grantees covering all regions of Malawi
Join Us in Making a Difference
Whether you're looking to support our work, partner with us, or learn more about justice, protection, and reform for rural women and girls in Malawi, we'd love to hear from you.