AWEF is a social enterprise working to develop African women in communities. It functions on two levels, as a charity and business with activities centred on community involvement and development. The charity facilitates a range of activities designed for capacity building, strengthening and empowering women  socially, economically and academically.. We provide logistical support for empowerment which includes inspirational, confidence building and motivation workshops, seminars, conferences along with a range of other development activities.

We use a yes we can approach in enabling women to move forward to whatever their goals are. We also provide tailored one to one support and mentorship from inception, concepts through to them able to stand on their own as businesses. Our business arm supports both the organization and the women in it, by providing resources to enhance overall capacity and provide a great platform for networking. Through this arm our services include a range of consultancy services.

Traditionally African women are both mothers and burden bearers, who can also join efforts and support each other as depicted by our logo. Education enables women to teach their children to be responsible citizens of society. Empowerment lightens the burden of caring and fending for the family. AWEF was established in April 2006 by women of African origin who have experienced being Refugees and Asylum seekers. As African women we feel that we are poorly represented by existing organisations. We therefore decided to come up with this initiative.