[New Era] Pan African Women's Day (PAWD) is observed each year on 31 July to commemorate the First Pan African Women's Conference, held in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, in 1962. The theme of the 59th anniversary of PAWD is "financial inclusion of women, challenges and opportunities". The purpose for the celebration is to remember the contributions African women have made towards the liberation of Africa from colonialism and apartheid, and to recognise the critical role that women continue to play in the development of th
