The Selection Committee is a set jury which has the duty to review the candidature of countries for the African Gender Award and to select the recipient country of the Award.

Role of the Jury
(1) The Jury is to discuss and to decide on the recipient of the Award.
(2) The Jury is also to monitor gender-mainstreaming efforts on the African continent, with particular consideration to the AU's Solemn Gender Declaration.
(3) The Jury will commission studies on gender equality and the status of women in Africa.

Jury Composition
(1) The Jury is composed of FAS members and partners, independent experts, outstanding women and representatives from civil society, the private sector/organization and African women networks.
(2) If one of the members of the Jury resigns, a new member may be appointed by the FAS Executive Board.
(3) The Jury will be presided and the President is responsible for managing decision-making through a majority vote. Changes or amendments to the above process are to be made through a majority vote of the Jury.

H.E. Ms. Gertrude Mongella, Tanzania
Former President of the Pan-African Parliament

Ms. Marie-Louise Baricako, Burundi
President of the Executive Board of Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS)

Ms. Julienne Ondziel, Republic of Congo
Practicing Lawyer, Former Rapporteur on Women’s Rights. Former President of FAS Executive Board
 
Mr. Paulo Gomes, Guinea Bissau
Managing Partner Constelor Group. Former Executive Administrator World Bank

Ms. Vivian Lowery Derryck, USA
Senior Vice President and Director of Public Private Partnerships, Academy for Educational Development

Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, Gambia
Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission on Africa

Mr. Vasu Gounden, South Africa
Founder and Executive Director of African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)

Hon. Ms. Saida Agrebi, Tunisia
Member of Parliament, President Tunisian Mothers Association

Ms. Thelma Awori, Uganda
Former Head of UNDP Africa Bureau
Executive Board Member of the African Women’s development Fund

Ms. Titi Akinsanmi, South Africa
GTP Program Manager, Mindset Network

Mr. Halidou Ouedraogo, Burkina Faso
Président, Mouvement Burkinabé des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples

Mr. Ayodele Aderinwale, Nigeria
Executive Director, Africa Leadership Forum

Ms. Bineta Diop, Senegal
Executive Director, Femmes Africa Solidarité

Ms. Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, Ghana
Executive Director, African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF)

Ms. Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson, Togo
Sub-Regional Coordinator, WiLDAF-WA

Ms Janet Narh, Ghana
Radio and TV Broadcaster

Observers

Ms. Yetunde Teriba, Nigeria
Head, Gender Coordination and Outreach Division. Women Gender and Development Directorate AU Commission

Dr. Codou Diaw, Senegal
Executive Director, Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE)

Dr. Amany Asfour, Egypt
President Egyptian Business Women Association (EBWA)

AWARD PROCESS - The Selection process

The African Gender Award is granted according to strict criteria described below:

Nominee Eligibility
(1) Nominees may be either leaders or groups from the government, private sector/organization and civil society sectors who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in implementing gender mainstreaming and promoting women’s participation on the African continent, with particular reference to the Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa of the AU.

Nominations
(1) Nomination forms should be addressed to the members of the Jury through the Pan-African Centre for Gender, Peace and Development at the Regional Office (Dakar) or at the International Secretariat (Geneva).
(2) The Nominator is an individual or a group that does not receive remuneration for their services from the Nominee.

Evaluation Criteria
(1) The candidature should emphasize the accomplishments of the Nominee.
(2) Extraordinary achievement in the below domains are suggested criteria to consider. This list is guided by the Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa of the AU.
- Implementing gender-specific economic, social and legal measures on HIV/AIDS.
- Gender mainstreaming of peace processes.
- Systematic prohibition of the recruitment of child soldiers
- Systematic prohibition of the abuse of girl children as wives and sex slaves.
- Campaigning against gender-based violence.
- Systematic prohibition of trafficking in women and girls.
- Promotion of the gender parity principle.
- Protection of human rights for women and girls, including the right to development.
- Guarantee of women's land, property and inheritance rights.
- Education of girls and increasing the literacy of women, especially in rural areas.
- Enforcement of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa.
- Realization of AIDS Watch Africa as a unit within the Office of the Chairperson of the Commission of the AU.
- Realization of an African Trust Fund for Women for the purpose of building the capacity of African women.

Award Selection Process
(1) The Jury's decision is by a simple majority vote.
(2) In the case of a tie, the Jury will conduct a re-vote on the nominees receiving the highest number of votes.
(3) Once the nomination has been received, the Jury may require additional support material.

Recognition Selection Process
Contrary to the Award’s recipient who is chosen by the Selection Committee, the recipients for the Recognitions are selected through an internal process where the decision is held by members of the Civil Society and the Private Sector of the Award recipient country.