FAWE Blog
Open letter – Generation Equality Forum
Girls’ education is a fundamental human right, enshrined in various instruments including the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women, the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the [...]
Super alumni
Name: Lamin Jarjusey Country: The Gambia My name is Modou Lamin Jarjusey, a student of the University of The Gambia, UTG, pursuing Political Science. I am a gender activist and an educational advocator. In 2010, [...]
FAWE Rwanda alumni get together to help families in need
It is no secret that the Covid-19 pandemic has negatively affected the lives of millions of people around the world. Unfortunately, many people have had to lose their jobs, live on half pay cheque or [...]
Advocating for school re-opening in Kenya
FAWE Kenya in collaboration with education stakeholders put together a report to inform debate and decision making in education sector regarding reopening and management of schools, colleges and universities in the face of COVID-19. The [...]
FAWE Malawi forms part of the task force on reopening of schools, colleges and universities.
FAWE Malawi was appointed by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to be part of the National task force on reopening of learning institutions. From the inception meeting held on 22nd May, 2020, the [...]
FAWE partners with the AU to launch the Africa Young Feminist Blog / “Sauti صوتي”
As the world grapples with Covid-19, one thing is being brought to the fore – gender disparity in the various sectors. Several studies have predicted an increase in cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) as a [...]
WFP partners with FAWE Gambia (FAWEGAM) to implement the Home Grown School Feeding Programme
The Government of The Gambia has signed a deal with the World Food Programme (WFP) to establish a sustainable nationally owned school feeding program. The programme will be implemented in food insecure and poor regions, [...]
Sustaining club activities and addressing family needs with income generated from STEM innovations
The development of innovations that are aimed at addressing community problems is central to promoting the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) project in FAWE partner Schools. In these schools, club activities are facilitated by [...]
Changing perceptions and inspiring girls to pursue sciences
Science education has strongly being misconceived to be difficult, meant for boys only hence the association with masculinity. This has resulted to the churning out of few female scientists at higher institutions of learning as [...]
Call for abstracts: 2nd FAWE International Conference on Girls’ Education in Africa
Conference Theme: Towards Effective Approaches for Girls’ Engagement and Excellence: Preparing African Girls for the 21st Century Skills The Forum for Africa Women Educationists (FAWE), will host the 2nd International Conference on Girls’ education in [...]
New Fun Learning Ambassadors created in 9 African countries
The unexpected is here with us. The Covid-19 crisis has affected the normal operations of governments, citizens, service providers and humanitarians. This includes the interruption of the implementation of a game-changing plan we have been [...]
Zanzibar Seaweed project beneficiaries’ testimonies
Mtula Mwanahamadi 19 years from Micheweni, Southern Pemba After completing form four in 2019, I tried my luck in seaweed farming in my home area. However, I was not really lucky as my produce was [...]