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AUC, African Ministers, CSOs devise continental Common Position on Education for Women and girls in conflict and post conflict situations
African Ministers of Education, Gender and Foreign Affairs, African Union Commision Representatives and Civil Society Organisations on 22nd May 2019 convened in Nairobi, Kenya to develop Africa’s Common Position on Education for women and [...]
Senegal’s President SALL to launch FAWE’s new Strategic Plan
H.E. Macky Sall, President Of the Republic of Senegal is scheduled to launch the new FAWE Strategic Plan 2019-2023 in the third quarter of 2019. The President who will host the event in Dakar, Senegal, [...]
Conference: Addressing education of girls and women in conflict and post conflict situations in Africa
Conflict directly derails education, yet it is education that is a catalysis towards renascence of Africa. There is need to deliberate, understand and exchange ideas on policies, legislation, plans, financing and monitoring reforms within the [...]
Partner update: UNESCO launches the call for nominations for the 2019 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education
On 8 March 2019 during the International Women’s Day, UNESCO launched the call for nominations for the 2019 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education. The UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education rewards outstanding [...]
Burundi: Institutionalization of the school aunt and father – FAWE Burundi’s campaign against sexual violence and pregnancy in schools
The wisdom and tenderness of the school aunt and father will overcome the scourge Sexual violence and early pregnancy in schools is a sad reality in Burundi. According to testimonials collected during awareness and training [...]
Burundi: International Day of Women and Girls in Science – A career in science is a real obstacle course for women and girls
The UN General Assembly on 22December 2015 dedicated February 11 to women and girls of science. In Burundi, the day was celebrated for the first time ever on 18 February 2019 at the Ecole Normale [...]
Call for applications for the Scholars Entrepreneurship Fund for Tertiary Scholars and Alumni under the FAWE-Mastercard Foundation Programme
APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 30TH MAY 2019 FAWE invites applications for grants to support the Scholars Entrepreneurship initiatives under the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Entrepreneurship Fund (SEF) that will be implemented from March 2019 to March [...]
FAWE Africa Board names Martha R. L. Muhwezi as the new Executive Director
The FAWE Africa Board has announced the appointment of Ms. Martha R L Muhwezi as the new Executive Director of FAWE Africa effective 22 March 2019. Ms. Muhwezi’s selection was made soon after the 60th [...]
FAWE’s new five-year strategic plan to tackle emerging challenges facing girls’ and women’s education in Africa
When the strategic plan for 2013-2017 lapsed in December 2017, the FAWE Regional Secretariat embarked on the process of developing a new strategy to guide the organization’s operations for the next five years. The process [...]
FAWE champions the education of refugees, IDPs, and returnees at the 33rd GIMAC Summit
There is an urgent need to create sustainable education opportunities for women and girls in forced displacement situations. This need was clearly demonstrated when FAWE facilitated a panel discussion the issue during the 33rd Gender [...]
New GRP toolkit for early childhood education empowers teachers to challenge gender stereotypes
The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) and VVOB – education for development have launched an innovative new resource: The “Gender-responsive pedagogy for early childhood education (GRP4ECE)” toolkit. This toolkit provides early childhood teachers [...]
FAWE’s enters into partnership with Echidna Giving to strengthen institutional capacity
FAWE has entered into a three year partnership with Echidna Giving with an aim to enhance and strengthen its capacity to deliver on her mission and vision. For the past 27 years, FAWE has worked [...]