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WISE EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM
WISE invites representatives of institutions, organizations, programs and networks to nominate engaged candidates with outstanding academic/professional and/or personal experiences in the field of education from your organization. Nominees can be part of the extended organization [...]
COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS
The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) is one of the largest and most prestigious international scholarship schemes in the world. Since it was established in 1959, over 30,000 individuals have held a Commonwealth Scholarship [...]
A Whole School Approach to preventing SRGBV: How teachers in Zimbabwe are promoting safe learning environments
By Lydia Madyirapanze, National Coordinator, FAWE Zimbabwe For a long time, Africa’s education systems reflected the accepted gender roles in societies. This has carved a standardized socialization of how girls and boys, men and women [...]
Technical brief: Gender-responsive pedagogy for early childhood education (GRP4ECE)
Inclusive and equitable education provides all learners with the capabilities to become economically productive, develop sustainable livelihoods, contribute to peaceful societies and enhance their individual wellbeing. This technical brief describes how Gender-Responsive Pedagogy for Early [...]
Empowering vulnerable girls in Sierra Leone
In September, FAWE Sierra Leone provided bursaries to over 50 girls under the Beautiful World Scholars (BWC) programme. The girls will be provided with free tuition fees to pursue their studies at the tertiary level. [...]
FAWE and AU/CIEFFA document teachers’ experiences in light of Covid-19
On this year’s World Teachers’ Day, FAWE and the African Union/Centre for Girls and Women's Education in Africa (AU/CIEFFA) collaborated in documenting African teachers’ experiences during COVID 19. This was in a bid to raise [...]
A teachers’ appreciation of the Digital Training component of the STEM Project
The Gender Responsive Pedagogy and Digital Training component of the STEM project has really helped boost girls’ confidence in the Sciences. Speaking to the FAWE team, Mr. Odongo, a teacher at St. Catherine S.S had [...]
FAWE Burundi supports implementation of the ‘Aunt’ and ‘Father’ mentorship project in schools
The high number of sexual violence and teenage pregnancies prompted schools in Burundi to return to the cultural basics in a bid to eradicate this vice. Culturally, children in Burundi were assigned a mentor to [...]
FAWE Uganda/Mastercard Foundation scholars creating awareness against teenage pregnancy and child abuse in the Rwenzori sub region
On 11th October, 2020, Uganda joined the rest of the world to commemorate the International Day of the Girl Child under the theme “My Voice, Our Equal Future.” This year’s celebration came at a time [...]
Training of Rwandan scholars transitioning from Secondary school to University
FAWE Rwanda through the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program is set to award comprehensive scholarships to 9 scholars transitioning from high school to tertiary level at the end of 2020. Part of the award includes provision [...]
FAWE 2nd International Girls Conference
FAWE’s second International Conference on Girls Education will be hosted online on Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th November 2020 targeting participants drawn from FAWE Network (Chapters, Alumni, Members), Researchers, Education and Gender Experts, National, Regional [...]
11th FAWE Sub-General Assembly -2020
The Sub General Assembly convening is aimed at consolidating key achievements, lessons learned, challenges and emerging education issues that will strengthen the network agenda of ensuring gender equality and equity is realized in the different [...]