FAWE Blog
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS
FAWE has been once again chosen to be a nominating agency for the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) in the United Kingdom. The Commonwealth Scholarships are for students from developing Commonwealth countries for Master’s (one-year), Ph.D., [...]
FAWE signs pledge to uphold dignified storytelling
In August, FAWE join other organizations in signing a pledge that will ensure that all stories written, told, or narrated by FAWE upholds respect and dignity to not only the subject of discussion but also [...]
Safeguarding Her: A call to action to educating girls in vulnerable situations
When accounting for the most negatively affected populations in unfavourable situations worldwide, children and women are often present in large numbers. Across the globe, women and girls are considered at most risk of economic exclusion, [...]
Call for materials: GRP 4 TVET
With the appropriate inspiration and guidance, teachers and trainers, leaders, administrators and managers and policymakers in technical and vocational education and training (#TVET) can become agents of change for gender equity and equality. Do you [...]
COVID 19: A catalyst to gender disparity and inequality in education
By Monica Mararo and Dorise Ng'ong'a - FAWE Kenya For girls, everyday counts. We ought to protect their right to education during this unprecedented disruption and beyond. COVID-19 has pushed inequalities in education to the [...]
FAWEESWA provides learners from KaMboke TX Foundation School with career and life skills
The Forum for African Women Educationalists Eswatini (FAWEESWA) this past August set their sights to Ka Mboke TX –Foundation high school for an outreach session. The school, located in the Shiselweni region benefitted from the [...]
Behavior Changes Through Mentorship
Tendai had to drop out of school in grade 3 in 2019 as she could not handle the teasing from the other students because of her mentally ill grandmother who she stays with along with [...]
Capacitation on Basic Writing and Reading Skills for Out of School Adolescents
“I can now write my name and surname which I could not do before I started attending lessons under the Forum for African Women Educationalists Zimbabwe Chapter (FAWEZI) community learning center. I can also recite [...]
Competition among the eight seaweed students groups.
On 17th June 2021, FAWE Zanzibar an awarding ceremony for the best trainee students in a recently concluded seaweed business competition. The students grouped themselves into at least 25 people each coming up with eight [...]
FAWE alumni convene webinar to discuss girls’ pressures in pursuit for education
To celebrate this year Day of the African Child, the Forum for Africa Women Educationalists (FAWE) Africa Alumni convened a webinar exploring the progress made over the 30 years to girls’ access, retention and completion [...]
Opinion: Menstrual Hygiene and Girls’ Education
By Janerossa Mafovera High School teacher, Zimbabwe Menstruation refers to the discharging or flow of blood from the lining of the uterus through the vagina. Hygiene refers to conditions and practices that promote and preserve [...]
FAWE Eswatini celebrates World Menstrual Health Day through give-back activities
On this year’s World Menstrual Health Day held on 28th May 2021, FAWE Eswatini (FAWEESWA) marked the day through handing out of dignity and hygiene packs in schools across the country. Sponsored by a metal [...]