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’ […]
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 […]
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 small […]
Amina Omar Kitwana,
23 years from Matemwe
I completed my form four studies in 2018. Due to financial constraints, I could not further my education and had to stay with my mum and help her […]
The Corona virus has brought to the fore the apparent gender disparities that women continue to face in their everyday lives. During this pandemic period, women and girls are bearing the burden of care […]
To:
| H.E. Prof. Sarah Anyang Agbor
AU Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology African Union Commission
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H.E. Amira Mohammed Elfadil
AU Commissioner for Social Affairs African Union Commission Addis Ababa Ethiopia
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April 20, 2020
Dear Excellencies,
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented […]
It was all systems go for FAWE as H.E. President Macky SALL of Senegal led a high level African governments’ delegation in launching FAWE’s new Strategic Plan 2019-2023 at the 36th ordinary […]
FAWE invites applications for grants to support scholar’s entrepreneurship initiatives under the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Entrepreneurship Fund (SEF) that will be implemented from March 2020 to March 2021. The SEF aims at nurturing creative […]
In 1995 at the World Conference on Women in Beijing, countries unanimously adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action – the most progressive blueprint ever for advancing the rights of […]
Today as we mark the International Day of the Girl under the theme “Girl Force: Unscripted and unstoppable”, I reflect on the hurdles the girl child has overcome, some of which continue to prevail […]
