“It’s FAWE’s Silver Jubilee this Year! Twenty-five year ago, five women ministers took action by entreating FAWE to drive the vision of promoting equity and equality in the education of the girl child in Africa.
Professor Christine Dranzoa
Who We Are
The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) is a pan-African Non-Government Organisation founded in 1992 by five women ministers of education to promote girls’ and women’s education in sub-Saharan Africa in line with Education for All. The organisation’s members include female ministers of education, university vice-chancellors, education policy-makers, researchers, gender specialists and human rights activists.
FAWE is a non-political, voluntary, charitable, non-sectarian, not-for-profit organisation and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ideology, colour, nationality or religious persuasion. However, its target beneficiaries and constituency are primarily girls and women.
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Gender transformative education: The key to achieving a more just and inclusive world
Featuring a line-up that includes FAWE's Executive Director, the webinar aims to further answer the [...]
FAWE Uganda newsletter – 1st edition 2021
FAWE Uganda is pleased to share their latest newsletter edition with you. Click on the [...]
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Gender transformative education: The key to achieving a more just and inclusive world
Featuring a line-up that includes FAWE's Executive Director, the webinar aims to further answer the [...]
FAWE Uganda newsletter – 1st edition 2021
FAWE Uganda is pleased to share their latest newsletter edition with you. Click on the [...]
Webinar: A Multi stakeholder approach to educating girls in vulnerable situations
The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE), Plan International African Union Liaison Office, Southern Africa [...]
Funding Partners
FAWE gratefully acknowledges the following funding partners for their support to our work.
FAWE’s Impact
Our work has improved the academic and social development of both girls and boys in our countries of operation. Through our advocacy work and our various programmes, we have worked towards achieving gender equality and equity in education in sub-Saharan Africa here Download our 15-year anniversary booklet.
Following are some of the outcomes of our efforts
Our Centres of Excellence were initiated in 1999 and have led to increased rates of girls’ enrolment, performance, retention, completion of school. FAWE’s COEs have also experienced greater participation by girls in classroom processes, more girls in school committees and leadership roles, reduction in teenage pregnancies and higher gender awareness among boys in mixed COEs.
Our Approach
In order to accomplish our mission of ‘promoting gender equity and equality in education in Africa’ FAWE uses a four-pronged approach:
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We run projects in over 30 countries in 5 continents
Gender transformative education: The key to achieving a more just and inclusive world
Featuring a line-up that includes FAWE's Executive Director, the webinar aims to further answer the question “What is gender transformative education?”, redefining how we approach gender equality in education and providing practical solutions for harnessing [...]
FAWE Uganda newsletter – 1st edition 2021
FAWE Uganda is pleased to share their latest newsletter edition with you. Click on the link below to download. Enjoy your read! FAWE Uganda Newsletter 1st Edition
Webinar: A Multi stakeholder approach to educating girls in vulnerable situations
The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE), Plan International African Union Liaison Office, Southern Africa SRHR Trust (SAT) and Rozaria Memorial Trust (RMT) will be hosting a side event titled A Multi stakeholder approach to [...]
PRESS RELEASE: FAWE and ACERWC CSO Forum launch documentary on the impact of teenage pregnancies in Africa
15th June 2021, Nairobi Kenya: The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) and the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of Children (ACERWC) CSO Forum have partnered to produce a documentary highlighting [...]
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