In a room filled with policy architects, education advocates, and dreamers of a better Africa, FAWE’s leadership stepped forward — not just to participate, but to shape history.
From May 2025, FAWE’s Executive Director, Dr. Martha Muhwezi; Senior Advocacy and Partnership Officer Catherine Asego and Advocacy and Partnerships Assistant Karen Ondwasi joined other key players for the 1st Technical Consultation Meeting on the Continental Education Strategy for Africa 2026–2035 (CESA 26–35).

This wasn’t just another meeting. It was the beginning of a continent-wide commitment — a blueprint-in-the-making designed to reimagine education for the next generation of African learners.
Organized by the African Union’s Department of Education, Science, and Technology, the consultation brought together a powerful coalition: government leaders, development partners, civil society voices, and technical experts. What united them all? A shared belief that the next chapter of Africa’s story must be written with equity, inclusion, and excellence in education at its core.

Over two dynamic days, participants rolled up their sleeves to:

  • Reflect on the lessons and gaps of CESA 16–25,
  • Align the new strategy with Agenda 2063 and SDG4,
  • Prioritize areas like teacher education, digital learning, and resilient education systems,
  • Outline financing pathways and robust monitoring frameworks to hold systems accountable.

Through it all, FAWE was there — ensuring that the voices of girls, young women, and marginalized learners were not just mentioned, but centered. Because we know from decades of work across Africa: when education policies ignore gender, inequality grows. But when gender is woven into the fabric of strategy, transformation follows.
This is the work FAWE lives for — not just reacting to policy, but being part of its design. We are proud to walk alongside continental partners to co-create a future where every African child, regardless of gender or geography, has access to quality education.

CESA 26–35 is still in development — but the foundation has been laid. And FAWE is helping pour that foundation brick by brick, value by value.