Advocacy

For years, FAWE has built public awareness and consensus on the social and economic advantages of Girls' Education through advocacy.

The importance of girls' education is now inescapable and high on the agenda of all. Although not alone, FAWE greatly has contributed to it. The approach takes a variety of paths ranking from multimedia to interpersonal channels.

Now that there is a broad agreement that education for all girls is imperative, the challenge is delivering the educational goods in social economic and cultural context that are often different and far from favorable.

Advocacy is necessary, but its nature has changed. From advocating that we must educate all the girls and why this important, it is now necessary to advocate how to do it.

FAWE understands that the culture - bound constraints to girls' education still abound especially among rural and poor populations. These include early marriage, excessive domestic chores, sexual harassment, and low value placed on educating girls' child.

As such FAWE's work in advocacy for girls' education must continue to target communities where these constraints are more important.

And, FAWE's efforts to promote girls' education cannot be taken in isolation. It calls for constant attention to the need for strategic partnerships and alliances at the global, regional, and national and community level.