The
Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) is a pan African Non
Government Organization founded in 1992 to promote girls’ and
women’s education in sub Saharan Africa in line with Education
For All. With Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, FAWE has a network of
National Chapters in 32 countries.
FAWE's vision is that gender disparities
in education will be significantly reduced and more girls will have
access to schooling, complete their studies and perform well at all
levels
FAWE's mission is to work, together with its partners, to create positive societal attitudes, policies and practices
that promote equity for girls in terms of access, retention, performance
and education quality, through influencing the transformation of education
systems in Africa.
FAWE's goal is to increase access
and retention as well as improve the quality of education for all
girls within the school system and for women in universities.
To continue to influence education policies for gender responsiveness with special emphasis on improving girls’ access, retention and performance in education
To continue to build stakeholders’ awareness and consensus on the overall advantages of girls’ education through advocacy for action at all levels with emphasis on the grassroots level.
To demonstrate, through interventions on the ground, how to improve access, retention and performance of disadvantaged girls, with a view to influencing replication and mainstreaming of emerging best practices into National Education systems
To establish new and strengthen existing strategic partnerships and collaborations for accelerated progress towards the achievement of gender equity and equality in Education.
To undertake organizational development to ensure the sustainability of the organization and effective response to FAWE’s mandate.
To monitor and evaluate the effectiveness and impact of FAWE’s interventions in improving gender equity and equality in education
