MALAWI
FAWE Malawi contact details
Coordinator: Ms. Chitsulo Joyce
Chair: Mrs Hazel Manda
Address:FAWE Malawi Chapter (FAWEMA)
Lilongwe Rural East District Education Offices,
Old town, off roundabout past ESCOM,
Between WICO & LADD
P.O. Box 30886
LILONGWE 3, Malawi
Tel/fax: (265) 1 750976
Mobile: 265 8335544
Email: fawema@africa-online.net /
Background
Population (millions) 14.8
Population Growth Rate (%) 2.8
HIV Prevalence Rate, ages 15-49 (%) 11.0
Human Development Index (HDI) Rank: 153/169
Education status:
Primary Net Enrolment Rate (%)
M/F 91
M 88
F 93
Primary Completion Rate (%)
M/F 18
M 22
F 14
Secondary Net Enrolment Rate (%)
M/F 77
M 79
F 75
Vocational and Technical (% of secondary enrolment) (%)
M/F ...
M ...
F ...
Tertiary Gross Enrolment Ratio (%)
M/F 8.6
M 8.7
F 8.5
Adult Literacy Rate (%)
M/F 73
M 80
F 66
Financing of education
Public Education Spending (% of Government Spending)
FAWE's Action on the ground
Policy Advocacy
* As a member of the Task Force on EFA, trained a core team to ensure gender mainstreaming in EFA National Action Plans
* FAWEMA in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and CIDA worked on the revision and dissemination of the Re – Admission Policy Procedures.
* Participated in monitoring government education expenditure
* Influenced MoE to increase numbers of female teachers
Community Advocacy
• Implemented activities for girls' education week, Global Campaign for Education
• Involved in UNlCEF's Sara Communication Initiative
• Trained mothers' groups on economic advantages of girls' education
• Trained district education managers in gender sensitive teaching in health and nutrition
• Capacity building on gender issues for radio presenters
Interventions
* 830 girls reached in 21 Girls’ clubs
* 900 girls and 330 boys empowered and 12 Tuseme clubs established
* 225 girls participated in Gender responsive SMT in 13 schools
* 55 girls in 19 schools awarded bursaries
* In collaboration with CCRECOM carried out community sensitization on impacts of violence against women and girls
* Project on feminine hygiene in child friendly schools as a way of reducing drop outs among girls
* Establishment of Mothers’ Groups
* Established FAWE clubs in Mzuzu University and Chancellor College
Malawi
Contact us
FAWE Regional Secretariat
FAWE House
Chania Avenue, Off Wood Avenue
Kilimani
PO Box 21394-00505
Ngong Road
Nairobi
Kenya
Telephone: +254 20 387 3131 / 387 3351
Fax: +254 20 3874150
Email: fawe@fawe.org
www.fawe.org