NAMIBIA
FAWE Namibia contact details
Coordinator:Acting Coordinator Rauha Haufiki
Chair: Ms. Claudia Uazembua Tjikuua.
Address:FAWE Namibia (FAWENA)
Ministry of Education
Luther Street,
Government Office Park
1st Floor, Room 110
Private Bag 13186
WINDHOEK, Namibia, 9000
Tel. (264) 61 2933143
Fax: (264) 61 2933142
Rauha’s mobile: 264 81 2853412
Email: fawena@mec.gov.na;
Background:
Population Growth Rate (%) 1.9
HIV Prevalence Rate, ages 15-49 (%) 13.1
Human Development Index (HDI) Rank: 105
Education status:
Primary Net Enrolment Rate (%)
M/F 89
M 87
F 91
Primary Completion Rate (%)
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M ...
F ...
Secondary Net Enrolment Rate (%)
M/F 78
M 76
F 79
Vocational and Technical (% of secondary enrolment) (%)
M/F ...
M ...
F ...
Tertiary Gross Enrolment Ratio (%)
M/F 9.3
M 9.1
F 9.5
Adult Literacy Rate (%)
M/F 88
M 89
F 88
Financing of education
Public Education Spending (% of Government Spending) 22.4
Source: World Bank Education Statistics. Last updated April 2008
FAWENA's Action on the ground
Policy Advocacy
- Participated in the review of MoE- Policy on Promotion of grade 1-9 and grade 11
- Participated in the review ofCompulsory compensatory teaching (2006)
- Participated in the review of Policy on grade 10 repeaters (2008).
- Carried out research on the implementation of re-entry policy for teenage mothers in 5 regions in Namibia
Community Advocacy
Extensive use of print and electronic media including banners, car stickers, t-shirts, brochure, radio, television, talk shows, newspapers, calendars and community meetings focusing on:
- Re-entry policy for teenage mothers
- Violence against girls in schools
- Education of girls, especially among the nomadic Sun communities