GUINEA
FAWE Guinea contact details
Coordinatrice: Ms Madeleine Maka Kaba
Présidente: Mme Hadja Albertine Fadiga
Addres:Forum des Educatrices de Guinée (FEG),
Foyer de la jeune fille Face Centrale électrique Tombo, Commune de Kaloum, B.P. 3864,
CONAKRY, Guinée
Tel: (224) 60-55-57-61/63 35 62 25
Email: fawegui@yahoo.fr
Background
Population (millions) 9.8
Population Growth Rate (%) 2.3
HIV Prevalence Rate, ages 15-49 (%) 1.3
Human Development Index (HDI) Rank: 164/169
Socio-Economic Context
Education Staus:
Primary Net Enrollment Rate (%)
M/F 71
M 76
F 66
Primary Completion Rate (%)
M/F …
M …
F …
Secondary Net Enrollment Rate (%)
M/F 31
M 34
F 26
Vocational and Technical (% of secondary enrolment) (%)
M/F 11
M …
F 43
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Ratio (%)
M/F 5.9
M 6.7
F 5.1
Adult Literacy Rate (%)
M/F 38
M 50
F 26
Financing of education
Public Education Spending (% of Government Spending) 19.2
Source: World Bank Education Statistics. Last updated April 2008
FAWE's Action on the ground Demonstrating what works
Policy Advocacy
* Trained in gender analysis and mainstreaming
* In committee of National Operators in Literacy
* Contributed to strategies for improving equity in higher education
* Sensitise stakeholders on establishment of "parents' schools."
* In country's World Fund Committee on HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria
Inteventions
Combating Poverty through provision of bursariesfor girls supported through EDDI.
Improving girls' academic performance
• Women's literacy programmes
• In-service for 1700 teachers in gender responsive teaching
• Centre of Excellence at Linsan, Guinea
•Empowerment activitiesby starting remedial classes for 1600 girl candidates
• Training on culture of peace
•Promoting learning of SMT among girls
• Training of Chapter members on HIV/AIDS
• Organized a girls' conference on HIV/AIDS