SENEGAL
FAWE Senegal contact details
Coordinatrice: Madame Adama MBENGUE
Présidente: Mme Mame Bousso Samb DIACK
Address:FAWE Sénégal
23 Rue Calmette; BP 6646
DAKAR, Sénégal
Tel: (221) 33-822-4177
Email: fawesenegal1@yahoo.fr
Skype: mdeyacarine
Background
Population (millions) 12.2
Population Growth Rate (%) 2.6
HIV Prevalence Rate, ages 15-49 (%) 0.9
Human Development Index (HDI) Rank: 144
Education status:
Primary Net Enrollment Rate (%)
M/F 73
M 72
F 94
Primary Completion Rate (%)
M/F 36
M 36
F 35
Secondary Net Enrollment Rate (%)
M/F 62
M 65
F 58
Vocational and Technical (% of secondary enrolment) (%)
M/F 35
M …
F 53
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Ratio (%)
M/F 5.1
M 5.8
F 4.5
Adult Literacy Rate (%)
M/F 42
M 52
F 33
Financing of education
Public Education Spending (% of Government Spending) 19.0
Source: World Bank Education Statistics. Last updated April 2008
FAWE's Action on the ground
Policy Advocacy
• Signed an agreement with Ministry of Education to jointly support efforts to promote girls' education
• Trained in gender analysis and mainstreaming
• Trained a core country team to ensure gender mainstreaming in EFA National Action Plans
Community Advocacy
• Trained journalists
• Established a project on media coverage of education
Interventions
• Provision of books, bags and other learning materials for girls to improve their academei perfomance
• Workshop to establish girls' clubs of excellence
• Centre of Excellence at Diourbel Senegal
•Girls’ empowerment throughTuseme clubs
•Workshops to sensitise youth on HIV/AIDS and STDs
Senegal
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