Forum for African Women Educationalists

Background:

Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) is a pan-African Non-Governmental Organization formed in 1993 and registered in Nairobi, Kenya. FAWE is the fruit of five visionary and distinguished African Women Ministers of Education at the time; who resolved to act against the appalling state of girls’ education in Africa, as a strategy towards ‘Education For All’ (EFA). These visionary women Ministers of Education knew that education for all was impossible, unless the girls were given a push. They, therefore, formed FAWE as a strategy to accelerate EFA by bridging the gender gap. Today, FAWE is a network of 32 Africa chapters translating her mission at national level.

FAWE Uganda Chapter (FAWEU) was established in 1997 through the joint effort of the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES), Makerere University, NGOs and Ugandan men and women committed to equity in education, and to the translation of the FAWE mandate at the national and local levels.

Vision:

A society of educated girls and women effectively participating in development at all levels.

Mission:

Ensuring that girls and women are an integral part of the intellectual and technical resource base needed for the development and prosperity of Uganda and Africa.

Programme Areas:
FAWEU is guided by five programme achievement indicators and approaches:

Influencing policy formulation, adoption and implementation in promotion of girls' education

Advocating for increased investment in girls’ education

Empowering girls to achieve through education

Demonstrating and building models of best practice for replication

Building FAWEU Capacity to manage her programme work.