Forum For African Women Educationalists (FAWE) Uganda Chapter
Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) Uganda Chapter is one of the 35 National Chapters of Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE), a pan African Non-governmental Organization (NGO) founded in 1992 by five women ministers of education to promote girls’ and women’s education in Africa. FAWE Uganda was established in 1997 with the goal of accelerating female participation in education and closing the gender gap within the education system at all levels in Uganda.
The overall Goal is “Girls across Uganda are able to access quality education.” This is supported by the strategic objectives of; improved level of gender responsiveness in Education Sector policies for girls and women, enhanced adoption and integration of positive gender pedagogy practices at school level; improved access, retention and completion rates for girls in school and all levels of education; strengthen research and knowledge management systems to inform policies, new approaches and set the pace for girls’ agenda in Uganda in addition to strengthening institutional development to efficiently and effectively deliver its mandate. The organization’s work is embedded in four thematic areas of; policy influence for girl-child education, fostering positive practices and attitudes, FAWE Uganda evolving into a one center for girl-child education and transform into a strong learning and gender responsive organization.
FAWE Uganda is unique because of its inherent focus on girls and women’s education and development while working with both boys and men. We implement holistic interventions aimed at addressing root causes of problems facing communities i.e. school based projects are focused on guaranteeing a conducive learning environment through working closely with learners, teachers, school administrators and management committees. FAWE Uganda has been in existence since 1997 and successfully implemented numerous innovative programs including; Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, Violence against Children, Gender Equality and Equity, Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in addition to offering scholarships and social services in emergency situations – Resilience in Education. Projects are developed in a participatory manner involving affected communities from the design, implementation, supervision and monitoring & evaluation. We work for the benefit of vulnerable women, girls, boys, the disabled and other socially marginalized groups in all regions and selected districts of Uganda.
A Ugandan Society where Girls and Women Lead Dignified Lives.
To Enhance Opportunities for Girls to Attain Quality Education and Skills through Sponsorship, Social Protection, Institutional Strengthening and Advocacy.
FAWE Uganda and all its partners and allies honour and respect the rights and beliefs of our beneficiaries, partners, communities and our staff, diversity, treating others with dignity, equality and mutual trust.
We strive to do our work with commitment, and promote the highest level of professionalism to our stakeholders.
We take responsibility for honouring our commitments to our staff and stakeholder by integrating both upward and downward accountability and feedback as well as ensuring the prudent use of and accounting for resources entrusted to us.
A clear focus on the outcomes and impact of our work in everything we do.
We take the initiative to in improve our knowledge and ways of working through learning and continuously adopting new concepts and technologies or methods.
FAWE Uganda was established in 1997 with the goal of accelerating female participation in education and closing the gender gap within the education system at all levels in Uganda.