Community Action to End Violence against Children

Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) Uganda Chapter, is a National NGO, started in 1997 with the goal of accelerating female participation in, and closing gender gaps at all levels of education in Uganda.

FAWE Uganda in partnership with the Wellsprings Philanthropic Fund is implementing a two-year (2022-2024) project titled “Community Action to End Violence against Children”.

The project goal is, to transform the negative social-cultural norms that hinder education access, retention and completion. The goal is actualized through four (04) outcomes;

1. A shift in beliefs, attitudes and practices around educating girls.

2. Positive change in norms, beliefs and practices around parenting in the prevention of VAC at home and in the community.

Positive change in responsiveness of the legal and justice system in prevention and response to VAC

1. Evidence-based programming through learning from practice in the prevention of VAC

The project works with high-impact evidence-based models that include; Good School Toolkit, Gender Responsive Pedagogy and the Skillful Parenting models.