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FAWE's work programme aims at ensuring
that girls' have access to school,
complete school and perform betterThe Sierra Leonean Chapter runs a
skills' training program for war-
affected teenagers.
For a list of publications see:
http://www.fawe.org/Contents/publication
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Background to FAWE National Chapter
Today, FAWE has 31 National Chapters
across sub-Saharan Africa in
anglophone, francophone and lusophone
countries.
The FAWE National Chapters are
autonomous organizations that are
legally constituted and registered in
their respective countries. Through its
National Chapters, FAWE has been able
to form a dense network of partners in
education across the continent, with a
recognized capacity to promote the
education of girls and women at all
levels.
FAWE?s ultimate objective with respect
to the National Chapters, is to support
their growth and enhance their capacity
to influence policy and implement
interventions to address the challenges
facing the education of girls and women
in their countries. The Regional
Secretariat ensures the support of its
Chapters by extending financial and
technical support to the Chapters as
the need arises.
The FAWE National Chapters are
perceived to be key players and
strategic partners with the capacity to
influence policy change at the national
level, and therefore, bring about broad-
based and sustainable change in favour
of girls? education.
Role of FAWE National Chapters
The principle role of the National
Chapters is to identify priority
education issues at national level, and
conceptualize solutions to these
challenges. The National Chapter are
well placed to perform this task, as
they have the capacity to reach the
grassroots.
That said, the challenge for National
Chapters is to develop appropriate and
innovative strategies to address the
issues revolving around girls?
education. The Chapters tackle the
identified problems taking a multi-
thronged approach. Among the activities
of the National Chapters, include,
advocating for consensus on the
importance of girls? education,
collecting data and information on
gender inequalities in education,
initiating experimental interventions
projects that will address the
challenges of girls education,
monitoring and providing technical
support to projects funded by FAWE
under the Demonstration Grants
Programme, implement the Agathe
Uwilingiyimana Award for Innovators,
launched in 1996, implement the FAWE
Award for Media Excellence (FAME),
translate the work programme into
activities that are adopted to the
local educational needs and priorities
of their respective countries
Structure of the FAWE National Chapters
The FAWE National Chapters are governed
by a National Executive Committees
elected through the Chapter?s General
Assembly.
The Executive Committee is responsible
for developing the Chapter Work
Programme, guiding the operation of the
Chapter, and developing strategies for
addressing the educational issues in
their country and providing technical
assistance when the need arises.
Most of the FAWE National Chapters are
run by a National Coordinator, who is
responsible for implementing the
Chapter Work Programme.
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VISION, MISSION AND GOALS
FAWE's vision begins with a seemingly
simple notion:
Education For All is both a human right
and a development necessity.
From this understanding stem important
commitments for FAWE to equitable
access to a full range of educational
opportunities and resources for girls.
FAWE'S VISION
It is FAWE?s vision that by the year
2004 gender disparities in education
will be significantly reduced, and more
girls will have access to schooling,
complete their studies and perform well
at all levels.
FAWE'S MISSION STATEMENT
FAWE, together with its partners will
work at continental, national and local
levels, to create positive societal
attitudes to reinforce policies and
practices that promote equity for girls
in terms of access, retention,
performance and quality, by influencing
the transformation of educational
systems in Africa.
FAWE'S GOALS
The overall goal is:
To increase access and retention as
well as improve the quality of
education for all girls within the
school system, and women in
universities.