Forum for African Women Educationalist (FAWE) is a Pan-African Non-Governmental Organization that was founded in 1992 to empower African girls through education.
Aim of FAWEZA
To foster mutual assistance and collaboration among serving and non-serving female educationalists and social researchers, in partnership with male gender-activists in developing national capabilities to accelerate the participation of girls and women at all levels of the education system in Zambia. FAWEZA’ vision is a Zambia where females and males have equitable access to education opportunities and resources and gender disparities eliminated at all levels of education, enabling women to participate in national development.
Safe Houses For Girls
The Safe house concept is an innovation by FAWEZA which aims at complimenting government efforts of curbing high dropout rates for girls due circumstances that put girls at risk such as: long distance to and from school and sexual abuse leading to unwanted pregnancies, mainly as a result of vulnerable girls living in unsupervised weekly boarding facilities.Through this project, it is highly hoped that, FAWEZA will transform the lives of girls and women at risk of violence through, the provision of a levelled playing field on which the girls and women
FAWEZA’s Programme
FAWEZA’s core business is to enhanceZambian girls’participation in education and enabling them to lead fulfilling and successful lives to enable them contribute to national development. To achieve this, FAWEZA runs a series of projects as out lined below:SAfE CLUBS: life skillsclubs aimed at equipping learners especially girls with age appropriate life skills.MOBILE LIBRARY: a library on wheels. The intervention is aimed at contributing to the education target of enhancing quality education in schools.
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