Objectives

1. To reinvigorate political commitment to the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) and Education For All (EFA) goal on gender equality.
2. To stimulate government, donors, communities and civil society organizations to increase financing for gender equity programmes in education.
3. To stimulate advocacy and campaigns against social, cultural, economic and institutional barriers to female participation in education.
4. To induce parental demand for resources and opportunities for girls’ specific education needs.
5. To use existing data to design high impact programmes that take into account the special needs of girls and women in education.
6. To build and strengthen networks with men and boys within the education sector, communities members and Civil Society Organizations in the promotion of female participation in education.
7. To advocate for increased participation of females in education management and policy-making positions.
8. To promote female and male leaders’ catalytic role in promoting girls’ education advancement, through targeted capacity-building programmes.

At country level, FAWEZA has been committed to:

• Fostering mutual collaboration among serving and non-serving female researchers and educationalists;
• Marshalling support of male gender activists and traditional leaders to join the campaign for gender responsive educational policies, programmes and;
• Creating a supportive socio-cultural environment for girls’ education.

The organisation has advocated for female education at three key levels as follows:

Level one: Policy formulation, engaged in policy dialogue and influenced gender responsive educational policies and plans.

Level two: At implementation level, FAWEZA has acted as “watch dog” to ensure that educational policies and programmes are implemented in a way that does not disadvantage female learners.

Level three: At community level, members have carried out campaigns and sensitized communities on gender and equity policies and programmes available and stimulated community response to such policies and programmes. It has also confronted negative social/cultural practices and sexist attitudes that perpetuate the disadvantaged position of girls and women in society.