Forum for African Women Educationalists
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The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) "is a pan-African Non Government Organization founded in 1992 by five women ministers of education to promote girls’ and women’s education in sub-Saharan Africa in line with Education For All. The organisation's members include ministers of education, university vice-chancellors, education policy-makers, researchers, gender specialists and human rights activists.
"With headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, FAWE has a network of National Chapters in 35 countries." [1]
International Partner Office for the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program, and a partner organization of the Association of African Women for Research and Development.
- Penina Mlama - Executive Director
- Esi Sutherland-Addy - Executive Board member
- Charles Ndungu - Former Research Assistant
- Graca Machel - Former Board member
- Aicha Bah Diallo - Founding President
Contact
- Web: http://www.fawe.org
Resources and articles
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- Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
- Carla Sutherland - cofounder
