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Girls' Education in Atrial: FAWE's Response to Education for All (EFA)

Forum for African Women Educationalists (FA E

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Background on FAWE: Vision, Mi ssion, Goal

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Stra tegic Objective s

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Executive Director's Me ssage

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Programme Report: 1.1 Policy and Data An alysis: 1.2 Advocacy: 1.3 Inter venti on s: 1.4 Girls Em powerment: 1.5 Partnershi ps: 1.6 Streng thening Orga niza tiona l Capacity 19 1.7 Monitoring and Evaluation: Section Two Ch allenges in yea r 2000 Section Three Priorities for 2001 Sectio n Four Financial Report An nexe s Annex A : FAWE Member ship Full Members Associate Members Annex B : FAWE Technical Committee Annex C : National Chapters Annex D : FAWESecreta riat Staff Annex E : Donor Partners

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Background on FAWE he Forum for African Women Educat ionalists (FAWEj is a pan African non- gove rnment organization, registered in Kenya, that seeks to promote the education of women and girls in Africa. FAWE was created in 1992 to counter the slow pace of implementation of Education For All (EFAl goals in sub-Saharan Africa. It seeks to ensure that girls have access to schoo l, co mplete their studies and perform well at all levels.

FAWE is a membership organization comprising women policy makers, such as ministers of educatio n and perman ent secretaries, as well as male associat e members and National Chapters in 33 African countries.

FAWE's Vision It is FAWE's visio n that by the year 2004 ge nder disparities in education will be significantly reduced, and more girls will hav e access to schoo ling, complete their studies and perform well at all levels.

FAWE's Mission FAWE will work at conti nental, nat ional and local levels, together with its partners, to crea te positive societal att itudes, policies and practices that prom ote equity for girls in terms of access. retention, perform ance and quality, through influ encin g the transformation of educat ional systems in Africa.

FAWE's Goal To increase access and retention as well as improve the quality of education for all girls with in the school system, and for women in universities.

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Policy and data analysis: To influence the formu latio n and adoption of educationa l policies on girls' education in order to increase access and improve retention and performance (including review of policies: collation. analysis and applicati on of data).

Advocacy : To build publi c awareness and consensus thro ugh advocacy on the socia l and economic advantages of girls' education (includi ng advocacy at all levels-policymakers, education practitioners. communities].

Interventions: To undertake and support innovative demonstration and experimental prog rammes that promote girls' participation in education (includ ing demonstration gra nts programme and the Agathe Uwilingiyamana Award for innovations in promoting girls' education).

Girls' empowerment: To empower girls through education for effective participation in the creation of an equitable society (including school based interventions to improve the school environment, curriculum and capacity building for girls).

Partners hips: To create and sustain partnerships with governments. donors, universities. NGOs and communities and other partners in education for effective implementation of programmes to improve girls' education.

Strengthening organizational capacity: To strengthen organizational capacity in order to effectively implement programmes promoting girls' education.

Monitori ng and eva luation : To monitor and evaluate. the implementation and impact of FAWE programmes.

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\ j; The Goals of Education for All .6. Eliminating gender disparities in primary and secondary education by 2005, and achieving gender equality in education by 2015, with a focus on ensuring girls' full and equal access to and achievement in basic education of good quality. .6. Ensuring that by 2015 all children, particularly girls, children in difficult circumstances and those belonging to ethnic minorities, have access to and complete free and compulsory primary education of good quality. .6. Ensuring that the learning needs of all young people and adults are met through equitable access to appropriate learning and life skills programmes. .6. Achieving a 50 per cent improvement in levels of adult literacy by 2015, especially for women, and equitable access to basic and continuing education for all adults. .6. Improving all aspects of the quality of education and ensuring excellence of all so that recognized and measurable learning outcomes are achieved by all, especially in literacy, numeracy and essential life skills. .6. Expanding and improving comprehensive early childhood care and education, especially for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children.

- Dakar Framework for Action 7

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EFA GOALS

EFA commitment he Dakar Framework is a collective commitment to action. Governments have an obligation to ensure T that EFA goals and targets are reached and sustained.

This is a responsibility that will be met most effectively through broad-based partnerships within countries, supported by cooperation with regional and internaI tional agencies and institutions.

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Section One Programme Report his Annual Report highlights FAWE's resp onse to EFA within the con text of girls' education in Africa. This first section of the report revisits the EFA goals within the Dakar Framework for Action and FAWE's achievements crosscuttin g the implementation of its strategic objectives. Section two outlines the challenges encountered in the proc ess of this implement ation for 2000, Section th ree maps out the way forward for the year 2001, and section four presents a fina ncial summary.

1.1 Policy Dialogue for Gender Resp onsive Educa ti o n Pol icies FAW E's first strategic objective is to influence th e formulation and adoption of educational po licies on girl s' educat ion to increase access and im prove retention and perform ance (including review of policies and collation, analysis and application of data) .

FAWE has been at the forefront of advoca ting with gove rnmen ts to ens ure not only that gender issues in education are taken on board, but that they are implemented effective ly. The highlights of this year include two Ministerial Consultations that were important opportunities for dialogue on the formulatio n and adopt ion of gen der responsive education policies .

L1 Strategic Resource Planning (SRP) for girls' education in Africa, (Lusaka, Zambia, 6-8 March 2000): The consultation brought together nine coun tries to consider cost-effective policy options for increasing girls' access to education (Ethiopia. Guinea. Tanzania, Zambia, Mali, Malawi, Ghana.

Senegal . Uganda). FAWE made a breakthro ugh in getti ng the participating Ministries of Education to further commit themselves to mainst reaming SRP find ings . The country action plans (CAPs) in Phase Two country reports from the research done in collaboration with the Institute of Development

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Studies (IDS) in Sussex, UK, have been finalized and published.

The policy options detailed in these publications, linked to the maj or policy dialogue in curbing dro pout, will give FAWE mileage in increasing the participation of girls an d improving the quality of education to ensure retention and improved performance. ~

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Closi ng the Gender Gap in Education: Curbing Drop-Out (Nairobi, Kenya, 7-8 November 2000): This important regional consultation brought together ministers of education who elaborated strategies for curbing drop -out in 12 countries in eastern and southern Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Namibia, Ethiop ia, Mozambique and Seychelles). Directo rs of Planning and Chai rs of FAWE National Chapters in this region were also invited. The meeting was a big success. Real issues affecting girls' dropout in the continent were constructively discussed. Concrete country strategies and work plans were drawn up. These will facilitate FAWE's monitoring of activities in curb ing girls' dropout at the national level. Key issues discussed at the conference included poverty, re-entry policies for teenage mothers, sexual harassment. boarding facilities for girls and HNIAIDS.

Policy dialogue in Lusaka

Regional Ministerial Consultation ill Nairobi, Kenya

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EFA commitment o achieve these goa ls. we the governments, organizations. age ncies. groups and associations represented. pledge ourse lves to implem ent integrated strategies for gender equality in education that recognize the need for chan ges in att itudes, values and practices

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Other policy-related activities during th e ye ar included : ll. Development of a framewo rk for the analysis of educational policies for thei r gen der responsiveness. translation of the fra mewo rk into French and analysis of policies from six coun tries . ll. Acquisition of 57 gender modules covering a wide range of issues an d develo pment of a gender sensitization module for FAWE Nationa l Chapters. ll. Finalization of a modul e for francophone countries for use with education policy makers. ll. Analysis of data collected by FAWE National Chapters using the FAWE National Score Card. ll. A statistical overview on the status of dropout covering 12 countries in eastern and southern Africa. ll. Updating and improved design of the FAWE website as well as a special website developed to announce and provide the background and case studies to the Regional Ministerial Consultation. Closing till' Gender Gap in Education: Curbing

Dropo ut. ll. Support for resource centres and community libraries at the National Chapter level. These continued to be functional and have effectively provided information on girls' education.

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1.2 Building Public Awareness and Support through Advocacy

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- Dak ar Framework for Action: 8 (vii)

FAWE's second strategic objective is t o build public awareness and consensus through advocacy on the social and economic advantages of girls ' education (including advocacy at all levels- policy, edu cation practitioners, communities).

ADVOCACY

FAWE's advocacy activities were highlighted this year with the introduction of Girls' Educati on Day, which was observed in ten countries (Rwanda, Zambia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Mala wi, Uganda, Ethiopia, Ghana). The Girls' Education Day festivities an opportunity for building public awareness and

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sensitizing target audiences on the importance of girls' education and to share examples of good practice. Observances included listening to voices of girls. promoting role models. giving prizes for best school performance, and launching bursary schemes. The day was also marked by networking with donor agencies and other partners in education.

The year 2000 witnessed increasing advocacy at all policy levels for adoption and implement ation of gender-responsive policies: t1 Adaptation and production of advocacy materials for different target audiences: Four issues of FAWE News (Volume 8) were published. featuring timely and relevant themes. The first issue of the new century took a retrospective view with 'How Far Have We Come in girls' educat ion: Looking Back. Looking Forward . and the second tac kled HNIAIDS. Closing the Gender Gap in Education : Curbing Drop Out was the theme of the November issue. published to coincide with the Regional Ministerial Consultation on the same subject. The series closed with an issue devoted entirely to Girls' Voices. t1 Reviewing and updating of the FAWE communication strategy: Recommendations emanating from this exercise were included in the advocacy module for the Nationa l Chapte rs. The dra ft advocacy module is now available. t1 Networking through email connectivity and the use of othe r new technologies: Two additio nal Chapters (Ethiopia and Kenya) got email services. t1 FAWE Award for Media Excellence: In a bid to increase awareness of the importance of girls' education through the media. lessons learned from the FAME Awards in Kenya and Ghana were documented. FAWE conti nued to receive coverage from maj or media that has contributed to increased awareness on girls' education. t1 Agathe Uwilingiyima Awa rd: The Agathe Award process was undertaken in Ghana. Zambia. Guinea. Uganda. Ethiopia and Mali.

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1.3 Interventions to Promote Girls' Education FAWE's third strategic objective is to undertake and support demonstrative. experimental and innovative programmes that promote girls' participation in education (including the demonstration grants programme and the Agathe Uwilingiyamana Award for innovation in promoting girls ' education).

FAWE seeks to highlight good practice in promoting girls' education. Poverty has been a major cause of girls' low participation in education on the continent and bursaries have proved to be an effective way of giving girls who would not have otherwise had th e cha nce, the opportunity to go to school. FAWE National Cha pte rs received support from UNESCO to launch bursary schemes in ten countries (Kenya Ethiopia, Guinea, Tanzania, Zambi a, Mali, Malawi, Ghan a, Senegal, Uganda). These bursary sche mes received a major boost from the Educa tion for Democracy an d Development Initiative (EDDI) funds to the tune of US$704, 104.00.

INTERVENTIONS

Early in th e yea r, significa nt atte ntion was given to the pro cessin g of proposals for support of int erventions for improving access, retent ion and perform ance. The Technical Committee continued with its task of awarding grants on a competitive basis under the

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Demonstra tion Grants Programme. Priority was given to proje cts that have the potential to improve female education and are susta inable and replicable on national and regiona l levels.

A database on funded proposals to facilitate the publication and disseminatio n of completed research projects was developed .

Among the projects FAWE supported during 2000, were those that emphasized child ren 's rights , attitudinal change in girls' education and women's access to technology. These included-: D.

Application of Children's rights related to educatio n in Madagas car: The project will facilitate the registration of births in rural areas, where children, particularly girls, do not have birth certificates to enable them enroll in school. This is coupl ed with a campaign to sensitize local authorities for more politic al commitment.

The project expects to incre ase access and prevent the drop out of children (where 66% are girls) and promote the retention of children in schools when they reach the examination stage.

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Interactive an d participatory communication techniques in Kenya : The project aims to give girls, women and the public in genera l adequate and valuable information on the benefits of education. Informal thea tre spaces such as churches, women's group meetings, bus parks, schoo ls an d market places are used for dissemination.

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Positive attitude formation in girls in Kenya: The project is compiling culture-specific statements from two ethnic communities and analysing their meaning. The findings are being used to write girl-child readers that are cultu re-specific.

A needs assessment survey for connectivity traini ng ofTanzanian wom en educati on ists groups: The project expects to assess the extent to which women professionals can be assisted in technology.

The new Technical Committee has instituted a more focused and streamlined appro ach to grant processing and follow-u p. The database on completed grants was cleaned and the software package systematized to facilitate the publication and dissemination of good practices from projects supported by FAWE. Other Intervention s included a pilot study on non formaI education (NFE) in Ethiopia and Tan zan ia. The two countries in the non-formal education programme, Ethiopia and Tanzania, submitted upda tes on

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their activities. These reports were also require d for the donor partners. The data have now been collected in the two cou ntries and analysed. Preparation of the reports is in progress.

Activities on the girls' education study in Wajir and Mandera Districts in Kenya witnessed the constitut ion of a task force which developed a study framework and carried out the research field work. The data analyses has provided a very informative picture of the reasons for girls' low participation in these two districts of Kenya.

1.4 Girls' Empowerment Programmes FAWE's fourth strategic objective is to empower girls through education for effective participation in the creation of an equitable society (including school based interventions to improve the school environment, curriculum and capacity building for girls).

EMPOWERMENT

During the year 2000, FAWE continued to implement its philosophy of empowering girls for effective participation in education and develop ment. Programmes for cultivation of self confidence and assertiveness included production of a girls' forum video . At the same time as part of efforts to create conducive schools environment and supportive community structures, guid an ce and counselling desks were laun ched and established in the Centres of Excellence pilot programme now being carried out in the rural areas of Tanzania, Rwand a and Kenya. A hostel for rescued girls in Kajiado was completed within the yea r and a science laboratory for girls was built in Tanzania.

Packaged interventions included adequate faciliti es and materi als for learni ng and teachin g ; sensitizati on of girls, teachers and parents; guidance and counse lling ; skills developmen t in girls' clubs; review of teac hing and learni ng materials; and provision of bursaries where necessary. The Centres have benefited fro m support at the highest level. Mgugu, the Tanzanian Centre has not only been registe red as a government school, but continues to receive the support and attention of the President of the Republic of Tanza nia. In June, the wife of the Australian High Commissioner in Kenya, donated $5,443 .00 for the furnish ing of the hostel in Kajiado in Kenya, wh ile President Arap Moi has agreed to officia lly open it. In Rwanda, the schoo l was launched by the then Vice President Paul Kaga me who has since become the country's President.

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Other activities to empower girl s included:

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L'i Girls' Clubs Programme: Clubs were launched in Kenya, while linkages were established between the Rwanda and Tanz ania clubs. Clubs in Namibia held workshops for strengt hening their leadership , and Liberia developed and docum ented guidelines for its clubs. FAWE Ghana Junior Clubs featured prominently in the Girls' Education Day march and have prepa red a special pullout newsletter.

L'i Establish ment of gu idance an d counseling desks : Activity profiles on guidance and counseling desks were submitted to the FAWE Secretariat by Burkina Faso. While gui dance and counse lling desks were established in Kenya, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso and Gabon.

L'i Role Models: Prog rammes exposing girls to outsta nding women in all areas of career development were supported in Ethio pia and Uganda.

L'i Review of teaching and learn ing ma terials: Tanzania conducted reviews and tabulated the results.

L'i Community invo lve ment: Train ing and sensitization were provided to women comm un ity leade rs in Kenya to support the FAWE Centre of Excellence. Sixty women representing ten women's groups were trained in gender sens itization and counseling through community workshops.

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grammes to im prove girls' education. O utstanding examp les of partnership development during 2000 include: ~

Rationalizing of FAWE's leadership of th e ADEA/WGFP: This role required a review 'of the relationships among the four components of the WGFP at the level of the National Chapters. Consultations were held with the Alliance Secretariat during its Third Annual Workshop, convened in Nairobi in August, focusing on issues of the transfer of the Alliance to FAWE; such as structures, prog rammatic activities and finances. The aim was to feed into the work of a task force constituted for integration of ADEA!WGFP activities into FAWE work. FAWE's participation in the ADEA Steering Committee, on 19-20 October, the FEMSA Conso rtium on 21 October, and the ADEA/Workin g Groups Leaders meeting on 22-23 October, all hel ped in furthe r charting the way forward for the integration of the ADEA /WGFP components into the FAWE Work Programm e.

FAWE helped to orga nise the ADEA Working Group's Leaders Meeting held in Nairo bi in June. The annual report on the Working Group activities for the year 2000 was prepared and submitted to the ADEA Secretariat. As leader of the WGFP, FAWE also submitt ed the ADEA/WGFP work plan for January 2001 to December 2002 . Meanwhile, FAWE continued to provide regional level coordination of WGFP-SRP, FEMSA and the NGO Alliance.

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Working with governments to ensure that girls have access to education, remain in school and perform well : In th is rega rd, development of the co untry action plans contin ued in the seco nd half of the yea r unde r SRP, but the respo nses fro m the countries needed expediting. The Regional Ministerial Consultation on Closing the Gender Gap in Education, described above, armed FAWE"s activities for year 2001 with concrete strategies and action necessary for future programmes to inc rease girls' participation, retention, and performance in education.

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Creating a nd sustaining pa rt ne rs hips with universi tie s : FAWE collaborated with Abdou Moumouni University in Niger, University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, Makerere University in Uganda, University of Swaziland and Kenyatta University to mainstream gender concerns and create a conducive environment for female participation at all levels. The activities incl uded addressing relevant gender issues such as sexual ha rassmen t and formulation of an instru ment for collect ing gen de r-disaggregared data .

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The creation and sustenance of partnerships for effective implementation of programmes to improve girls' education necessitated a brainstorming workshop on FAWE/ UNESCO \lCBA Collabo ration held in 13 September at the FAWE Secretariat. This has brought about a better understanding of the objectives of the collaboration between FAWE and the International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (\lCBA), especially concerning the planned women leadership tra ining programme and it's scope of intervention.

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tium was awarded the Project. The prepara tory phase of the project implementation started in 2000. Activities for this collaboration include the provision and dissemination of information of planned project activities in empowering girls in reproductive health to be equipped with negotiation skills, guidance and counselin g, peer support and counseling.

1.6 Strength ening Organizat ional Capacity FAWE's sixth strategic ob jective is to stre ngthen organizational capacity in order to effectively im plem ent programmes promoting girls ' education .

National Chapters The network of National Cha pters is the prim ary means FAWE uses to fulfil its mandate at the grassroots level. Chapter act ivities include interventions to impro ve girls' perform an ce, advocacy, resource mobilization, skills development for proj ect proposal writing and non formal education prog ram mes. FAWE National Chapters undert ook a variety of programme activities, which are su mma rized below.

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FAWE Burkina Faso FAWE Burkina Faso (AFED) held a subregional workshop for members of AFED Girls' Clubs in March 2000.

In May 2000, the cha pter orga nised a regional workshop inviting participan ts fro m Niger, Mali and Guinea to discuss the role of women in integrated community development.

AFED has a Training Centre that offers evening classes for girls in areas such as domestic science, tailoring, civic education, ethics. reproductive health and family planning. Thirty-seven girls were registered at the Training center in 2000. AFED also collaborated with FEMSA on seve ral projects such as the reintegration of girls into the education system. the training of officials on the importa nce of girls' education, refresher training for teachers, and enabling small-scale indust ries to produce locally consumed products "Nationat Chapters that do 1I0t appear under this section did

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The chapter produced leaflets on the importance of girls' education in an effort to promote girls' education in the country.

UNICEF offered support to the Burundi Chapter, by providing prizes to motivate girls to improve their performance in school.

UNICEF is also funding a study on the obstacles to girls' education, a study that is currently in its preliminary stages. A second study on Gender Stereotypes in Educational Materials was under way, also funded by UNICEF. FAWE Chad

FAWE Chad expanded and strengthened its girls' clubs in 11 schools in N'djamena.

The chapter was allocated air time on the national radio to feature debates on issues affecting girls' education in the country. The themes covered to date were early pregnancy and early marriages.

The chapter also covered the subject of conflicts between parents and children, the family environment and its influence on the behaviour of children, and the issue of girls and boys cohabiting.

In April 2000 FORET, through funding from Rockefeller Foundation, organised a workshop for the facilitators of the girls ' clubs, with 24 facilitators benefiting. Also in April, training in leadership skills was undertaken targeting the girls and teachers of the concerned schools.

The chapter also published a newsletter that features the activities of the girls' clubs , in an attempt to promote a reading culture among girls.

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FAWE Gabon established guidance and counseling desks in several schools. The chapter organized a mini-forum for girls on 15 April 2000, and developed a proposal on HIV/AIDS and girls' educ ation.

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Throughout the year 2000 , FAWE Gambia (FAWEGAM) was involved in sensitizing, orienting, mobili zin g and effectively imple menting external and internal inv estments in the edu cation sector to redress gender imbalances.

To thi s end, the cha pter con tinued with its sensitizatio n drive to increase the number of girls' clubs in schoo ls. In June 2000, 23 mothers' clubs were inaugurated in the Central River and Upper River Divisions.

The chapter organised for an all- girls' maths/science/t echnolo gy exhibition, involving a tot al of eigh t schools. The object ive of th e exhibition was to encourage female parti cipation in SMT subj ects.

In February 2000, FAWE Gambi a organi sed a two -day national seminar on policie s and laws affecting ea rly marri age and early pregn an cy, with specific reference to teen age pregn an cy and sexual harassment. FAWEGAM also produced its qu arterly newsletter (January - March 2000) coverin g the various activiti es und ertaken by the chapter. The Chapter organ ised a works hop for seven com munities at Njawara with the objective of sensitizing the m on the importa nce of girls' education.

FAWEGAM started the process of developing a scholarship directory and careers manual for girls and women. as well as a resource manual on Gamb ian wo men in maths, scie nce and technology. On the networking front, th e cha pte r has been collabo rating with UNICEF and the government of Gamb ia to develop a new coope rat ion strategy for 2002 - 2006. The cha pter convened its general asse mbly on 11 October 2000. Other activities planned for and implemented by the end of the year 2000 included a Maths/ Science/Technology Clinic. an all girls' conference and a national semina r for the Bar Association and National Assembly members.

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Funding for FAWEGAM in the year 2000 wa s received from UNICEF and the FAWE Regional Secretariat. The Chapter also received a Toyota Land Cruiser from UNICEF to assist them in their programme work.

In the year 2000. FAWE Kenya (FAWEKj was able to establish a resource centre for storing and disseminating info rmation on education in general and specifically on the education of gir ls' and women. The Chapter was also implementing the FAWE Award for Media Excellence.

On 6 to 10 February 2000. FAWEK held an exhibition on girls' education in Kisumu. The objective of the exhibition was to sensitize the public on the merits of girls' education. FAWEK participated in the AIC Kajiado Girls School project which included a workshop to establish girls' clubs and guidance and counseling desks .

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FAWEK continued to establish provincial branches: the Nairobi Province Branch launched in March 2000. and the Meru South District Branch in July 2000.

FAWEK has been collaborating with the Ministry of education to produce an education statistics booklet. The booklet was completed and the chapter held dissemination workshops. in which 60 out of 69 districts were represented. FAWE Kenya started a study on girls' education in Wajir and Mandera districts in collaboration with the Ministry of Education.

FAWEK celebrated Girls' Education Day on 28 July 2000. During the event. there were video shows. and a girls' forum and it was also an opportunity for FAWEK to launch its bursary fund and launch the FAWEK price for the best KCPE student.

FAWEK embarked on a proposal on HIV!AIDS for submission to USAID in partnership with Management Sciences for Health (MSHj and the Futures Group International.

The chapter was able to raise funds through membership subscription fees. T-shirt sales and support from the FAWE Secretariat. The latter includes a demonstration grant of US$18.339 to implement a

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project ca lled Replicating the Lugari Girl-Child Education Project in Mbeere District, Eastern Province. The overall objective of this project is to pro mote the participation of girls in edu cation.

FAWE Liberia Following their 1999 survey of primary schools in 8 of the 13 political subdivisions in the country, FAWE Liberia presented the findings at a dissemination workshop held in March 2000. This research project was sponsored by UNICEF and the cha pte r also benefited from the donation of a four wheel-d rive vehicle and a computer from UNICEF. This chapter established girls' club s in a number of schools and produced Hand- Books for use by memb ers of th e j unior clu bs, and literature on various ways in which girls can empower themselves through various essenti al life skills. FAWE Liberia also collaborated with the Chinese Ambassador to ass ist with distribu tion of school materials don at ed by th e Amb assador to students of one of their junior high schools. In additio n, the chapter was represented at a workshop orga nised by th e World Food Programme to discuss the theme of Moving from Rheto ric to Reality from implementat ion of the Beijing Platform for Action.

Durin g the yea r 2000, FAWE Liberia strengthened its institutional capa city by succes sfully establishing two sub-Chapters.

FAWE Mozambique During the course of the year, FAWE Mozambique (FAWEMOj carried out advocacy through media workshops and the production of the chapter newslett er. The chapter also initiated a project to train girls as teac hers.

FAWEMO was well represent ed at international conferences. The Cha pte r too k part in EFA Dakar 2000 (April 2000) and continued to be a member of the Steering Committee of the Mozambican NGOs Network on EFA. FAWEMO also attended the World Bank IMF meet ing in Prag ue (September 2000) and has been involved in the Moza mbican Debt Group.

Capa city buil ding conti nued to be an important act ivity for FAWEMO in 2000. The chapter inv ited NGOs in the non-formal

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education sector to attend a workshop with the objective of Identifying training needs of local NGOs. Funding for this project is from UNESCO [US$30,000). Also related to their work with NGOs, FAWEMO undertook a survey and mapping of NGOs working in the field of girls' education, with the support of FOC, The FAWEMO "Unit" in Zambezia Province held a workshop in conjunction with the Ministry of Education Gender Unit for community members. It is hoped that FAWE units will be expanded to the other provinces of the country in the near future.

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FAWE Rwanda is one of the chapters involved in the FAWE Centres of Excellence pilot programme through the FAWE Rwanda Girls Secondary School. In the year 2000, the intake of girls more than doubled from the original 160 at the secondary level in 1999 to 360.

The school received financial support from SIDA which facilitated the construction of two additional dormitories with a capacity for 100 students. The school also benefited from donations of school supplies and scholarships from Chapin School in the USA. The procurement of science books and the establishment of guidance and counseling desks was made possible by the support received from the FAWE Secretariat. The President of the Republic of Rwanda Paul Kagame, donated 100 computers to the school and UNHCR donated a van.

The community sensitization for girls' education project has been ongoing through a weekly radio coverage. The project includes a component for teacher training for FAWE clubs. The girls' clubs at the FAWE School of Excellence ITuvuge Club) expanded to 24 Rwandan schools. Through these clubs, girls are empowered to identify barriers to their education and are enabled to speak out and identify solutions to their problems.

In July 2000, the chapter began a week of activities that culminated in the celebration of Girls' Education Day. The various activities of the y;eek included live panel discussions, inspiring talks and experience sharing by prominent women, game shows on girls ' education, girls' fora. the presentation of the Agathe Uwilingiyimana award.

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FAWE Seychelles

FAWE Seychelles held its gene ral asse mbly in May 2000. The chapter has a new chair and Executive Commi ttee.

FAWE Sierra Leone

FAWE Sierra Leone continued to run the girls' school in Freetown for which they provide teachin g and learning materials, pay salaries for teach ing and support sta ff, provide school lunches, and maintain th e furniture.

The ch apter was also involved in an ea rly child hood education project, providin g qu ality instructiona l materials for pre -schools in Freetow n. Similarly. FAWE Sierra Leone opera ted the Nation al Skills Development Training Centre in Grafton. providing basic skills and training for pregnant girls /moth ers. The chapter's project in micro credit loan focusin g on equipping trainees with business skills also continued in 2000.

In February - March 2000, the chapter mounted a Rape Victims Interventi on and Reh abilitation Programme which was sponsored by a NORAD grant (US$40,13 I). This programme extended medical attention, treatment and coun seling to rape victi ms and provided teaching materi als for th em to facilitate skills trai ning and the provision of baby-care facilities.

FAWE Sierra Leone has been administerin g a bursary scheme that has benefited a total of 100 students from prim ary and secondary schools as well as stu dents attending technical training institutions. This scheme received suppon from UNHCR as well as contributions from FAWE members.

One of the chapter's unique initiatives is the Kissy Grassro ots Rapid Education Project, is designed to target out -of-school children by constructing temporary school infrastructure. Under this pro

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In the area of guidance and counseling, FAWE Sierra Leone collab ora ted with MSD Holland to construct counseling units. The chapter is also involved in the actual provision of counseling services to individuals suffering from trauma. Advocacy activities in year 2000 included 24 weekly radio programmes to increase awareness of the importance of female education. And in terms of research, th e Sierra Leone Chapter did a study on out-of-school children in Sierra Leon e for the EFA Dakar 2000 Conference. They also collected and analysed information on FAWE institutions in Sierra Leone.

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In March 2000, FAWE Sierra Leone held its third general assembly.

This witnesse d the election of new Executive Committee members, an act ivity that has greatly streng thened th e governa nce of the cha pte r.

The cha pter in its expansion programm e, opened up branches in Moya mba, Rutile, Kenerna, Freetow n and Kailahun. This has greatly increased the local membership of FAWE and the branches are functioni ng effectively.

The chapter received a demonstration grant fro m FAWE (US$50,434) for establishing a skills trai ning cent re at Makeni for pregnant girl/mothers, training girls in food processing, tailoring. soap manufacture and agriculture. This project has received additional support from various other donors.

Finally, it must be pointed out with pride that in recogn ition of her work in the area of bringing about peace for girls in both Sierra Leone and the subregion, Honourable Christiana Thorpe was awarded Honourable Mention for the UNESCO Prize of Peace in 2000 .

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FAWE Togo FAWE Togo (FETO) produced and distributed an information sh eet to partner organisations in education, inviting them to apply to FAWE Togo for grants. In addition, the chapter has been collaborating with the French government and UNICEF/Togo on a proj ect to promote girls' education.

Among other activities undertaken by th e chapter is advocacy for schools offering repeat courses in mathematics and science, to enable girls to move to secondary schools, and sensitizati on of students on the "Culture of Peace" in collaboration with th e Ministry of Social Affairs and the Prom otion of Women . Capacity building for members was an important act ivity for the cha pte r, also a member of the Reflection Group on Education in Togo.

Funding for th eir activitie s came from the FAWE Secretariat, ACCT, Rockefeller Foundation, UNICEF, UNESCO and Plan International.

FAWE Uganda FAWE Uganda (FAWEU j held its general assem bly in Apr il 2000, which gave the m th e opportunity to discuss the chapter work plan for the yea r 2000 .

With in the realm of research, the chapter has been able to advocate for policies on school pregnancy and dropout by carrying out resea rch on this issue in six districts and three urban centres: the findings were disseminated in June 2000. Among studies undertaken was one on the use of corporal punishment in schools in four districts; the analysis and dissemination of the findings was to be supported by UNICEf'.

The cha pte r started implementing a program called Bridging the Rural Urban and Gende r Gaps in Education with objectives to close the gap in girls' performance between rura l and urban schools as well as the gap between boys and girls, This project involves the sharing of best practices by best performing schools with pilot schools in disadvantaged districts. This project has several components including the provision of books to the selected schools, provi sion of solar lighting (Alliance sponsored), teacher training seminars, a stu dent exchange programme and the provision of incentive grants to teachers. A marked improvement in the performance of students in the disadvantaged districts has already been observed.

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In year 2000, FAWE Uganda extended its life skills programme to three districts, trained 73 teacher representatives from 14 schools in life-skills and facilitated the creation of life skills clubs in these schools.

The Ugan da chapter celebrated Girls' Education Week from 14 to 18 August 2000 . During the event, which included video shows and a girls' forum. FAWEU launched the EDDI scholarship fund for girls and officially received from UNICEF a donation of a car.

FAWE Uganda started implementing a models of excellence project that aims to encourage young girls to pursue their studies.

In the year 2000, the main focus of th is project was the participation of the models of excell ence in Girls' Educa tion Week where they coord inated activities in their home regions to promote girls' educatio n.

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Networkin g has been an important activity for FAWEU this year, with the appointment of the chapter to the NGO Task Force Forum as well as participation in the gender tr aining team for teachers in Gulu district. The chapter collaborated with UNICEF on the ChildFriendl y Learning Programme which intends to make the learning environment more conducive for children, especially girls.

FAWEU received funding from the Global Fund for Women, the FAWE Secretariat, Rockefeller Foundation, EDDI, Women Connect, UNICE F, the Minis try of Educat ion and Sports and local contributions.

FAWE Zambia

FAWE Zambi a (FAWEZAj received a demonstr ation grant of US$42, 275 to implement a project pilot ing girls' remedial learning camps. The chapter participated in the la unch of the Intern ational Women's Day by President Francis Chiluba on 1 March 2000 and the ens uing walk and rally on 8 March 2000. FAWEZA was act ively involved in collabo rating with OXFAM to advocate for a written policy to support re-ent ry of pregn ant school girl s.

FAWE Zambia was also among the chapters to successfully un dertake Girls' Education Day, which act ivities incl uded Paper presentations on girls' achievements and cha llenges , testi monies fro m girls, school perform ances, displays, and prize giving for girls who performed best in scie nce.

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FAWE Zimbabwe (FAWEZI) convened a works hop sponsored by UNICEF for the leaders of FAWEZI regio nal bra nches in September 2000. The primary objectives of the workshop, were to give the regional branch leaders the opportunity to become conversant with FAWE's goa ls and objectives, to sensitize them on gender as it relates to education, to identify strategies for promoting girls' education, and to develop their knowledge of good governance.

The regional bra nches of FAWEZI were invo lved in numerous activities, including raising the visibility of the chapter, producing FAWEZI T-sh irts, sponsoring students, sensitizing communities on the subject of child abuse, participating in the Bulawayo Book Fair and carrying out various research studies (e.g.HN/AIDS and its effects on university students), other activities included career guidance for schoo l girls and awareness campaigns on educational issues, participation on the Commission of inquiry into Education and Training, and membe rship drives.

The FAWEZI coord inator was regularly invited to speak on gender sensitization in schools and offered support to female heads of secondary schools to assist them to advance girls' education, The chapter was also involved in sensitizing mothers at church gatherings on the importance of girls' education, an initiative that moved members to donate funds towards the education of a gifted dumb and deaf girl. The chapter was actively involved in the NGO discussion on the follow-up to the Beijing Platform of Action.

FAWE Zimbabwe continued to offer financial support to needy girls and give counseling on educational problems and choice of careers to girls. FAWEZI established writing clubs for girls aimed at developing this .skill at an early age and networked with Zimbabwe Adult Literacy Association (ZALA). FAWEZI participated in the Zimbabwe International Book Fair in August 2000 where it presented its young Readers Clubs in Zimbabwean schools.

During the year, FAWE Zimbabwe also: L1 Became involved with programmes on the AIDS Levy to ensure that girls' education is not disrupted when their parents become victims of HNjAIDS.

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Oth er tha n the foregoing National Chapter activities summarized above, the FAWE Region al Secretariat ad ministered a package of interventions cross-cutting in selected Chapters wh ich are detailed below.

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t> Nationa l Chap ter governance grants: Chapters in Tanzani a, Ethiopia and Kenya received grants from FAWE to undertake activi ties that will strengthen their governance structu res. A FAWE chapter in Comoros was established followin g a general assembly, for which both technical and financial support was given by the Secretariat.

t> UNESCO scholarship programme for African girls: Provision of bursaries and scholarships also conti nued thro ugh funds provided

by UNESCO. These funds enabled ten Nat ional Chapters' to administer bursary schemes in their countries, all of which are at differen t stages of implementation.

Moreover, FAWE Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea , Rwanda and Uganda were selected by the United Stat es Agency for Intern ational Development (USAID) to administer the Education for Democracy and Development Initiative (EDDI) Ambassadors' Girls' Scholarship Programme for needy girls in their countries.

t> Support for National Chapter interventions: Following the inclusion of HIV!AIDS as an area of focus in FAWE's programm e of work for improvin g girls' educa tion, National Chapters in Gabon , Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe were requ ested to submit project profiles for activities and interven tion s in this area. Response from the Nation al Chapters was initially slow, but by the end of the yea r, with close follow-u p from the Secretariat, all four count ries had subm itted their proposals. Further funding for HIV! AIDS activities was subsequently secu red from other dono rs. This has enabled the expa nsio n of the prog ramme to four additional Nationa l Chap ters: Burun di, Cameroon, Namibia and Togo.

t> A crossc utting Nat ional Chapter activity has been reac hing out directly to girls thro ugh girls' club s. whic h have now been established in ten cou ntries: Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania. Namibia. Zimbabwe, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Chad, Liberia. The Gambia and Guinea.

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Membership FAWE Members represented the Forum in various meetings during the course of year 2000. The Executive Committee was invited to the Regional Ministerial Consultation on Curbing Dropout and contributed significantly to the deliberations.

Ten nine new members were added during the year, bringing the total membership comprising the Executive Members, FAWE Full Members, Prominent Women Educationalists and FAWE Associate (Female and Male], to sixty nine (69].

FAWE Secretariat The Secretariat was further restructured into more streamlined sections. One programme officer was hired and another relocated back to the Nairobi office from Kampala. This has significantly improved the implementation of the work programme. New planning and monitoring systems were put in place during the year enabled staff across board to achieve marked improvement in organization and productivity.

In order to ensure efficient management of financial resources. a new accounting package, Sunsystem, was implemented. The package has contributed tremendously towards efficient monitoring and management of FAWE financial resources by the implementing sections.

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Th e seventh strategic objective is to monitor and evaluate the implementation and im pact of FAWE programmes.

For 2000. FAWE put emphasis on monitoring education policies for their gender responsivenes. FAWE saw the development of a framework for analysing education policies, and the ap plication of the framework to the system atic an alysis of policy doc uments collected from six coun tries in sub Saharan Africa . FAWE also did systematic analysis of data on the status of drop out in eastern and southern Africa . which contributed to enhanced policy dialogue with governments. A considerable amount of documents and data was deposit ed at the FAWE Resource Centre to provide upd at ed inform at ion and statistics on girls' education in SSA.

In addition, FAWE's computerized grants management system facilitated th e ongoing moni torin g and evaluation of its National Chapters and gra ntees.

MONITORING & EVAlUATION

This was complimented by the Performan ce Monitoring Matri x for the implementation of the work progra mme. which was also instituted for collecting annual reports from th e cha pte rs. This approach has been effective and will feed into the developm ent of a monitoring tool during the first quarter of 2000. Other tools in use for monitoring other aspects of the FAWE work programme invo lve meetings with managers on a one-to -o ne basis for tracking weekly performance of the Secreta riat. reports submitted by the National Chapters and supportive supervisory visits to the chapters. During the year 2000, such visits were made to 14 National Chapters. The objectives of the missions were to offer the chapters technical assistance. to bridge the commun ication divide between the Secretariat and the chapters an d to moni tor and evaluate chapter activities.

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Section Two Challenges in year 2000 he implementation of the FAWE Work Programme during Year 2000 was not without challenges. For the year under review, FAWE faced some major challenges which included:

.1 Building appropriate and adequate capacity of its chapters to implement and monitor programmes that have potential to increase access, retention and quality of girls' education .1 Achieving a degree of self-sustainability and ability to mobilize resources for the organization at the national and regional level .1 Dealing with HIV/AIDS and girls' education .1 Finding effective wa ys of curbing dropout .1 Keeping pace with, and monitoring activities tow ards the achievement of EFA. Building appropriate and adequate capacity of its chapters to implement and monitor programmes that have potential to increase access, retention and quality of girls ' education. National Chapters and the Secretariat took various steps to improve the information flow. The Secretariat used a multi-prong approach. This included application of the FAWE Performance Monito ring Matrix for the collection of annual reports from the Chapters and the provision of grants as detailed in Section One. This has sta rted payin g dividends and one noticeable achievement was tha t a number of the Nationa l Chapters submitte d their annual reports for year 2000 on time - a feat they were not able to accomplish in the past.

Throughout this period there was also conti nuous follow-up of the Nationa l Chapte rs' capacity to collate, archive an d disseminate data on girls' education. The framework for analysing the score card was tra nslated , and data from 20 countries are now available to be used to monito r girls' education. Gaps have continued to persist in the chapters' response to FAWE's work, however, particularly among the francop hone countries, some of which have still not completed the score card.

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FAWE National Chapters' capacity to raise funds to sustain their pro grammes and to reach the grassroots continues to be limited. The Chapters have also not been able to take full advantage of partnerships with educat ion sta keho lders, Therefore helping National Chapters to monitor and ensu re th at the resources they mobilize are efficiently and effectivel y used, con tinues to be a challenge for the Secretari at..

Integr ation of FEMSA, SRP and Alliance at th e level of th e Nation al Chapters also remains a cha llenge for FAWE. The pro grammes of the WGFP were initi ated ind ependently of eac h oth er, leading to disjointed program me activities as well as duplication of efforts. FAWE's programme emphasis has also been on bas ic education with lim ited linkages to higher education and particularly with Facult ies of Education in univers ities

CHALLENGES IN YEAR 2000

More attention is now direc ted at the synchron ization of Natio nal Chapters' work for a mo re effective imp leme ntation FAWE's Pro gramme including the ir capacities to coordinate those program mes. So many activities have been undertaken and the National Cha pte rs have drawn a lot of attention. The question is how do we susta in and build on the good work and follow it up with action? As at the end of the year 2000 , more and more girls are becoming aware of FAWE, and we must position ourselves to be able to address their needs.

The Forum embarked on the implementation of its first Five-Year Strategic Plan (2000-2004) this year, while at the same time embarked on activities to integrate into its work programme components from the ADEA Working Group on Female Participation (WGFPj, FEMSA, ALLIANCE and SRP. Achieving a degree of self-sustainability and ability to mobilize resources for the organization at the national a nd regional level: Intensified fund raising efforts and enhanced financial management remained and continues to remain priorities during the year. The Fundraising Committee meeting on 10 November 2000 charted out strategies for achieving sustainability for FAWE. However, FAWE is still faced with the challenge of achieving sustainability of the National Chapters. Another challenge is the establishment of an Endowment fund .

Dealing with HIV/AIDS and girls' education: The need for a special focus on HIV/AIDS, in line with global initiatives and trends in the field of girls ' education also remained a challenge, particularly in the

information acquisition and dissemination. The real problem has been to understand and address what HIV is doing to the 15 - 19 year old girls who constitute the window of hope in our development efforts.

This will continue to be a priority for FAWE in 2001, working in partnership with stakeholders in this area.

Finding effective ways of curbing dropout: The challenge of sustaining the good rapport with the male Ministers, established as a result of the Ministerial consultations, also presented itself. These ministers are now ready to work with FAWE to find effective ways of curbing dropout Keeping pace with, and monitoring activities towards the achievement ofEFA: When FAWE was founded in 1992 one of the premises was that the achievement towards EFA in Africa was excruciatingly slow. It is therefore crucial that FAWE keeps pace with, and monitors progress towards the achievement of EFA at the global and nation al levels.

FAWE will continue to address these challenges in the Year 2001.

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Section Three Priorities for 2001 he achieve ments and constraints noted in th e course of implement ing the ye ar's activ ities forme d the basis for plan nin g for Yea r 200 1. FAWE's work progra mme for the coming ye ar was formul ated on th e following premis es :

tJ. To adhere to the framewo rk of the FAWE Five-Year Strategic Plan tJ.

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2000-2 004, its vision, mission and strategic objectives.

To build on th e accomplishments and exp eriences of th e activities of the FAWE 2000 work programme as well as to carry over on going progr amm es.

To inte grate into the FAWE work programm e the ADEA!WGFP comp on ents of FEMSA, ALLIANCE and SRP in a bid to harmonize and strea mline the Workin g Group activities.

To monitor and respond to issu es emerging out of global trends affect ing girls' education.

In add ition , FAWE will st reamline the Strategic Plan to allow special focus in the following areas:

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An enhanced action orientation in the advocacy for policy and interventions in favour of girls' education.

Follow -up activities on the National Action Plans drawn up during the Regional Ministerial Consultation on Closing the Gender Gap in Education: Curbing Dropout.

Strengthening of the capacity of National Chapters and mainstreaming all seven strategic objectives into activities at the national Chapter level.

Integration of the ADEA!FAWE programme activities at the National Chapter level.

HIV!AIDS and its effects on girls' education Empowerment of girls Strategic and effective partnerships with other stakeholders Monitoring the impact of all these activities at the National Chapter and Regional levels.

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The year 2000 was the first in the implementation of the Strategic Plan whic h is FAWE's response to the commitment to Education For All. Activities for 2001 will continue under the same strategic objectives, while consta nt ly build ing on the achievements registered to date, as well as ens uring that the Forum is strategically positioned to meet the challenges and opportunities that may arise.

PRIORITIES FO YEAR

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Section Four Fi nancial Report

EFA commitment

T

he international community will deliver on this collective commitment by launching with immediate effect a global initi ative aimed at developing the strategies and mobilizing the resources needed to provide : effective support to national efforts. Options to be coni sidered und er this initiative will include:

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increasing external finance for education, in particular basic education. ensuri ng greater predictability in the flow of external assista nce. facilit ating more effective donor coordi nation.

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FAWE Financial Brief for Fiscal Year 2000' In accordance with the Five Year Strategic Plan 2000-2004 FAWE had budgeted to spend U5$ 8, 507,500 for FY2000.

As at January 1 2000 the operating fund balance from FY1999 was U5$2,065,650.

During the year the projected annual work programme and bud get was revised to U5$ 6,380,625.

As at 31st December 2000, a total ofU5$3, 762,250 had been raised in support of the planned activi ties. Most of the gran t funds were received by the 4th quarter of the year. ÂťThi sfinanciat summary

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The total expenditure for the period 1st January to 31st December 2000 stood at US$3 ,130,018. The slow pace of implementation was due to the fact that the grant funds were received towards the end of the year.

FAWE's funds during the ye ar cam e from the following sources ;

Grant Funds from Donors for FY2000

US$

Government and Government Agencies

1,762,794

Foundatio ns and Coornorations

1,890,294

Other sou rces

109,162

Sub-tot al

3762250

Opening bal b/f from FY1999

2,065,650

Total operating funds

5,827,900

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Expenditure: The total expenditure of US $ 3,130,018, was incurred in the implementation of the stra tegic objectives listed below:

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Strate g ic Obj ectiv e

Expenditure

Budget

Policy and Data Analysis

52,584

112,500

Advocacy

227,65 2

669,375

Empowerment of Girls

112,739

907,500

Interventions

606440

566 250

Partnerships

395,100

1,686,000

Strengthening Organizational Capacity 1,724,900

2,367,750

Monitoring: and Evaluation

10,603

71 ,250

Total

3,130,018

6,380,625

Direct Donor Financing To National Chapters For Programme Activities: Some FAWE National Chapters have had success in obta ining donor fundin g as illustrated in the ta ble below: National Chap ter

Activity

Don or

Amount (US$)

Burkina Faso L1 Training centre for social workers Ouvre Suisse d'Ent raide Ouvriere

14, 166 ,00

.1 Sub- regio nal trai ning workshop. on Women's role in integrated developmen t .1 Evening classes

UNESCO UNICEF

20,000.00 21. 166.00

Rockefeller Foundation

24 ,000.00

Chad

.1 Girls club

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National Chapter

Activity

Donor

Am ount (USS)

Winrock Intern ation al

137.104.00

Ethiopia

.1 EDD! burs ary sche me

Gambia

.1 Girl-child projec ts .1 EDD! scho larship .1 Training of :io teachers in techniques for elaborating participatory projects Ll Support to chapter work prog ramme Ll Support to chapter work programme

UNICEF Winrock International

125.000.00 68.500 .00

UNICEF

948 .00

UNESCO

15.000.00

Chinese Embassy

300.00

UNICEF

6,000 .00

UNICEF

2,0 10.47

UNICEF

5,680.00

FCIL/CANADA

20,500.00

Rockefeller

8.199.00

Government

5.972.00

UNESCO

55,000.00

Guin ea

.1 Teacher responsibility in girls' education .1 Train ing of 250 girls dropouts and illiterate girls (over a 3-year period) .1 Gender sensitization training of 3, I 52 students, teachers, members of the chapter Ll Support to chapter work programme Mali Ll Support to chapter work programme Ll Sup port to chapter work programme Rwa nda Ll Study on establishing demonstration school for girls Ll Bursary scheme - to provide US$3.000 per year for 5-6 years.

.1 EDD! scholarship

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Chase Manhattan Winrock International

18.000.00 50.000.00

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Dono r

Amo unt (US$)

UNESCO

48 .922.00

UNESCO Plan International

22,000.00 9.047.00

.1 School feeding and school management programme

Local donors

1,350.00

.1 Pro fessional development programme for women in higher education management

Ford Foundation

100,000.00

Act ivity

Sierra Leon e

.1 Theater wo rkshops .1 Special programme on women and a culture of peace .1 Rape Project at Makini

Sou th Africa

Tanzania

.1 Management training manual UNICEF .1 District based support for primary education programme Global Fund Foundation .1 Advocacy and trai ning materials for impleme nting a child labour intervention programme (Case study: Gender sensitive training module for education for a culture of peace; training of trainers workshop to consolidate and promote a culture of peace).

ILO/IPEC

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9,750.00

18,000.00

43,801.00

Uganda

.1 EDDl scholarship for needy girls .1 Scholarship .1 Lifeskills training based on the Sara Initiative .1 Study on corporal punishment

Winrock International USAID

380.000.00 10.000.00

UNICEF UNICEF

20.700.00 6.736.00

Zambia

.1 Training of teachers as HIV/AIDS counselors CIDA .1 Advocacy for written polic y to support re-entry for teen mothers OXFAM Great Britain .1 Strategic planning workshop on life -skills programme and action for adolescents UNICEF .1 Support to chapter work programme Ministry of Education .1 Support to chapter wo rk programme UNESCO Total

8,006.00

3,500.00

15.000.00 28. 510. 00 25,000 .00 1,347,867.47

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Annexes Annex A FAWE membership

Executive Committee Members Prof. Bouli Ali Diallo

Presidente (FAWEl, Universitc Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niger

Hon . Clara Bohi tile

Deputy Minister of Basic Education and Culture Windhoek. Namib ia

Hon . Dr Evelyn Kan dakai

Minister for Education, Monrovia. Liberia

Prof, Brenda Gourl ey

Chancellor, University of Natal, South Africa

Mrs. Elaine Mukuru

Senior Deputy Director of Education Ministry of Education Et Human Resource Development, Nairobi, Kenya

Ms. Beatrice Muka baranga

Vice Rector, Kigali Institute of Education Ministty of Education, Kigali, Rwanda

Mrs. Bisi Soboyejo

Registrar, University of Agriculture - Abeokuta Ogun State, Nigeria

Ms. Sebtuu Nassor

Commissioner of Education Department of Education, Zanzibar

Mme. Marie Bwimana

Directrice deu Service National d'Alphabetisation Ministere de l'Education Nationale, Burundi

Dr. Jeanne Razafiangy Dina

Directeur General de la Population et de la Condition Feminine, Population et de la Condition Feminine, Lot 185 Cite Ambohipo, Antananarivo , Madagascar

Hon. Ann-Therese N'Dong Jatta

Secretary of State for Education, Department of State for Education. Banjul. The Gambia

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ANNEXES

FAWE Full Members Han. Namirernbe Bitamazire

Minister of State in Primary Education. Ugand a

FAWE FULL MEMBERS

Hon . Simeon e de Com annond

Founding FAWE Member, Minister of Tourism.

Seych elles

Dr. Fay Chung

Director, Institute of Capacity Building, UNESCO, Ethiopia

Prof. Florida Karani

Deputy Vice Chanc ellor, University of Nairob i Kenya

Prof. Leah Mar a ngu

Vice Cha nce llor, Africa Naza rene University, Kenya

Prof. Ly dia Makhubu

Vice Cha nce llo r, Un ivers ity of Swaziland, Swazila nd

Hon . Paull ette Misambo

Founding FAWE Member, Secretary of Stat e, Gabon

Prof. Rosal in d Mutua

ex- Deputy Vice- Cha ncellor. Jomo Ken yatta University of Agri culture, Ken y a

Mme. Aissata Moumouni

Minister, National Education, Nige r

Dr. Dorothy Njeuma

Vice Chancellor. University of Buea, Cameroon

Hon. Vida Yeb oah , M.P

Coo rdi nato r. FAWE Gha na Cha pte r, Ghan a

Ms. Elizabeth Gnanvo

Professeur-Assistant de Droit prive, A l'Universite Nationale du Benin (FASJ EP/ ENAJ, Maitre-Assistante du CAMES. Presidente de I'Association des Femmes de I'Education du Cotonou, Benin

Ms. Macsuzy Mondon

Director General, Education Management, Seychelles

Prof. Elizabeth C Mum ba

Depu ty Vice Chancellor, University of Zambia, Zambia

Han. Mme Galde Balde

Minister for National Education. Culture and Sports, Guine Bissau

S. E. Odete Costa Sernedo

Ministre de I'Educacao National, Rua

Areolino Cruz. Bissau

¡--t/ f'~.\ J, Hon . Alice Tiend reb eo go

FAWE Foundi ng Member, Chai r, FAWE, Burkina Faso Chapte r, Burkina Faso

Promin ent Women Educationalists Dr. Eddah Gachukia

Educatio n Cons ulta nt FAWE Founding Exec utive Director, Keny a

Dr. J Thu li Nhle ngetfwa

National Curriculum Centre. Manzini, Swaziland

Dr. Rosin a Akua Acheamp on g

C/o FAWE Gha na Cha pte r. Accra, Ghana

Dr. She ila P Wam ah iu

Exec utive Director. Wo men Educatio n Researche rs of Kenya . Nairobi

Mme . Vaohita Andrianarison

Lot lI -E lID Ampandrianomby ou Antanarivo, Madagasc ar

Dr. Meri a Dam ali sy Nowa- Phiri

C/o FAWE Mal awi Chapter, Blantyre, Malaw i

Ho n. Lydia M R Arthu r Brito

Minister for Higher Education. Sc ience Et Technology. Maputo, Moz ambique

Ms. Ottilie Grete Abrahams

C/o FAWE Na mibia Ministry of Basic Educ ation Et Culture, Wind hoek. Namibia

Mme. Marie Jose Bigendako

Universite du Burundi, Bujumbura, Burundi

FAWE Associate Members - Fem ale Prof. Jadesola Akande

Executive Director. Women ft Law. Nigeria

Hon . Christine Amoako - Nu ama

Minister for Lands a nd Forest ry, Ghan a

Ch ief (Mrs) Veronica, Iy abo

Anisulowo

Former Minister of State for Education.

Nigeria

Ms. Eleonore Margueritte Ne rine

A ncien Secretarire d'Etat a

l'Enseign ern en t Supe rieu r Ma it re de Tolia ra , Antanarivo. Madagasca r Hon . Patience A Adow

Minister for Eastern Regional. Koforidua .

Ghana

Ho n. Christine Amoako-Nua ma

Minister for Lands and Forestry. Ghana

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EDUCATIONAlISTS

Prof. Neo Mathabe

Dean of Students, Rondebosch, South Africa

Ms. Mwatumu Malale

Pennanent Secretary, Ministry of Gender and Social Welfare Development. Tanzania

Hon. Esi Sutherland-Addy

Research Fellow, University of Ghana, Ghana

Hon. Ch ristia na Thorpe

FAWE Chair, Sierra Leone

Hon. Margaret Clerke-Kwesie

Ex-Deputy Minister of Education, Ghana

FAWE Associate Members - Male

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

Hon. Nahas Angul a

Minis ter of Higher Educa tion, Vocational Trainin g, Scien ce and Technology, Namibia

Hon , Mohammed Bilal

Chief Min ister, The Revolutionary Government of Zan zibar

Hon . Allou Bonire Diallo

Minister of Higher Educat ion, Scientific Research and Cultu re, Guinea

Hon . Artur da Silva Ju lio

Depu ty Minister of Education, Angola

Hon . Joseph Kamoth o

Ex- Minis ter of Educa tio n, Kenya

Hon . Robert Mbella Mbappe

Min. de l'Education de Base et les Langues Nationale, Cameroo n

Mr. Peter Molosi

Ex-Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education , Botswa na

Hon. Amanya Mushega

Ex-Minister of Education, Uga nda

Prof. Karega Mutahi

Ex-Permanent Secretary, Min istry of Agriculture and Livestock, Kenya

Hon. Mamadou Ndoye

Consultant, The World Bank Washington DC.

Hon. Arnaldo Valente Nhavoto

Minister of Education, Mozambique

Hon. Amoorgun Parsuramen

Director General, UNESCO-BREDA Regional Office in Dakar, Senegal

Hon. Patrick Pillay

Ex-Minister of Education and Culture, Seychelles

Hon . M. Guiherme O. Viegas

Minister of Education, Culture and Sports Dos Ramas, Sao Tome et Principe

Hon. Adama Samassekou

Ex-Minister of Basic Education, Mali

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' \~' Hon. Seydou Bawaro Sanou

Minister of Basic Education and Literacy Burkin a Faso

Hon. Harry Sawyerr

Ex-Minister for Basic Educatio n. Ghan a

Hon. Andre Sonko

Ex-M iniste r of National Education. Senegal

Hon . Syamukayumbu K. Sya mujaye

Ministe r of Education. Zambi a

Hon. Kozo Zouman igui

Minist er for Natio nal Educati on and Scientific Research , Guinea

Hon. Stepben Kalonzo Musyoka

Minister for Education and Human Resou rce an d Developm ent . Kenya

Annex B FAWE Technical Committee Members Prof. Elizabet h Annan-Yao

Professor

Institute d' Ethno-Sociologie (IESJ. Univers ite de Cocody, Cote d'Ivoire Dr. Bad ad Aly Doukoure

Natio nal Country Co-ordinator of SAGE Project!AED. Plan International, Guinee

Dr. Una Kan n

Regional Education Consultant. SIDA Windhoek. Namibia

Mme. Alice Tiendrebeogo

Presidente, Association des Femmes Educatnces, Developpement, Burkina Faso

Prof. Alma z Eshete

Program me Coordinator, International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa.

Ethiopia

Dr. Catherine Adora Hoppers

Human School of Research. South Africa

Dr. John Nkinyan gi

Execu tive Secretary. Intergovernment al

Committe e. MINEDAF Vll, South Africa Dr. Ruth Teer-Tom aselli

Acting Director. Cent re for Culture and Media Studies, Facu lty of Human ities.

University of Natal . South Africa

Dr. Tisa Chifunyise

Pro gramme Manager. Educati on Save the Children, Harare . Zimbab we

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TECHNICAL COMMIlTEE

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Ms. Aisha Imam

Execut ive Directo r, BAOBAB for Women 's Human Righ ts. Victoria Island , Lagos. Nigeria

Annex C NATIONAL CHAPTERS ASFEB BENIN Mme Elisabeth Gnan vo, Chairp erson Mme Cossi Reine. Coordinator. Association des fem mes de l'educa tion du Benin (ASFEB) 06 BP1408. COTONOU. Ben in Tel No. (229) 330873/3 10566/32 199 5, Fax No. (229) 350632/42 Email: Courcon stitu @planben.intnet.bj (or) eligy@syfed.bj. refer.org

AFED BURKINA FASO H.E. Alice Tiendrebeogo. Chairperso n Association Femm es. Educatri ces et Developpement (AFED) BP 581. OUAGADOUGO U. Burkina Faso Tel/Fax No. (226) 3609 79/366268/361115 Email : afed@cenatrin.bf

FAWE BURUNDI Mme Marie Bwimana, Chai rperson, Chef de Cabinet Minstere de l'Education de l'Enseignement de Base. et de l'Alpha bet isation des Adultes BP 1990, BUJUMBURA, Burundi Tel No. (257) 234374/231261. Fax No. (257) 223755/22 8477

FAWE CAMEROON H.E. Isabelle Njole Tokpa nou, Cha irperso n Mme Ju lien ne Anoko Ngoun doung, Coordinator. FAWECAM Cha pter BP 7109, YAOUNDE. Cameroo n Tel No. (237) 230346/230788. Fax No. (237) 221873/230788/232855 Email : Fawecam@sdncmr.undp.org

FAWE CHAD Mrne Naimo Beguy Persidc. Coordinator, FAWE Tchad Chapter BP 1126. N'DJAMENA, Tchad Tel: (235) 519659. Fax No. (235) 517465 Email: foret@ intnet.td

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FAWE COMOROS H.E. Yahaya Moinaecha Cheikh , Chairperson Mme Moinafatima Djalim, Coordinator. FAWECOM Chapter B.P. 73. MORONI. Comoros Tel: (269} 744177 /74418 5. Fax No. (269 ) 744180 adarkaoui@hotmail.com

FAWE COTE D'IVOIRE Mme Djouka Angeline. Chairperson Mme Cecile Emilie Som a Brou, Coordinator. FAWE Cote d'Ivoire Chapter 17 BP 551. ABIDJAN. Cote d'ivoire Tel/Fax (225) 219906 E- mai l: akouadio@ africao nline.co .civ

FAWE ETHIOPIA Ms Yelfign Worku . Chairp erso n Ms Eleni Mamo , Coordinator. Women Educat iona list Association IFAWE Ethiopi a!

Bole Road. Mega House. 3rd Floor. Room No. 316 P. O. Box 20882 Code 1000. ADDIS ABABA. Ethiopia Tel No. (251)-1-504716. Fax No. (251)- 1-504716/505233 Email : bu sinesscenter@telecom.net.et

AFEG GABON Mme Philomene Obian g, Chairp erson Mme Julienne Likassa, Coordinator. Association des Femmes Educatrices du Gabon (AFEG) Il. P. 225 6. LIBREVILLE. Gabon Tel No. (241) 763341. Fax No. (241) 77 5358

FAWE GAMBIA Hon Anne Ndo ng- Jarta, Chai rperson Mrs Ramatoulie Secka, Coordinator. FAWEGAM Secretariat Greater Banjul at. 58 Garba Jahumpa Road. Bakau, New Town. Gambia Tel: (220) 495037. Fax: (220) 495036/397498 Email: kenfem_njie@yahoo.comorfawcgam@qanet.gm

FAWE GHANA Mrs Theodora Daaku, Chairperson Hon Vida Yeboah, Coordinator, FAWE Ghana Chapter Behind Medica Clinic. Opposite Neoplan, Assembly Plant Achimota-Accra, P.O. Box C 1217, Cantonments. ACCRA 2, Ghana Tel No. (233) 21-406853. Fax No. (233) 21-406682 E-mail: fawegh@AfricaOnline.Com.gh

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FEG GUINEE Mme Hadj a Djenabou Sampil, Chairperson Mme Kadiat ou Diallo, Coordinator, Forum des Educ atrices de Guine e (FEG) lmmeuble Boulbinet, face iJ l'ORTG, 2 erne Etage appa rtemcnt 20 1 BP 3864 CONAKRY, Guinee Tel: (224) 4 54323/4 5479 7, Fax : (224) 454 797/45 1774 Email : fegfawe.gui @e ti-bu ll.netord kb 13@ car amail.com

FAWE KENYA Pro f Rosalind Mutua, Chairpers on Mrs Shiphrah Gichaga, Coordi na tor, FAWEK Chapter Kenya Institute of Educa tion, POBox 525 97, NAIROBI, Keny a Tel: 74990 0-9, Direct : 74 7969, Tel/ Fax: 750083 Ema il: fawek@ico nnect.co .ke

FAWE LIBERIA Mrs J osephin e Traves-P ort e, Cha irpe rson Ms Leon a Reeves Stu bblefield, Coordinator, FAWE Liberia Chapter POBox 90 12, MONROVIA, Liberia Fax No. [231) 226416/227555, Tel No. (231) 227555/ 226 216/406 Email: fawe@ Liberia.net

FAWE MADAGASCAR Dr J eanne Din a Razafi angy, Chairperson Ms Virgi nie Razafindravola. Coordinator. Presidente , Nationale de

FEMMADlES- FAWE Directeu r General de la Populatio n et de la Condition Feminine

Lot 185, Cite Amboh ipo, ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar Fax : (261) 20 22 23897/22 65972, Tel: [261) 20 22 21848/2220 18/2 221848 (261) 33 II 07825

FAWE MALAWI Mrs Chrissie Mwiyeriwa. Chairperson FAWEMA Chapter. C/o The Regional Educatio n Office Private Bag 386, BLANTYRE 3, Malawi Tel. No. (265) 67231 2, Fax No. (265) 672 215

AMASEF MALI Mme Fatoumata Camara Diallo, Chai rperson Mme Maiga Kadiatou Baby. Coord inator Association Malienne po ur l'Appui a la Scolarisation et a l'Education des Filles [AMASEF/FAWE), lm meuble MEME-ABK5, Hamdallay e B. P. E. 1366, BAMAKO, Mali Tel/Fax No. (223) 293619, Fax: (223) 22 77 67/23 711 7 Email : a masef.fawe@ datatech.toolnet.org

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FAWE MOZAMBIQUE H.E. Graca Mach el, Chairperson Ms Lidia Meque, Coordinator, FAWE Mozambique Chapter, c/o Dr. Mana Luis Cumbi Coordenadora de Prog rarnas , Fund acao para 0, Desenvolvimento da Comunidade Av. Edvordo Mondlane, 1160m 1170, MAPUTO, Mozambique Tel No. (258) 1-430430/1 , Fax No. (258) 1-4 22595 /30397 5 E-mail: fdc@zebra .uem.mz

FAWE NAMIBIA Hon Clara Bohiti le, Chairperson Mrs Han na Garises , Coordinator, Ministry of Basic Education a Culture Private Bag 13186, WINDHOEK, Namibia Tel No. (264) 61 2939311 /2933342 , Fax No. (264) 61 224277 Email: fawena@emis.mec.gov.na

FAWE NIGER Prof Bouli Ali Diallo, Chai rperson Mme Aissa ta Sidikou Mossi, Coordinato r, FAWE Niger Chapt er B.P. 13727 , NIAMEY, Niger Tel No. (227) 734286/7 32876/7 32 531, Fax No. (227) 733862/7 34 286 Email : dialloba@intnet .ne

FAWE NIGERIA Prof Jadesola Akan de, Chairperson Mrs Marie Therese Sojinrin , Coordinator, Prof Akande, Executive Director Women Law a Dev, Cent re, 366 Murtala Muhammed Way POBox 167 Yaba, LAGOS, Nigeria Tel No. ((234) 1-2632337/868041 , Fax No. (234) 1-2634640 c/o (Chief Akande) Email : wldcn@infowels.abs.net

FAWE RWANDA Ms Beatrice Mukabaranga, Chairperson Ms Anne Gahongayire, Coordinator, FAWE Rwand a Cha pter Ministry of Education P.O. Box 622 , KIGALI, Rwanda Tel/Fax 250-87724/82162/82746, Fax: 82514 Email : fawerwa@rwandatell.rwandal.com

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FAWE SENEGAL H.E. Aminata Tall. Chai rperson Mme Laurence Marechal Ngom, Coordinator, H.E. Tall, Preside nte de la SN/FEA, 23 Rue Calmette, BP 6646, DAKAR-ETOILE, Senegal Tel No. (22 1) 8- 224170 / 233213,Fax No. (221) 8- 224177 /23321 3 Email: fawe.senegal@telecomplus.sn Femsa email: femsa @telecomplus.sn

SAWOP SEYCHELLES Ms Janick Bru, Chairperson Ms Rosanne Desir, Coordinator, Seychelles Association of Women Professionals (SAWOP) P. O. Box 737 , Victoria, MAHE, Sey chelles Tel No. (248) 22 59 56, Fax No. (248) 24172 5 Email : sim @seychelles.netorjanickbru@hotmail.com

FAWE SIERRA LEONE Hon Christiana Thorpe, Chairperson Ms Josephi ne Nicol. Coord inator, FAWE Sierra Leone Chapter PMB 273. 83a FOri Street, FREETOWN, Sierra Leone

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FAWE SOUTII AFRICA Ms Vuyisa Ta nga, Cha irpe rso n Ms Mandisa Masib a, Coor dinator. FAWESA Cha pte r. Room 637 Educatio n Bu ilding Midd le Cam pus. Unive rsity of Cape Town, Rondebos ch 7701 CAPE TOWN. Sout h Afri ca Tel. No. (27) 21-6503254/ 6 502 767/ 68658 15. Tel/Fax No. (27) 21-6852142 E-mail : fawesa@education .uct.ac .z3

FAWE SWAZILAND Mrs Norncebo Simelane, Chairperson Mrs Thandi Shongwe , Coordinator. FAWESWA Chapter POBox 276. MANZINI. Swa ziland Tel: 268 51 53768. Fax : 268- 51- 8527 6/ 2 Email: faweswa@africaonline .co.sz

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FAWE TANZANIA Mrs Mwajabu Possi, Chairperson Ms Jane Joseph. Coordinator, FAWE Tanzani a Cha pter 3rd Floor Mkunazini Building. 77 Kiungani Street PO Box 63319. DAR ES SALALAM. Tan zani a Tel No: 007 222 182161 081 2-760074 (mobile) Fax No. 007 222 182161/183063 Email: faweta nzania@ nyenzi.co m

FAWE TOGO Mme Kekeli Jeannine Agounke, Chairperson. A.H.U.E.F.A. 42 Avenu e de Calais. a cote de la Pharm acie pour Tous BP 13077, LOME. Togo Tel: (228) 214129. Tel/Fax : (228) 224095. Fax : (228)- 21 696 5 Email: ya gounke@ bibway.com (or) phild weggah @caramai\.com

FAWE UGANDA Mrs Ruth Kavuma, Chairperson Ms Florenc e Kanyike, Coordinator, FAWEU Cha pter Plot 38. Lumumb a Avenue, Nakasero POBox 24117, KAMPALA, Uganda Fax No. 006 41 223326, Tel No: 006 41 258725/0064 1 236863 Email: faweu @infocom.co.u g or faweu @uo\.co.ug

FAWE ZAMBIA Ms Barb ara Chilan gwa, Chairp erson Mrs Daphne Chimuka, Coordinato r, FAWEZA Chapter 4th Floor. Impala House. Chac hacha Road P OB ox 37695. LUSAKA, Zamb ia Tel Nos. Daphne (260) 1 250752/229693, Barbara (260) 1 251291/25016 2/250855 Fax No. (260) 1- 254 139/232049 E-mail : fawezam@zamnet .zmorFEMSA@zamnet.zm

FAWE ZANZIBAR Ms Sebruu Nassor, Chairperso n Ms Mwanakhamis Soud , Coordinator, Ms Nasser; Ministry of Educatio n. Department of Education P OB ox 573, Zanziba r Tel No. 007 242 2302 66/239658. Fax No. 007 242 232260/230344 Email: edu@za nzinet .com

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FAWE ZIMBABWE Mrs Sarah Kachingwe, Chairperson Ms Salome Nyoni, Coordinator, FAWEZI Chapter Belvedre Technical Teachers' College, 1 Harvard Road POBox MP 1058, Mount Pleasant HARARE, Zimb abwe Tel No: (263) 4 752499/753260 /74177 3, Fax No: (263) 4 74177 3/778171 Email: fawez@a fricao nli ne.ro.zw

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Annex 0 FAWE Secretariat Staff Penina Mlam a, PhD

Executive Director

Mari am a Sarr-Ceesay, PhD

Director of Planning a Progr amme Administration

Florence Kiragu Nya rnu, EdD

Prog rammes Manager

Marema Diokhane Dioum, MSc

Programme Officer

Christi ne Sidibe, MSc

Programme Officer

Lornah Murage, MSc

Communications Manager

Elizabeth Lamu, BSc. CPA(K)

Finance Manager

Patrick Gichira, BA, AClS

Personnel

a Administration Manager

This managem ent team is assisted by support staff consisting of: Anthea Mannaseh

Assistant Programme Officer

Francis Kibue

Accountant

Makau Ngola

Information, Education and Communications Asst. Manager

Lucy Wairi

Administrative Assistant

Njeri Ogola

Administrative Assistant

Doris Anyango

Administrative Assistant

Joab Owiro

Desk Top Publisher

SECRETARIAT

Al?\.V\.exes

Nancy Thiongo

Executive Secretary

Christine Kinyua

Communications Secretary

Pauline Kaman gara

Planning a Programme Administration Secretary

Caroline Ochi eng

National Chapters Secretary

Agn es Gachuhi

Front Desk Secreta ry

Zeddiel Bundi

Driver/Messenger

Dan iel Mutisya

Driver/Messenger

Christopher Kitavi

Messenger

FEMSA STAFF

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J oe O'Connor

Manager

Florence Kimata

Administrative Ass istant

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Annex E Funding Support from FAWE Donors Partners for year 2000

ADEA Carnegie Corporation FINNIDA Ford Foundation IDRC The French Govt. (thro'ADEA) The Norwegian Govt.

The Rockefeller Foundation The World Bank SIDA UNICEF USAID (thro ' ADEA) UNESCO

PARTNERS

list of Acronyms ADEA

Associat io n fo r the Dev el o pm en t o f Ed uc atio n in Afr ica

CAPS

Cou ntry Actio n Pla ns

CIDA

Ca na d ia n In t ern at iona l devel o pm en t Age ncy

EDDI

Educat io n fo r Dem ocra cy an d Deve lo pme nt Ini t ia t ive

EFA

Ed uca t io n fo r All

FAME

FAWE Aw ard for Medi a Exece lle nce

FAWE

Fo ru m for Afri can Wom en Ed uc a t io na lis ts

FEMSA

Fe ma le Edu cati o n fo r Ma t h em a tics a nd Science in Africa

HIV!AIDS

Hu ma n Immu no- defi cie n cy Vi rus! Acqu ire d Imm unity Defi e ncy Syndrome

IDS

Institute foe Development studies (Sussex, UK)

IICBA

International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa

NGO

Non-Governmental Organisation

SRP

Strategic Resource Planning

UNESCO

United Nations Children's Fund

WGFP

Working Group on Female Participation

ANNUAL REPORT

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