Girls' Clubs (FAWE)

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

FAWE supports mentoring and counselling for girls through Girls’ Clubs. These school-based clubs provide an interactive forum for girls to build their confidence, share information on subjects such as HIV/AIDS, and receive academic support. Activities in these clubs include development of life skills, sessions on adolescent reproductive health, empowerment activities, guidance and counselling, and theatre.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Activity URL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXnXm-fG9pc

Government Affiliation
Non-governmental program
Years

Not applicable or unknown

Partner(s)

Ministry Affiliation
Unknown
Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response
Unknown
Geographic Scope
Global / regional
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Other
  • Other
Other skills
  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Rights/empowerment education
Skills
  • Other academic performance-related
Cross-cutting areas
  • Empowerment
  • HIV and STIs
  • Mentorship
  • Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls in school, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

Not applicable or unknown

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top
Health and childcare services
  • HIV prevention
Life skills education
  • Sexual and reproductive health (including puberty education)
School-related gender-based violence
  • Support in and around schools (e.g. peer counseling, adult-to-student counseling)
Women's empowerment programs
  • Empowerment training
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
Cross-cutting goals
  • Increased agency and empowerment
Additional Information Back to Top
Primary Contact
Martha Muhwezi
Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE)
Acting Executive Director