by | May 27, 2015 | FAWE, Kravis Leadership Institute, Kravis Prize Intern
This is the second part of a two-part series. Click here to read about the first part of Juetzinia’s experience at FAWE as a Kravis Prize Intern. Interning with FAWE Zanzibar, though not stressful, was full of surprises that pushed our team to think...
by | May 13, 2015 | FAWE, Kravis Leadership Institute, Kravis Prize Intern
Throughout my academic career at Claremont McKenna College (CMC), I’ve had the privilege of working and interning in a variety of environments, all of which have shaped my dreams of being a life-long educator and advocate. My internship with Forum for African Women...
by | Mar 26, 2015 | Education, FAWE, Female Empowerment, MasterCard Foundation
What career paths do young African girls have? For many across Sub-Saharan Africa, opportunities have been limited primarily to a life spent in poverty in the roles of mother and wife. But the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) is working with The...
by | Dec 1, 2014 | BRAC USA, Entrepreneurship, Escuela Nueva, FAWE, Helen Keller International, INJAZ Al-Arab, Kravis Prize, Right 2 Play, Soraya Salti
What are you doing next summer? Since 2006, the Henry R. Kravis Prize in Leadership has been building a special community among its recipients, whose premier organizations are dedicated to improving the lives of millions of people around the globe. That community also...
by | Nov 5, 2014 | Community Development, Education, FAWE, Female Empowerment, Kravis Prize
Educational materials in Kenyan classrooms still portray old stereotypes of “boys as heroes and girls as weak,” says the executive director of the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE). “The current methods of teaching carry a lot of gender...
by | Oct 6, 2014 | FAWE, Female Empowerment, Health, Helen Keller International, Kravis Prize
Teenager Abigail Mortey has a clear vision: to manufacture a mosquito repellent aimed to control malaria in Ghana. The Forum for African Women Educationalist (FAWE), a non-governmental organization founded to support education for girls across Africa and a 2008...
