African Union (AU)
- A Advocate
- I Implementer
- N Network
- P Policymaker
Description
On 9.9.1999, the Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity issued a Declaration (the Sirte Declaration) calling for the establishment of an African Union, with a view, inter alia, to accelerating the process of integration in the continent to enable it play its rightful role in the global economy while addressing multifaceted social, economic and political problems compounded as they are by certain negative aspects of globalisation. The main objectives of the OAU were, inter alia, to rid the continent of the remaining vestiges of colonization and apartheid; to promote unity and solidarity among African States; to coordinate and intensify cooperation for development; to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Member States and to promote international cooperation within the framework of the United Nations. This vision of a new, forward looking, dynamic and integrated Africa will be fully realized through relentless struggle on several fronts and as a long-term endeavour. The African Union has shifted focus from supporting liberation movements in the erstwhile African territories under colonialism and apartheid, as envisaged by the OAU since 1963 and the Constitutive Act, to an organization spear-heading Africa's development and integration."
Primary Functions
- Networking/Convening
- Policy Development/Implementation
Secondary Functions
- Awareness Raising/Advocacy
- Program/Project Implementation
- Research - policy analysis
- Research - project evaluation
Geographic Scope
- Global / regional
Areas of work Back to Top
Education topics addressed
Attainment
- Post-secondary
- Primary completion
- Primary enrollment
- Primary to secondary transition
- Secondary completion
Other skills
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Rights/empowerment education
- Vocational training
Quality
- School quality
Skills
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- STEM
Cross-cutting topics addressed
- Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Early/child marriage
- Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
- Empowerment
- Female genital mutilation/cutting
- Food/water security
- HIV and STIs
- Migration
- Nutrition
- Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
- Sports
- Violence (at home, in relationships)
- WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)
Funders and partners Back to Top
Current girls' education partners
Locations and contact information Back to Top
Website
Headquarters location(s)
- Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Office location(s)
- Belgium
- Egypt
- Malawi
- Switzerland
- United States of America
Locations of current girls’ education work
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia, The
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Projects Back to Top
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Africa Educates Her
Network/Convening/Conference
Addressing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on girls and women's education in Africa
Network/Convening/Conference
Policy Dialogue on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX)
Network/Convening/Conference
The Role of Gender Equality and Girls' Education in Times of COVID-19
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Guidelines on Gender Responsive Responses to COVID-19
Project/Program
The Gender-Responsive Pedagogy for Early Childhood Education (GRP4ECE) Toolkit