Our Story

Educational Foundation for African Women (EFAW) was founded in the year 2009 and was incorporated by the Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria in 2011. EFAW obtained a Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). EFAW is committed to the primary aim of promoting girl child education in Africa. EFAW advocates for the right of girls and women to equal access to quality education and training.

Our Mission

• Promote girl child education

• Encourage and promote lifelong learning for African women

• Cooperate and collaborate with other organizations and institutions that are interested in the welfare and emancipation of girls and women.

Education

EFAW is primarily concerned with girl child education especially in Africa where the number of out-of-school girls is deplorably high. we recognize the transformative nature of education and its pivotal role in the achievement of sustainable development.

Our Causes

Women's Rights

EFAW advocates for the right of women to equal access to quality education and in other spheres of social interaction. The right to education is a human right that must be protected and freely exercised so that everyone can achieve their full potential.

Sustainable Development

Sustainable development will remain a mirage without input from women, who often, constitute half of the world's population (UN).

Professor Clara Ikekeonwu

Founder

“...You educate a woman; you educate a generation.”

– Brigham Young