Deadline: 31 July 2011
As part of contributing to the African Women’s Decade (2010-2020) through provision of information on the themes of the Decade, the African Women’s Journal for July-December 2011 will focus on the theme: Women’s Education and Training in Africa.
Call for Papers: The African Women's Journal (July-December 2011)
THEME: Promoting Equal Opportunities for Women’s Access to Education and Training in Africa
The Beijing Platform for Action stresses that education is one of the most powerful and effective tool for women’s empowerment in Africa. However, limited access to quality education and training opportunities continues to hinder women’s equal participation in decision making, leadership and also in positively contributing to development in their countries. This is despite the fact that equal access to education is considered one of the fundamental human rights by the United Nations since it adopted the Right to education (Article 26) in 1949. Efforts to attain equal access to education and training for boys and girls; men and women have not yet resulted in gender parity at all levels including in adult education programmes.
As part of contributing to the African Women’s Decade (2010-2020) through provision of information on the themes of the Decade, the African Women’s Journal for July-December 2011 will focus on the theme: Women’s Education and Training in Africa.
The Journal articles will focus on any of the following sub-themes:-
· Strategies being used to attain equal access to education and training in African countries
· The untold stories in the African continent: some unique examples of literacy programmes and innovations that are transforming the lives of women, their families, communities and societies
· The role of adult and continuing education in boosting women’s empowerment and sustainable development in Africa
· Galvanizing African governments to allocate sufficient resources for and monitor the implementation of educational reforms
· From policy to practice: Expanding opportunities for women and girls’ education
Guidelines:
For those interested to submit articles, kindly send us an ABSTRACT of your article on or before 31st July, 2011. The abstract should be written in English or French and must not be more than 200 words.
You will be notified if your abstract has been approved. Only writers with selected abstracts will be asked to submit full article, which must be written in English or French and should be between 800 to 2,000 words. The article also needs to be well researched with clear referencing. A guideline for referencing will be provided. We will also require pictures relating to the article. (NB: The picture will have to be in Jpeg format). Including a brief biographical note, contact information with a JPEG mug shot picture of yourself in high resolution. Deadline for submission of FULL ARTICLE will be 30th August, 2011.
Please note the following key deadlines
- Abstract should be submitted by 31st July, 2011
- Full Article should be submitted by 30th August, 2011
Contact Information:
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For submissions: admin@femnet.or.ke or communication@femnet.or.ke
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