Women’s University in Africa (WUA) was created in 2000 in Harare Zimbabwe. It is a multi-disciplinary institution offering degree programs targeting mature women. WUA is a not for profit private institution established in 2002 and granted a Charter by the Government of Zimbabwe in 2004. WUA is based in Zimbabwe. Currently the University has accreditation from the Zimbabwe Council of Higher Education (ZIMCHE), Research Council of Zimbabwe (RCZ), Association of African Universities (AAU) and International Association of Universities (IAU).
WUA’s vision is to be the best University in Africa in the promotion of gender equity. Its mission is to provide quality tuition, research and service to the community to empower students for leadership and developmental roles. WUA’s goal is to empower African Women through quality research and teaching thereby enabling their full participation in all sectors of the economy for the development of Africa.
The main goal of WUA capacity building project is to improve the performance of the university so that it can become a world-class university with academic programs enabling adult women to exploit their full potential in Africa’s development process.The project specific objectives are to:
- Enhance operational effectiveness of WUA
- Increase access to knowledge, skills and competencies of economically disadvantaged and marginalized African women
- Create an enabling environment for knowledge sharing and networking
The project has three components namely:
- Institutional and Human Capacity Strengthening
- Training (Degree and Non-degree)
- Knowledge Sharing and Networking
