Awana (derived from the first letters of Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed as taken from 2 Timothy 2:15) is an international evangelical nonprofit organization founded in 1950, headquartered in Streamwood, Illinois. The mission of Awana is to help "churches and parents worldwide raise children and youth to know, love and serve Christ." Awana is a non-denominational program and licenses its curricula to any church willing to pay for and use the Awana materials consistent with its principles. In addition to its programs for children and teenagers, Awana has prison ministries, and a parallel curriculum for family use - the "Awana-At-Home" series.

Awana offers multiple curricula levels from toddlers to senior high-school. In the U.S. and Canada, Awana is split into six age groups: Puggles (2 yr olds), Cubbies (3&4 yr old or 'the 2 years prior to Kindergarten), Sparks (Kindergarten, Grade 1 & 2) , Truth & Training (T&T) (for grades 3, 4, 5 & 6), Trek (Junior high) and Journey (High school). The original (until the 1990s) split had T&T divided up into Pals (Boys Grade 3rd & 4th), Chums (Girls Grade 3rd & 4th), Pioneers (Boys 5th & 6th), and Guards (Girls Grade 5th & 6th). Trek and Journey were called, respectively, Jr. Varsity and Varsity. Internationally, the age groups offered vary in each country. Awana's prison ministries attend the needs of inmates by providing parental coaching to incarcerated fathers, and to children of inmates by sponsoring events in prisons to bring children and their inmate fathers closer together.