  I determine a distance to the Fornax dwarf galaxy using stars in the red
clump and at the tip of the red giant branch. They are in very good agreement,
with $\mu_0 = 20.66 mag$. Comparing the magnitudes of the tip of the red giant
branch and of the red clump in Fornax, Carina and the Magellanic Clouds, I
propose a possible solution to the problem of the discrepancy between these two
types of distance measurements.
