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Whilst recognizing these achievements — which include surpassing our 5-year headline goal of supporting 1 million girls in secondary school — we are also facing forward, with resolve, to provide continuity of support to the girls and communities hardest hit by the consequences of COVID-19. We cannot and must not let the pandemic wind back the clock on gains made for quality education and the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
By the end of 2019, our movement had seen an exciting level of growth:
Each year since 2014, we have drawn closer to our audacious goal of supporting one million girls in secondary school within 5 years — and in 2019 we surpassed it, providing the resources for 1,205,336 adolescent girls to go to school. Importantly, nearly half of all these girls benefitted directly from the philanthropy and outreach of young women in the CAMFED Association, the network of women leaders educated with CAMFED support.
This is a tangible illustration of the multiplier effect of girls’ education achieved through CAMFED’s model, which sees women and their communities unlocking the majority of resources. With only 10 years to deliver the SDGs, this scalable and sustainable approach is one that we are poised to accelerate.
Read our 2019 Annual ReviewThe global pandemic challenged us to pull together like never before. Thanks to our unique operational model, we have been able to respond quickly in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now we are working to prevent the clock from being turned back on girls’ education and gender equality.
Our model — particularly our flagship Learner Guide Program — has proven agile and resilient. Learner Guides, educated young women who have dealt with adversity throughout their lives, are uniquely positioned to identify and support the most vulnerable in their communities with life skills and wellbeing lessons, study packs, health information, hygiene supplies, and food parcels. They are continuing their activism against gender-based violence and child marriage, working with their school communities and district officials to keep girls safe and learning, both at home and at school as these re-open.
In our next strategic phase, we will accelerate our investment in young women’s activism, enterprise, and leadership, as we work with our partner communities to weather the crisis, and come out stronger and more innovative.
The multiplier effect built into our model — which sees every member of the CAMFED Association go on to support many more girls through school — will be tested in this next phase, as we aim to support 5 million more girls through secondary school by 2025.
As Nelson Mandela said, “It only seems impossible until it’s done.”
At a moment when taking action for change could not be more critical – for all our communities, our nations, and the world – we hold fast to our mantra that ‘Together We Can.’
Rob Nickerson £350
Niall Doherty $215
David WOLFSON $750
Wendy Wallbrunn $40
Jonathan Wilkinson £50
Albert Zabin $200
Steve Osman $100
Roe & Maggie Stone $100
Betty Schwab $25
Jonathan Brody $40
Bonne Mogulescu $150
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