We're on a mission to change the lives of millions of girls. Angie Murimirwa's TED Talk explains how.
For girls from the most disadvantaged communities in rural Africa, the chances of securing an education are almost non-existent. Currently, out of every 100 girls from poor families, just five will complete secondary school.
CAMFED’s vision for 2030 is led by a powerful sisterhood of young women in Africa who have beaten the odds to go to school, succeed and lead – and with your support they’ll make sure millions more get that chance.
Angeline (Angie) Murimirwa, CEO of CAMFED, helped found our sisterhood of change leaders – the CAMFED Association – over two decades ago.
Watch her TED Talk to see the world through the eyes of a girl in rural Africa, and experience the difference that a ‘Big Sister’ can make.
Then join us in making the world a more equitable place for everyone.
Your support can dismantle the barriers that hold a girl back. After school, she’ll graduate into a sisterhood of leaders, lifting each other as they rise.
What keeps me sane and energized during the toughest of times is the sisterhood I co-founded, which sits at the heart of our programs. It’s a safe space where you can show up as you are, and leave better than when you came - the kind of space all of us need to thrive.Angie Murimirwa, CAMFED CEO and founding member of our sisterhood, the CAMFED Association
Every member of our African sisterhood, the CAMFED Association, shares a background of poverty and exclusion, and an unstoppable determination to ensure that every girl secures her right to go to school, learn and thrive, and can become an independent, influential woman.
The CAMFED Association - our powerful network of women leaders educated with CAMFED support - is 355,303 strong and counting
115,621 young women in the CAMFED Association had taken on leadership roles in education systems and the wider community (equivalent to 37% of members) by the end of 2024.
By the end of 2025, 152,068 CAMFED Association entrepreneurs had succeeded in setting up a business, bringing quality food, products, services and jobs to rural communities, and using profits to send more children to school.
The most important thing about CAMFED's sisterhood is our Multiplier Effect: The average member financially supports the education of at least 3 more girls.
Every signature fuels the Campaign for Female Education’s work — keeping girls in school, mentoring young women, and transforming communities.
“This recognition honors and celebrates the transformative power of education and the impact of our formidable global movement... Thank you, TIME, for highlighting CAMFED's work, and to our partners and champions for making it possible.”
CAMFED named as a beneficiary of The New York Times Communities Fund for the third year running.
Amplify the voices of girls across Africa, to make equitable access to education and decision-making spaces a reality.
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