For an individual girl, education changes everything. It’s her right, and it unlocks her power to determine who she will become and what she will do with her life. For the world, girls’ education can change our future trajectory. It has been proven time and again to advance health, gender equality, social justice, economic development, and even our ability to tackle climate change.Angeline (Angie) Murimirwa, CEO of CAMFED
We’ve developed a proven solution that helps girls to thrive in school, and equips them with the skills and community support they need to succeed.
We provide girls with individualized financial and material support to attend and succeed in school – including items like decent clothes, notebooks, and menstrual products – and build a nurturing social support network around them.
When girls graduate, we support them to transition to work and positions of leadership through the CAMFED Association — a sisterhood of over 250,000 educated young women who in turn help to support the next generation of girls to go to school.
Our approach to girls’ education, women’s leadership and government partnership galvanizes whole communities. CAMFED partners with thousands of schools, communities, local leaders, and education authorities across districts in Ghana, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to better serve the needs of all children.
Done right, girls’ education and women’s leadership are key to tackling our most pressing global challenges - delivering gender equality, social justice, economic development, and climate action.
By the end of 2023, we had already supported 7,198,628 children to go to primary and secondary school in Ghana, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe
3,690,718 students have been supported to attend school or further education directly by CAMFED Association members. Often using profits from their businesses, CAMFED Association members support on average 3 more children to go to school - multiplying the impact of their education.
The CAMFED Association - our powerful network of women leaders educated with CAMFED support - is 278,959 strong and counting
121,266 Community Champions - CAMFED's program works because of the commitment of local community champions and activists. These volunteers include everyone from traditional leaders to government education officials, teachers, parents, and former students.
Julia Gillard's conversation with our CEO, Angie Murimirwa, charts the journey of a girl financially struggling to stay in school in rural Zimbabwe to a leader at the very top of our organization. Today, Angie spearheads a movement ensuring that generations of girls have the opportunity to learn, thrive and lead - and one day won't have to feel like that's an audacious thing to do.
Angeline (Angie) Murimirwa, CEO of CAMFED, has won the Africa Education Medal 2024, recognized as an extraordinary leader, transforming education
In conversation with Chris, Angie shares her inspiring journey rising to CEO of CAMFED – the very organization that supported her through school and introduces listeners to trailblazing women in the CAMFED Association sisterhood.
Angeline (Angie) Murimirwa, CEO of CAMFED, helped found our sisterhood of leaders for girls’ education – the CAMFED Association – 25 years ago. Watch her TED Talk to see the world through the eyes of a girl in rural Africa, find out why school is not enough, and experience the difference that a ‘Big Sister’ can make.
In today's article for the Guardian, Phillip Inman reflects on the urgency of keeping girls in school as the cost of living crisis hits the most marginalized families hardest.
"If a reader supports one girl to go to school in Africa through CAMFED, she’ll support 3 other girls, who'll support 9 girls, who'll support 27 and so on." - Nicholas Kristof, New York Times Op-Ed Columnist
CAMFED is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, making all donations to our cause 100% tax-deductible charitable contributions.
As well as paying school fees and other essentials, such as uniforms, books, and sanitary protection, your gift helps beyond the classroom, supporting young graduates with the training and resources they need to become economically independent leaders in their communities.
Over 90% of every dollar we spend goes to our programs.
Carrie Sofka $158
bakara wintner $38.2
Elizabeth White $47.6
Caroline Millest £52.2
Richard Keep £240
Heidi Strickland Strickland $26.6
Steven Bond $52.9
Saskia Chiaramonte $100
Glennon Nieman $52.9
Brenda Chadambura $21.4
Anne Sablonniere £124.9
Ann Fernandez $10.9
Michael Livanos $200
Brock Warner $5.6
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