Among the small group of individuals invited to speak at the prestigious event on April 24, 2025, Angie shared some sobering statistics, but ended on a note of hope and action. Her remarks were widely covered across the media. The Gala, featuring Angie’s remarks, aired Sunday May 4th on ABC and is now available on Hulu.
Angie Murimirwa, who was introduced by David Muir of ABC, joined Demi Moore, Serena Williams, Blake Lively and Noa Argamani in delivering tributes during the event celebrating the 100 most influential people of 2025. The star-studded gala, hosted by Snoop Dogg, featured a live performance from global superstar Ed Sheeran. The room went quiet when Angie described her own childhood, the barriers that keep 95% of girls from the most marginalized families in rural Africa from completing school, and the transformation that happens with the opportunity to learn and thrive. She introduced the movement of 313,000 graduates in the CAMFED Association, who have experienced exclusion and are now working with their communities to tackle the multitude of barriers that push girls out of school.
Angie represented CAMFED’s global movement at the TIME100 Summit and Gala in New York, channeling her fellow graduates in the CAMFED Association, the peer support network Angie co-founded in 1998. This formidable sisterhood is leading the charge for girls’ education, with many of its members spearheading CAMFED’s mentorship and skills training programs. Angie said to her sisters across Africa: “Not only is this a celebration point, it’s also fuel for us to do more, better and faster.” While in the United States, Angie joined CAMFED USA’s Executive Director Brooke Hutchinson to engage with a wide group of pioneers, leaders, titans, artists, innovators, and icons.
Malala Yousafzai and Angie Murimirwa first stood together in New York in 2015, during the launch of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Malala’s documentary He Named Me Malala. Both have dedicated their lives to securing every girl’s right to go to school.
In her interview with Angie Murimirwa, Chanel Retief delves into Angie’s childhood, the experiences that drive her, and the road she has travelled to get to where she is today: an expert in the ‘how’ of girls’ education, who has an important message for young people across the continent.
Having caught up with Angie in 2018 and 2021, Marc is proud to be on first name terms with one of the world’s most influential people. He quickly establishes the bottom line for Angie, her mom, and everyone in our movement: Will more girls go to school as a result of this latest recognition?
Business Insider paid tribute to the nine African innovators and change leaders who made it onto the TIME100 list, recognizing Angie Murimirwa alongside Fatou Baldeh, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Mo Abudu, Dr. Christian Happi, Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, Kwame Onwuachi, and Mickalene Thomas.
In its summary of the tributes made throughout the evening of the TIME100 Gala, TIME focuses on one thing they all have in common. For Serena Williams and Angie Murimirwa, it’s about more than opening doors; they are working to transform the structures that hold women back.
Angie’s call to action at the TIME100 Gala was underscored by her vibrant Asi Grace Fashion African print jacket, created by a fellow CAMFED Association member in Ghana, which earned her a place in many of the fashion titles following the Gala. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for TIME)
Toni Pabon $10
Patricia Dungy $10
Rebecca Mitchell Mitchell $10.9
Teresa Lavin Sack $42.4
Jessica Reed $26.6
Carmen Quiles $52.9
Angela Terry $10.9
takiyah blanks $5.6
Marcia Chapman $211
Lou and Carol Lombardi $526
Carol Betts $52.9
Joshua DeGayner $340
Lisa Hable $10
Jeremy Kahm $106
Emma Gasson $14
TIME100 Most Influential People
CAMFED CEO, Angeline Murimirwa, named to TIME’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people.
