We're on a mission to change the lives of millions of girls. Angie Murimirwa's TED Talk explains how.
95% of girls in the most disadvantaged communities in rural Africa never complete secondary school. That is deeply unjust; and it’s a tragedy for each individual, each family, and our collective future.
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 – 25 years 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.
Watch Angie's TED Talk on TED.comYour 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
149,559 young women in the CAMFED Association had taken on leadership roles in education systems and the wider community (equivalent to 42% of members) by the end of 2025.
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.
If you're looking for more ways to support CAMFED, now's the time to sign the pledge! (All genders welcome!) And don't forget to spread the word on your social channels - we're aiming for 1 million signatures!
June 9, 2026
CAMFED named as a beneficiary of The New York Times Communities Fund for the third year running.
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.
This July, bring together your friends to experience a story of determination and sisterhood transforming our world.
Members of CAMFED's global sisterhood speak about all things girls' education and women's leadership and how - together - we rise by lifting others.
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.
CAMFED, the Campaign for Female Education, is launching Sisterhood Week, an awareness week that highlights the power of sisterhood, and rising by lifting others.
Montana Burack $20.30
Eve Sandberg $21.40
Sarah Bauer $526
Tyra Green $10.90
Patricia Uzar $116
Gail Kalnajs $84.40
Caroline Clancy $116
Marta Pagan $5.60
Laurel Fair $21.40
Melissa Evans $30
Sakiena Smith $232
Ann Di Sciascio $5
William Parrish $26.60
Muniza Khan $16.10
Pennie Warwick $21.40
Support the sisterhood – Send a girl to school
Dismantle the barriers that hold a girl back. After school, she’ll graduate into a sisterhood of leaders, lifting each other as they rise.
