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BlogCAMFED Association (CAMA)Multiple countries

The trendsetting entrepreneurs on Tanzania’s fashion scene

In part 1 of our blog series, ‘Crafting Change’, hear from three Tanzanian entrepreneurs Anita, Lidya, and Helina who are building thriving fashion businesses with…

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FilmCAMFED Association (CAMA)Multiple countries

Transforming education systems together: Delivering youth-led mentorship at scale

This video showcases learning about a collaborative research process co-led by CAMFED and government partners in Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe being used to examine how…

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NewsSystems TransformationMultiple countries

Transforming Education Systems Together: Regional Learning Visit

The visit gave an opportunity to screen a new documentary about a collaborative research process co-led by CAMFED and government partners in Tanzania, Zambia and…

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NewsPartnershipMultiple countries

Supporting girls to learn, earn and accelerate Africa’s economic transformation

In the next phase of our long-standing collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation, we’re supporting girls to thrive in school and 62,000 young women to transition…

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NewsResearchTanzania

Lydia Wilbard is conducting vital research. Her Brookings blog explains why.

As a 2024 Echinda Global Scholar, CAMFED's Lydia Wilbard is exploring pathways into educational leadership in Tanzania, with the goal of deepening our understanding of…

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StoryCAMFED Association (CAMA)Tanzania

Getruda: Education helped me see that I can influence positive change in the world

I’ve been on a transformative education journey with CAMFED, and now I’m plowing back into my community by supporting young women in Tanzania to access…

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StoryCAMFED Association (CAMA)Tanzania

From school student to confident business woman: How I turned my love for baking into a thriving business

I’m passionate about supporting other young women to succeed and have trained 15 of my fellow CAMFED Association sisters in baking.

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NewsSecondary EducationMultiple countries

Day of the African Child 2024

This Day of the African Child (June 16) hear from the girls we serve and from the school community members who will stop at nothing…

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NewsEventsMultiple countries

Research Symposium: Community action is the bedrock for systems transformation

At a symposium hosted by the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre at the University of Cambridge, the University of Dar es Salaam…

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NewsClimate ChangeMultiple countries

Earth Day 2024: Young women growing green skills across rural Africa

CAMFED - led by young educated women - is ensuring the most marginalized girls and communities across Africa can build resilience to our changing climate.

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StoryBusiness GuidesTanzania

Sara: How I cultivated a thriving agribusiness in rural Tanzania–and teach other women to do it too!

I’m now an educated leader and trailblazing agripreneur, committed to plowing back to my community by training other women in climate-smart agribusiness.

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