CAMFED Events

July 17-20, 2023

Angeline Murimirwa, CAMFED CEO, and Lydia Wilbard, CAMFED Executive Director: Learning and Engagement traveled to Kigali to participate in the Women Deliver 2023 Conference. They spoke at a number of sessions, including in the Education Zone hosted by the Global Partnership for Education and Echidna Giving, and strategic partners in discussion on a variety of themes including equitable education and girls’ readiness for the 21st century economy.

May 17, 2023

CAMFED’s annual online “101” event returned, hosted this year by the CAMFED Association’s Executive Advisor, Fiona Mavhinga. Fiona was joined at the event by Mercy Chirwa, a CAMFED Association member from Malawi, who has been part of our frontline efforts in response to Cyclone Freddy. Watch the conversation to learn about our history, our work, and our goals.

April 12-14, 2023

10 years after sharing her life story at the 2013 Skoll World Forum, CAMFED’s Lydia Wilbard joined in with celebrations at this special 20th Anniversary edition: “Let’s come together to accelerate innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing problems.”

Lydia co-narrated and starred in an inspiring film about 20 Years of Impact, which premiered at the event’s Opening Plenary. 

March 22, 2023

Watch CAMFED’s CEO Angeline Murimirwa in an informal conversation on “Brave Leaders: Thrills, Spills and Surprises” about leadership, its challenges and triumphs, at the virtual World Education Summit with Anne-Marie Duguid.

(Angeline is pictured fourth from left, with more of CAMFED’s brave leaders: Namenda Malupande, Shungu Gwarinda, Sally Ofori-Yeboah, Lydia Wilbard, and Susan Silika.)

March 9, 2023

Hear from CAMFED Association member and Agriculture Expert Natasha Lwanda and other experts at this online event “Women leading climate action through health, education, and agriculture” as part of the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women NGO Forum. The conversation centers on women’s rights, climate justice, and action by and for those most impacted by climate change.

March 7, 2023

Marcella, an ethical New York clothing brand empowering women and girls, hosted an Instagram Live session with CAMFED’s Lydia Wilbard and Emily Zemke to discuss the impact of our partnership and what drives Marcella to be a socially motivated business.

November 10, 2022

Girls’ education: the crucial link for climate action

Watch the 2022 conference to discover the latest research, innovations, and projects in girls’ education. Join Wanda Bedard – President and Founder of 60 million girls foundation and CAMFED’s leader Angeline Murimirwa as they discuss education as a powerful tool not only for ending extreme poverty, but also for tackling climate change. 

October 20-21, 2022

CAMFED’s Executive Director – Africa, Angeline Murimirwa (who accepted the 2021 Hilton Prize on CAMFED’s behalf) joined journalist, producer and philanthropist Soledad O’Brien in conversation at the 2022 Hilton Humanitarian Prize Symposium and Ceremony, held in Beverly Hills, California to discuss “Girls’ education as a catalyst for change.“ Congratulations to this year’s Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize recipient, the Norwegian Refugee Council!

October 12-13, 2022

Lydia Wilbard, Executive Director, CAMFED Tanzania joined a live streamed event hosted by CAMFED partners the Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (GPE KIX). The symposium took a deep dive in two education priorities that have emerged through the initiative: Gender Equality and Data Systems/Use.

September 28, 2022

Watch CAMFED’s Executive Director – Africa, Angeline Murimirwa speak on the opening Inclusive Education panel of the Stanford Education Summit co-hosted by the Yidan Prize Foundation.  The session was moderated by Liz Willen of the Heckinger Report. Joining Angie were Patricia Bromley and Jonathan Rosa of the Stanford Graduate School of Education; Eric Hanushek (Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution) and Carol Dweck (Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology, Stanford).

September 6, 2022

Moderator Mary Helda Akongo, Fundi Girls Program Lead, Fundi Bots is joined by Angeline Murimirwa, Executive Director – Africa, CAMFED; Salimatou Fatty, Founder and Executive Director, Salimatou Foundation for Education; and Muzoon Almellehan, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Syrian refugee and education activist, for a lively discussion.

August 25, 2022

The 2nd International Quality Education Conference (IQEC) held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania brought together education stakeholders from across the globe.  CAMFED’s Executive Advisor, Barbara Chilangwa, and CAMFED Tanzania’s Executive Director, Lydia Wilbard, joined to discuss how we transform educations systems for the most vulnerable children.

June 25, 2022

Hear from Brooke Hutchinson, Executive Director, CAMFED USA Foundation, as she joins this Fireside Chat with Harvard Alumni for Global Women’s Empowerment. In conversation with GlobalWE member Wendy Barreno, Brooke spoke about our leadership model that places young women at the forefront of change.

June 23, 2022

Join three dynamic global leaders: Maggie Miller, Senior Director, Hilton Humanitarian Prize at Conrad N. Hilton Foundation; Kennedy Odede, Founder & CEO of SHOFCO (2018 Hilton Humanitarian Prize Laureate) and Angeline Murimirwa, Executive Director —Africa here at CAMFED (2021 Hilton Humanitarian Prize Laureate) for this conversation hosted by The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and Atlas Corps. 

June 1, 2022

CAMFED’s Portia Kuffuor joined fellow global experts representing Project Drawdown, CARE-WWF Alliance, BRAC, and The Jane Goodall Institute. Their discussion centered on how climate solutions that protect and restore ecosystems and foster equality can contribute to socioeconomic, health, equity, and environmental gains.

May 3, 2022

Angeline Murimirwa, CAMFED Executive Director, joined this webinar hosted by the Center for High Impact Philanthropy and Lever for Change.  They presented a toolkit to help donors and funders at all levels identify proposals and teams that have potential to advance  systemic change.

April 22, 2022

It was wonderful to have so many of you join us for our Earth Day 2022 Facebook Live conversation from Harare, Zimbabwe! Thank you for your patience as we were delayed by sudden rain and had to relocate indoors, and were later hit by a power outage! These challenges did not dampen our sisters’ passion, and we were honored to be joined by guest and education advocate Vee Kativhu for dancing and discussions.

April 8, 2022

This panel event hosted by the Skoll World Forum features CAMFED’s Harriet Cheelo, a sustainable agriculture expert, representing our movement alongside experts from Proximity Designs, Project Drawdown and Mulago Foundation. Find out how we can solve the climate crisis and address poverty alleviation at the same time. 

April 5, 2022

CAMFED Malawi’s Susan Silika joined a panel discussion hosted by Giving Women in partnership with World Bicycle Relief, to explore how overcoming the barrier of mobility and transport poverty, as part of a holisitic package of support, can enable girls to go to school, stay there, learn, and thrive.

March 24, 2022

This event features CAMFED Association member, Salma Dhilwayo, and Executive Director for CAMFED Zimbabwe, Dr. Shungu Gwarinda, in conversation with Chief Development Officer, Emily Zemke. They discuss how women’s leadership can advance real change, whether through enacting legislation and policy changes, or by serving as visible examples of what girls and educated young women can accomplish.

March 23, 2022

CAMFED Association member and sustainable agriculture expert Dorcas Lukwesa joined a group of climate and sustainable food specialists to discuss opportunities, funding avenues, and best practices for shaping the future of the agricultural sector in Africa.

March 23, 2022

Our virtual CAMFED 101 gave new supporters the chance to learn more about our movement for girls’ education and women’s leadership in Africa. Eliza Chikoti from Malawi joined the session to represent the 208,000-strong CAMFED Association, the powerful pan-African network of women leaders educated with CAMFED support.

March 14, 2022

Join a panel of UN and NGO experts, including CAMFED’s Director of Enterprise Development, Catherine Boyce,  discussing the link between girls’ education and climate change in this side event of the United Nations sixty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, which took place on March 15, 2022.

March 11, 2022

This International Women’s Day, Laura Beck of LottoLove – which counts CAMFED among its charitable partners – invited CAMFED USA Executive Director Brooke Hutchinson for a chat about the power of girls’ education and women’s leadership, and the difference your support makes.

March 7, 2022

Esnath Divasoni represented our Sisterhood in a discussion about women’s leadership in climate action, which was chaired by Former Prime Minister of Australia and Chair of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, Julia Gillard. Esnath spoke about the role of education in enabling her and her sisters across Africa to take the lead and improve climate resilience for thousands of people in rural communities.