When she thrives, we all thrive
Together this giving season, we can make a difference that ripples outward to benefit everyone.
In the past few weeks we teamed up with some great partners to make more noise for girls’ education and women’s empowerment in Africa, because we know what we can achieve when we leave no one behind.
Independent children’s book publisher Nosy Crow just published Make More Noise!, a collection of ten original short stories written by some of the the UK’s finest storytellers, to celebrate inspirational women and girls.
The book was released to commemorate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the UK. We are delighted to partner with Nosy Crow, which will donate £1 from every book sale to CAMFED. Stories about strong women told by talented women writers chime beautifully with our work in girls’ education, and our partnership with the young women change makers who emerge. Having fought the odds and gained immense respect in their communities, they now use their stories and resources to inspire and empower the next generation of girls.
The Yidan Prize Conference at Jesus College Cambridge brought together leading experts from the fields of education and international development. On Tuesday 30th January, Lucy Lake, CEO of CAMFED, and Sinikiwe Makove, Head of Programs at CAMFED Zimbabwe joined Pauline Rose, Director of the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre at the University of Cambridge in a panel discussion on ‘Reaching the most marginalised through education in Africa,’ chaired by Sean Coughlan, BBC Education correspondent.
Lucy Lake spoke about CAMFED’s expertise in improving the experience of the poorest and most marginalized girls in school to raise standards for all, an approach whose cost-effectiveness was recently highlighted by REAL Centre research into CAMFED data. Sinikiwe Makove underscored the strength of CAMFED’s CAMA alumnae network as a community of empowered women that reinvests in the next generation.
On Tuesday 23 January, CAMFED Founder Ann Cotton and Fiona Mavhinga, CAMA Development Director joined Sally Osberg, President and CEO of the Skoll Foundation for a panel discussion chaired by Stephan Chambers at the London School of Economics’ Marshall Institute. On the topic of ‘Handing out, handing up – power dynamics in philanthropy’, it was an unusual opportunity for open dialogue between the grant-maker, the grant-seeker and the grant-receiver.
Sally Osberg opened the discussion by advocating the importance of ‘using power to unlock power’. Ann Cotton built on this idea saying that communities should make demands of NGOs, adding that ‘we want girls to feel entitled. They are entitled to an education.’ Fiona Mavhinga used her experience to illustrate how the power dynamics are shifting; though she previously received support from CAMFED, she is now part of the Executive Team.
CAMFED alumna and now Director for the development of its CAMA network, Fiona Mavhinga, joins CAMFED Founder Ann Cotton and Skoll Foundation CEO Sally Osberg at the Marshall Institute with Stephan Chambers.
Amy vesnaver $209
Sherrill-Ann Mason $26.6
Mary Ellen Jukoski $52.9
Rachael Southern $18.1
Ashima Kant $158
Jack Brizzolara $369
DOMINICK TUMINARO $42.4
Greta and Walter De Meyer-Lambrecht $100
Charles Rice $50
Rae and Don Cousins $100
Jay Butler $1000
Vanessa Price £124.9
Francine Eager $10.9
Jamie Barnes £5
Bruce Bertell $250