A ‘revolution in data’ is needed to create an equitable future through education
A blog written by Professor Pauline Rose, Director of the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre at the University of Cambridge, which just…
We can’t afford to lose our future leaders – it’s in our power to keep girls learning and safe from abuse
As a role model especially to girls, I help them discover their potential and their powers — for example the courage to become someone like…
The Power of Unity – Celebrating a Sisterhood of Leaders
Alice Saisha tells of how she and her fellow CAMFED Association members were determined to stay connected and support their communities even during the COVID-19…
We are building a nation
Diris Martin talks how about CAMFED’s Learner Guide program is transforming prospects for young people in Tanzania, and across Africa.
The best husband in the world is education!
"If you want to develop this country, if you want to develop this world, we have to focus on education. Give girls their right of…
“I have been famous since I started doing this business!” Meet our CAMFED Association Beekeepers
CAMFED Tanzania Program Manager, Anna Sawaki, speaks to three enterprising young women in the CAMFED Association to find out more about their beekeeping experiences and…
It took a village to raise me. Now I’ll never stop protecting children from abuse.
CAMFED Association leader Judith Msindo describes how her own struggles inform her determination to support and seek justice for victims of abuse or neglect, and…
Act Now and Don’t Sit on the Fence
There is definitely something wrong with people who sit on the fence. Joana Guo, CAMFED Ghana, shares why we must act now.
The lack of menstrual products pushed many of my friends out of school
For Menstrual Hygiene Day (28 May 2020), Esnath shines a spotlight on the consequences when girls can’t afford basic menstrual products.
“We heard your daughter on the radio!” Young women leading coronavirus action in rural Zambia
With coronavirus causing schools to close, this may be the fate of millions more girls. But we are not standing by helplessly. We are taking…
Try explaining social distancing in a context of ubuntu
As a child of rural Zimbabwe, education saved me from poverty - I’ve been reflecting on what the coronavirus is doing to community.
Advancing Girls’ Rights in Tanzania: The African Women’s Leadership Institute (AWLI) Strengthened My Foundation
Lydia Wilbard, National Director, Tanzania, shares her leadership journey. From losing her mother at a young age to becoming a founding member of the CAMFED…