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Mercy Chirwa joins Fiona Mavhinga in conversation, to give an update on Cyclone Freddy, two months on. She also shares what it is that motivates…

Your fellow sisters from Zambia (CAMFED Association members themselves!) have been working on this special song in celebration of our growing global movement.

Watch these highlights from the conversation recorded live at the 2022 Hilton Humanitarian Prize Symposium and Prize Ceremony hosted by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.

I'm Tinotenda, a secondary student and aspiring Neurosurgeon from Zimbabwe. I’m going to make sure this dream of mine helps me to set up an…

I'm Joyce, a secondary student and aspiring Attorney from Zambia. I want to study law and become an attorney to focus on protecting the rights…

I'm Vayant, a secondary student from Ghana. I would like to help solve issues relating to my economy, to aid development in my country. Through…

I'm Fatuma, a secondary student and aspiring Nurse from Tanzania. Education helped me to have confidence, I can speak in front of many people and…

I'm Tapiwa, a secondary student and aspiring Lawyer from Malawi. I want to encourage both girls and boys to fight for their rights!

I'm Noreen, a secondary student from Zimbabwe. Through education, I gained knowledge, I got confidence and all my barriers to opportunity broke down. Education my…

The Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) supports some of the most excluded girls in sub-Saharan Africa to go to school, succeed, lead, and grow up…

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof named CAMFED - the Campaign for Female Education - as Grand Prize winner of his 2020 Holiday Impact Prize, unleashing…

We are the CAMFED Association, the fastest-growing movement of young women leaders in Africa. We've seen how the climate crisis disproportionately impacts women and pushes…