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Election season again — How our leaders can look to Africa for inspiration

With election season proceeding in Europe, Fiona Mavhinga - Executive Advisor for the CAMFED Association - reflects on what makes a good leader, arguing that…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Ghana

Changing the face of leadership in Africa

As election season reaches fever pitch across Europe and electorates debate the qualities of effective political leadership, we shine a light on young women leaders…

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Video: Women Who Lead – Nimatu Siisu

Driven by empathy and the desire to plow back the benefits of their education into their communities, the CAMFED Association's (CAMA's) young women leaders see…

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We cannot afford to fail this generation of girls

May was an extremely busy month for CAMFED Ghana. 5,733 secondary school leavers were inducted into the CAMA alumnae network, and we launched a Transitions…

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StoryCAMFED Association (CAMA)Ghana

Afishetu

Born and raised in rural Karaga District, Afishetu didn’t start school until she was 15. Instead, she spent her days moving from village to village,…

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Sukuratu

When she was 14, Sukuratu’s mother moved away to find work, and in the low periods between seasonal farm work, her father struggled to make…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Multiple countries

We need global action on girls’ education — and here’s what works

It’s Global Action Week on Education, and today’s letter from the UK’s International Development Committee (IDC) to the Secretary of State for International Development couldn’t…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Multiple countries

Fear doesn’t live here – CAMFED Association leaders confronting inequality

At this week’s Skoll World Forum on Entrepreneurship in Oxford, UK, CAMFED joins delegates from nearly 65 countries under the uniting  theme “Fault Lines: Creating…

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BlogCAMFED Association (CAMA)Ghana

Leadership is not about what you have, but it is about your ability to put a smile on someone’s face

Nimatu Siisu tells her journey of being supported by CAMFED to afford to stay in school to becoming a CAMFED Association leader and setting up…

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NewsPress CoverageMultiple countries

Putting data to work for girls’ education in Ghana

A research project commissioned by CAMFED Ghana in partnership with the Ghana Education Service (GES) Girls’ Education Unit (GEU) and financial support from the UK…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Multiple countries

How periods are pushing girls out of school

According to UNESCO, 10% of adolescent girls in Africa miss school during their period. They miss an average of 528 school days — nearly two years of…

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“When I could start giving, I never looked back”

Thanks to the tireless work of the young women once supported through school by CAMFED, we have been able to launch a Seasonal Appeal with…

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