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To Fix U.S. Schools, Consider Camfed’s Work In Sub-Saharan Africa

In advance of Camfed Founder and President Ann Cotton's presentation at SXSWedu® this week, Forbes Contributor Jordan Shapiro spoke with Ann about how "Camfed succeeds…

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The Mothers of Malawi: Providing Food for Thought

In a village in the Machinga district of Malawi, Mrs Matiki is stirring a huge pot of porridge, fortified with groundnuts. She and her five…

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CAMFED and Salesforce: How Technology Helps to Deliver Change at Scale

During a recent panel on girls’ education with First Lady Michelle Obama at the Center for Universal Education at Brookings, Angeline Murimirwa, CAMFED Regional Executive…

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CAMFED Recognized as Leader in Use of Technology and Impact Data to Inform Girls’ Education Programs

A recent article on Devex, the social enterprise platform that delivers important news and intelligence for the development community, commended CAMFED for the effective use…

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The Neglected Capital in the Fight against Poverty and Injustice

Watch Ann Cotton’s 5-minute presentation at the World Economic Forum 2015, discussing how CAMFED unlocks the rich capital in poor communities in support of girls’…

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From Rural Poverty to International Leadership on Girls’ Education: Angeline Murimirwa joins Michelle Obama

Today, Angeline Murimirwa, one of the first graduates of CAMFED’s community-led education programs in rural Africa - and now CAMFED Regional Executive Director - will…

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A Powerful Network of Educated Young African Women Steps Up on International Human Rights Day

As Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo for their unswerving advocacy of children’s rights, the world is meeting a…

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CAMFED leaders at One Young World 2014: Meaningful entrepreneurship “brings agency and ownership to our communities”

Live Coverage: Fiona Mavhinga, founding member of CAMFED’s over 24,000-strong pan-African leadership network, the CAMFED Association (CAMA), is in Dublin with CAMA Malawi member Chifundo…

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Story of a CAMFED Champion: Cycling across Africa

When you envision a champion, what qualities do they possess? At CAMFED, all of our Champions are inspiring and have tenacity, creativity, and most importantly,…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Multiple countries

CAMFED celebrates Global Money Week

This week is Global Money Week, a worldwide week-long event that is celebrated the second week of March every year. Coordinated by Child and Youth…

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A big thanks to Auntie Daisy – helping to send girls to school, every time of the month!

Ready for 8th March on International Women’s Day, Auntie Daisy is a brand new service in the United Kingdom that delivers sanitary towels and tampons…

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Cama leader Abigail Kaindu attends UN Youth Takeover

On July 12th, Malala Yousafzai- a courageous advocate for girls’ education who was targeted and shot by the Taliban for her activism - marked her…

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