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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Multiple countries

Introducing Rural Africa’s Change Makers

On a visit to meet with UK partners and colleagues, Nasikiwa Duke, CAMFED Tanzania’s Program Manager for Young Women’s Empowerment, told the remarkable story of…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Multiple countries

#CAMFEDcan change the world: new campaign launched

Sending girls to school in some of the most remote regions of Africa is a difficult proposition. Because of the daunting nature of the challenge,…

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NewsPress CoverageMultiple countries

FT Technology: “CAMFED is a game changer”

Speaking to Jane Bird in an interview for the Financial Times Technology Leaders Report, Charlotte Finn, Vice President of Programmes at Salesforce Foundation, lauds CAMFED’s…

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Why don’t poor parents send their daughters to school?

“ 'Why' the international development sector asks, 'don’t parents send their daughters to school and reap the returns?' Parents cannot send their daughters to school…

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StorySecondary EducationGhana

Jennifer

Jennifer’s village in Ghana can be seen just beyond the fence of her schoolyard. She lives with her grandparents while her mother and father do…

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StoryCAMFED Association (CAMA)Ghana

Hawa

Growing up as the fourth born in a family of seven in rural Karaga District, northern Ghana, life was hard for Hawa. As subsistence farmers,…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Multiple countries

Young Africa Works Summit 2015: Inspiring Agricultural Entrepreneurship

Six members of Camfed’s CAMA alumnae network travelled to Cape Town, South Africa, this October to take part in the first Young Africa Works Summit…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Ghana

Al Jazeera Documentary Features CAMA’s Change Makers

In its latest compelling TV documentary series, Al Jazeera looks at why reinforcing gender equality and empowering women is not just a women’s issue, but…

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NewsAwards and PrizesMultiple countries

Ann Cotton: Ahimsa Award Recognizes Girls’ Education Imperative

Ann Cotton, Founder and President of Camfed, which for over 20 years has supported girls in sub-Saharan Africa through school and into independence, today received…

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NewsPress CoverageMultiple countries

We Can’t Succeed in Anything Unless We Succeed in Education

In his insightful and riveting Q&A with international education expert Julia Gillard (former Australian Prime Minister and now Board Chair for the Global Partnership for…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Ghana

CAMA’s New Politicians: The Exception that Changes the Rules

The rural district of Karaga in the Northern Region of Ghana has 33 district assembly members – 30 men and only 3 women. But 2…

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