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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Multiple countries

An unprecedented uplift in learning outcomes among marginalized girls

Results from an extensive and innovative education intervention delivered by CAMFED in Africa, funded by the UK Department for International Development (DfID) demonstrate an unprecedented…

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BlogEmploymentZimbabwe

These young women entrepreneurs could make all the difference for Zimbabwe

This month 11,800 girls in Zimbabwe who, like Fiona Mavhinga, Executive Advisor for the CAMFED Association, have been supported through school by CAMFED — the…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Multiple countries

After school: How women’s entrepreneurship can make all the difference

This month 11,800 girls in Zimbabwe who have been supported through school by CAMFED will graduate from secondary school. As the world celebrates the third…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Multiple countries

Innovations to tackle educational inequality

If things don’t change drastically, half of the world’s young people will lack the basic skills they need for work and life.

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NewsPress CoverageMultiple countries

Why data is so important to educating girls in sub-Saharan Africa

Technology, and the infrastructure that allows it to be used across the globe, is often taken for granted. But in sub-Saharan Africa, technology and connectivity…

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BlogChild MarriageZimbabwe

To stop child marriage, we need to stop failing girls at school

Fiona Mavhinga, Executive Advisor for the CAMFED Association, explores how marginalized girls in sub-Saharan Africa are the first to be failed by the system —…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Multiple countries

Breaking down the barriers to girls’ education across Africa

All across Africa CAMFED's CAMA alumnae celebrated International Day of the Girl by championing education as the key to tackling poverty, inequality and achieving a…

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BlogCAMFED Association (CAMA)Zimbabwe

These young women remain, and deal with the challenges in their communities

This blog by Sinikiwe Makove, Women Empowerment Manager, CAMFED Zimbabwe, gives an insight into the ways CAMFED graduates are supported and mentored by herself and…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Multiple countries

What does women’s empowerment mean in rural Africa?

On a recent trip to the United Kingdom, Sinikiwe Makove, Women Empowerment Manager at CAMFED Zimbabwe, had the opportunity to describe the impact CAMFED’s partnership…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Multiple countries

CAMFED in the Guardian’s girls’ education podcast

In her latest podcast, the Guardian’s Global Development Editor, Lucy Lamble, investigates the barriers that keep girls around the world from accessing an education, and…

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StoryHealthZimbabwe

Talent

When Talent was eight years old, her father passed away. When she was 10, her mother, in an effort to take care of all of…

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NewsPress CoverageMultiple countries

CAMFED Wins FinancialForce Award

CAMFED has been recognized as the winner in the Best Customer Experience category in FinancialForce’s fourth annual 360 Customer Excellence Awards, selected for the impact…

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