Achieving Social Transformation through Education
Julia Gillard delivers the keynote address alongside Hans Brattskar as Camfed teams up with the new Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre at…
Ayisha Fuseini at the UN: The Secret to Shea Success
CAMFED Association member, shea butter entrepreneur, and peer educator Ayisha Fuseini from the Northern Region of Ghana recently joined young entrepreneurs from across the world for…
The Global Search for Education: An Education in Africa
When Camfed's Founder and President Ann Cotton first visited Zimbabwe in the early '90s, the prevailing view in the international development community was that girls…
Delivering Girls’ Education at Scale: Camfed at the Skoll World Forum
in Oxford, Camfed CEO Lucy Lake joined social entrepreneurs from around the world at the Skoll World Forum to share solutions to the world’s most…
When You Educate Girls, THIS is What Change Looks Like
In the week culminating in International Women’s Day, the world celebrated the achievements, diversity, strength and resilience of girls and women, while passionately discussing ways…
Celebrating Young African Women Entrepreneurs and Mentors During Global Money Week
The young leaders of CAMA, Camfed’s alumnae association, are showing their communities and nations how a little bit of money can go a long way…
Data as a Democratic Process
Across countless communities of sub-Saharan Africa, children politely answer questions posed by researchers. Then silence. Who knows what happens to the information, how it is…
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…
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…
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…
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’…
Edith
Meet Edith, a former CAMFED scholar who lives in Mpika, Zambia, along with her mother.