GAWE 2018: Stepping up for children with disabilities
For CAMFED, this Global Action Week for Education (GAWE) is about working with governments to reach the most marginalized — children with disabilities — and…
The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust steps up behind CAMA
The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust has just launched its new platform in support of youth leadership across the globe. With The Queen as Patron and Prince…
Ours is the power of proximity
My friend and colleague Angeline Murimirwa is preparing to speak at the Skoll World Forum in Oxford on the 12th of April, alongside social entrepreneurs…
Women’s enterprise program shows transformative impact in rural Zambia
New findings from CAMFED’s youth enterprise program in rural Zambia, reveal widespread benefits of business training, grants and mentoring for female school leavers. Evidence from…
CAMFED wins Cambridge social enterprise award
CAMFED has been named as the winner of the Kate Gross Prize for Social Enterprise at the Business Weekly Awards. At the ceremony Robert Marshall,…
Making sure every girl’s right is given
The context within which CAMFED works to create social change was highlighted in this article in a special edition of TES magazine, curated for the…
These women entrepreneurs are making history
These young women are making history, pioneering a new role for women in rural societies. CAMFED’s vision is to see this happening for girls everywhere.…
Michelle Obama’s Q&A with CAMA leader Pearl on International Women’s Day
Girls’ education champion and former First lady Michelle Obama today interviews CAMFED alumna (CAMA member) Pearl Quarmyne from Ghana in an International Women’s Day feature…
3 stages of girls’ education and development that can change everything
Investing in the education of girls and women is a proven way to improve the health and wealth of entire nations. Yet across sub-Saharan Africa,…
Ayisha and Esther scoop national business awards in Ghana
Two CAMFED Association members have won top awards for their successful businesses. Ayisha Fuseini of Asheba Enterprise, a shea butter processor accepted two awards including…
Together we’re making more noise for women and girls
100 years ago today marked a turning point for the British women’s suffrage movement -- the start of a journey of empowerment which continues to…
BBC highlights CAMFED’s work to end child marriage through girls’ education
In an in-depth interview with Angeline Murimirwa, published by BBC News today, Lucy Sherriff explores the reasons why so many girls in sub-Saharan Africa become…