Education Day 2021: Learning should not be a luxury
A year ago none of us could have predicted the widespread disruption that the COVID-19 pandemic would soon inflict on education systems everywhere. This uncertainty…
Business start-up kits for graduates in Ghana
Last month CAMFED Ghana provided 60 young women entrepreneurs with start-up kits, specialist equipment, and training, to enable them to launch or grow their businesses…
BBC features CAMFED in climate action podcast on girls’ education & empowerment
As part of a new series, developed with the Royal Geographical Society, BBC Radio Four is exploring 39 ways in which people around the globe…
CAMFED 2020 highlights – Together we can!
But with your unwavering support, and the unstoppable determination of our CAMFED Association of women leaders, we’ve been working tirelessly to keep girls safe and…
Putting girls first – Human Rights Day
The global pandemic has put girls and women everywhere at heightened risk of exploitation and abuse. According to the United Nations, 13 million more child…
CAMFED Co-Executives join ‘Council of Luminaries’, announced at 2020 Yidan Prize Summit
On December 7, at the 2020 Yidan Prize Awards Presentation Ceremony and Summit, hosted virtually this year, CAMFED Co-Executives Angeline Murimirwa and Lucy Lake accepted…
CAMFED Association: Keeping girls in school
Members of the CAMFED Association of women leaders educated with CAMFED support are at the forefront of CAMFED's programs. They use their lived experience of…
Petronella
Through the CAMFED Association I had the opportunity to train as a Learner Guide, a role model and mentor for marginalized children. As a trained…
Nick Kristof Selects CAMFED as Grand Prize Winner of his Holiday Impact Prize
"CAMFED empowers girls and young women, and they in turn reshape their countries. Girls' education may be the highest-return investment available in the world today."…
Cambridge University researchers: We need to prioritize education of marginalized girls
This year marks the 5th birthday of the Research for Equitable Access to Learning (REAL) Centre at the University of Cambridge, launched in partnership with…
Video: Meet Sophia – Learner Guide from Tanzania
Sophia is a leader in her community and a role model to other girls. After finishing school with CAMFED support Sophia joined the CAMFED Association of women leaders…
Sophia
Overcoming a vulnerable childhood, Sophia is now a CAMFED Learner Guide, entrepreneur and pillar of her community. Equipped with education and training, she is transforming…