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NewsSupporting CAMFEDUnited Kingdom

Chelsea Flower Show 2019 highlights: The CAMFED Garden

Step out of lockdown (virtually) and be transported back to The CAMFED Garden at the 2019 RHS Chelsea Flower Show by watching our highlights video.…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Multiple countries

African women leading community action for vulnerable girls

Across rural districts in sub-Saharan Africa, we are coordinating with members of the CAMFED Association to reach out to the most vulnerable girls in their…

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FilmCAMFED Association (CAMA)Global

CAMFED – UN Global Climate Action Award | Narrated by Stella McCartney

As a result of CAMFED's Agriculture Guide initiative, a movement of young women are now leading effective action on climate change through sustainable agriculture in…

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FilmCAMFED Association (CAMA)Ghana

Day of the Girl 2018: Belawu & Issah

Across sub-Saharan Africa, CAMFED alumnae in the CAMA network support more girls to go to school, succeed and lead. Belawu, who lives in rural Ghana,…

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StoryHigher EducationGhana

Bervelyn

Bervelyn comes from a small community in Ghana’s Central Region. When she was young, her father became ill and could no longer work to support…

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StoryEntrepreneurshipZambia

Tisiyenji

Like many of her peers in the CAMFED Association, Tisiyenji has built entrepreneurial skills which help her to earn an income to support her future…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Zambia

“We heard your daughter on the radio” – COVID activism in Zambia

In a new blog post, Tisiyenji Ngoma, CAMFED Association District Chair in Kasama, Zambia, shares the practical measures she and her peers are leading to…

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“We heard your daughter on the radio!” Young women leading coronavirus action in rural Zambia

With coronavirus causing schools to close, this may be the fate of millions more girls. But we are not standing by helplessly. We are taking…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Zimbabwe

CAMFED Association member Annita named a WISE Emerging Leader

Annita Mashiri, a CAMFED Association member from Zimbabwe, has been named among the 2020 cohort of WISE Emerging Leaders. She is one of 19 young…

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BlogCOVID-19Multiple countries

Try explaining social distancing in a context of ubuntu

As a child of rural Zimbabwe, education saved me from poverty - I’ve been reflecting on what the coronavirus is doing to community.

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Global

“Try explaining social distancing in a context of ubuntu”

Fiona and other educated young women in the CAMFED Association are focused on helping communities come to terms with social distancing, and to ensure they…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Multiple countries

CAMFED Association health professionals brace for COVID-19

As health professionals in the CAMFED Association — women leaders educated with CAMFED support — ready themselves to support and serve their communities during the…

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