New year, new future for girls in rural Zambia
We are pleased to announce the latest milestones resulting from our 2017-18 UK Aid Match Appeal, during which we partnered with the UK government to…
Together we can: CAMFED 2019 highlights
This year, as we celebrated our 25th anniversary, you helped us to usher in a new era, with the young women educated through CAMFED’s support…
Mphatso
Mphatso lives in rural Malawi and is the third born in a family of five children. Her parents struggled to find paid employment and could…
African women leading climate action – CAMFED’s UN award at COP25
CAMFED received the 2019 UN Climate Action Award in the ‘Women for Results’ category for young women’s grassroots action on climate change in rural sub-Saharan…
Video: Meet Fanny – she’ll shake up the world
Meet Fanny from rural Malawi, who is wise beyond her years and whose positivity and leadership shine through, in spite of her struggles at home.
365 Days of Activism against gender based violence
Founding CAMFED Association member and National Director of CAMFED Zimbabwe, Faith Nkala, underlined the importance of all children being able to complete their education without…
Fanny
Then, Fanny heard she had been chosen to receive support from CAMFED. The entitlements she received included school uniforms, shoes, sanitary pads and books, as…
Joining forces for girls’ education – our moment in Tanzania’s parliament
On November 14, CAMFED Tanzania met with government representatives in the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Social Welfare and Community Development to discuss the scaling of…
Driving action against child marriage and early pregnancy
Last month, our International Day of the Girl celebrations shone a light on our community activists driving action against child marriage and early pregnancy —…
Advancing Girls’ Rights in Tanzania: The African Women’s Leadership Institute (AWLI) Strengthened My Foundation
Lydia Wilbard, National Director, Tanzania, shares her leadership journey. From losing her mother at a young age to becoming a founding member of the CAMFED…
CAMFED’s My Better World curriculum comes to television screens
A new series currently being aired on Kenyan television is bringing CAMFED’s My Better World curriculum to a large new audience. The life skills and…
Day of the Girl: Uniting communities to end child marriage
Every year, more than 12 million girls are married before the age of 18. Fuelled by poverty, child marriage is a fundamental violation of human…