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…
The CAMFED Association joins the First Lady: “We are ready to lead the charge”
It’s the Day of the African Child, and today in London, Fiona Mavhinga, one of the founding members of the CAMFED Association of women leaders,…
CAMA’s Action on Education Speaks Louder than Words
During Global Action Week on Education for All, young women from the CAMA alumnae network in Tanzania demonstrated the multiplier effect of girls’ education when…
A Journey with Camfed
In his powerful blog, Kiva fellow Alan Mathers describes his time with Camfed Zimbabwe, visiting young women graduates, now entrepreneurs, and their communities. Through Camfed’s…
Medals in Mauritius
Huge congratulations to 16-year-old Nomatter, a shining athletics star! The Camfed bursary student from Rushinga District in Zimbabwe won a silver and a bronze medal…
CAMFED and Worldreader Announce Pioneering Learning Technology Partnership
Camfed and Worldreader have just announced a ground-breaking learning technology partnership, supported by a grant from the Human Development Innovation Fund (HDIF).The two organisations will…
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…