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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Zambia

These soccer stars are changing the game for women in Zambia

Hear from our sports game changers! Memory and Abigail are CAMFED Association members who are excelling in soccer (football) as trained referees. Supported by CAMFED…

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StoryCAMFED Association (CAMA)Zambia

Abigail, Soccer Referee

I am Abigail, a CAMFED Association member and professional soccer (football) referee, from Mpika District in Zambia. Working in this male-dominated field has its challenges,…

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Memory

I’m Memory, a soccer (football) referee in Zambia. By reaching for my dreams of becoming a professional soccer referee, I’m inspiring more girls in my…

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NewsHigher EducationMalawi

Malawian students win Kenya university scholarships

The students are taking up their higher education places in Kenya with support from CAMFED and the Mastercard Foundation. Before traveling, they joined a televised…

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NewsAgriculture GuidesGlobal

International Youth Day 2023

This International Youth Day, we are celebrating the leadership and tenacity of our sisters in the CAMFED Association who are galvanizing their communities to take…

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FilmEntrepreneurshipGlobal

Video: Championing Women’s Economic Empowerment

Women’s economic inclusion means she can secure her own future, the future of her family, and her community. CAMFED is supporting young women to start…

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FilmGender EqualityGlobal

Video: Girls’ education, women’s inclusion and leadership

Girls’ education leads to women’s inclusion, and women who are included can become leaders, spearheading systems change and challenging the status quo.

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StoryGender EqualityZambia

Natasha

Every day I wake up, I choose to challenge girl child exclusion from education. That is because I have been a rural girl before, I…

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NewsGender EqualityMultiple countries

Women Deliver 2023 – Girls’ education as the foundation for gender equality

CAMFED's Angie Murimirwa and Lydia Wilbard attended the Women Deliver 2023 conference to share their expertise at a number of sessions, including in the Education…

Khadija Iddrisu

StoryHigher EducationGhana

Khadija

From saving up my lunch money to access the internet café, to becoming an award-winning Machine Intelligence expert — I am living out my dreams…

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FilmAbout CAMFEDGlobal

Video: Angeline (Angie) Murimirwa’s TED Talk 2023

Angeline (Angie) Murimirwa, CEO of CAMFED, helped found our sisterhood of leaders for girls’ education – the CAMFED Association – 25 years ago. Watch her…

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CAMFED launches annual “Sisterhood Week” with TED Talk

CAMFED, the Campaign for Female Education, is launching Sisterhood Week, an awareness week that highlights the power of sisterhood, and rising by lifting others.

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