The young women replacing poverty with prosperity
Ahead of Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (19 November), we’re spotlighting the young women turning around the prospects of their families and communities by founding thriving businesses.…
Beauty
Rising out of a vulnerable childhood, Beauty is now a thriving agricultural entrepreneur and a pillar of her community. Equipped with education and training she…
Rockcilia
Rockcilia’s childhood was beset by tragedy. Her parents divorced when she was six, and she was sent to live with her grandmother. Shortly afterwards her…
Video: What does the CAMFED Association (CAMA) mean to you?
Our CAMFED Association (CAMA) is a powerful movement of young women leaders across Africa. We're dedicated to supporting one another, giving back to our communities,…
A sisterhood of leaders celebrates #AfricaYouthDay
For this year’s Africa Youth Day, we asked some of the 120,000 members of the CAMFED alumnae network, CAMA, the question: “What does CAMA mean…
New partnership for female entrepreneurs in Ghana
Ghana's National Board of Small Scale Industries has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CAMFED. The partnership will serve to train more young women, helping…
Michelle Obama welcomes CAMFED to the Girls Opportunity Alliance
Girls’ education champion and former First Lady Michelle Obama marked International Day of the Girl (October 11th) with the launch of a new Girls Opportunity…
Belawu
The story of secondary scholar Belawu, who was forced to drop out of school by poverty. Everything changed when she met members of the CAMFED…
Sazini
Together with 12 CAMA sisters from Zimbabwe, Sazini is part of the first large cohort of CAMFED alumnae to qualify as ECD teachers. For these…
Fiona Mavhinga
Fiona Mavhinga was one of the first young women who completed her education with CAMFED's support. Today, Fiona is a lawyer and leads on the…
Video: My Better World and Secondary Students Philomena and Deborah
In an exciting collaboration, the Discovery Learning Alliance (DLA) has adapted CAMFED's My Better World life skills and wellbeing curriculum, developed with young women in…
Why community support networks are so important for marginalized girls
For International Day of the Girl 2018, “With Her: A skilled GirlForce”, Fiona Mavhinga shares 4 ways we are changing the world.