Gloria*
Gloria grew up with her parents and ten younger siblings in one of the poorest provinces of rural Zambia. Her parents would spend every day…
Faith, Secondary Student, Zambia
Meet Faith, a secondary scholar from rural Zambia. Faith was born in a central province, but following the tragic death of both parents when she…
Mary*
Mary, one of seven siblings, grew up in rural Zambia. When both of her parents tragically passed away in quick succession, Mary and her younger…
Doreen
Doreen lost her mother when she was seven years old. Then her father was killed. Doreen’s grandparents were too old and too poor to look…
Melody*
Melody grew up in rural Zambia with her parents and three siblings. When Melody was just three years old, her father died. With four children…
Stumai
Meet CAMFED alumna Stumai, whose work as a Learner Guide at a CAMFED partner secondary school in Morogoro District, Tanzania, transformed her community.
Video: The Power of Learner Guides
In some parts of rural Africa, 6 out of 10 girls become child brides. Locked in a cycle of poverty and hopelessness, they face grave…
CAMFED launches UK Aid Match appeal to end child marriage
This International Day of the Girl, CAMFED launches a UK Aid Match appeal with real-life superheroes, giving UK residents the opportunity to change the world.…
A day in my life as a teacher and mentor in rural Tanzania
Today, World Teacher’s Day, we share the story of an inspirational CAMFED Teacher Mentor, working tirelessly to fight poverty in Tanzania by educating, mentoring and…
CAMFED’s Learner Guide Program wins 2017 WISE Award
The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), a leading international initiative for innovation and collaboration in education, has today named CAMFED Tanzania’s Learner Guide Program…
CAMFED’s model for change highlighted at We The Future
On September 21st, CAMFED's Regional Executive Director Dolores Dickson presented the ultimate sustainable development solution – girls’ education – at the We The Future session…
Angeline Murimirwa Accepts Diamond Ball Award from Clara Lionel Foundation
Angeline Murimirwa, CAMFED’s Regional Executive Director, founding member of CAMFED’s alumnae association, and one of the first girls supported by our organization, was honored at…