Video: Every Girl Counts – Desderia’s story
On International Day of the Girl, we celebrate the incredible courage and determination of millions of girls from vulnerable backgrounds, who, like Desderia, will do…
Video: Women Who Lead – Hawa Tambo
The first girl in her community to complete secondary school, Hawa is a leading member of the CAMFED Association (CAMA). Two years ago she was…
Election season again — How our leaders can look to Africa for inspiration
With election season proceeding in Europe, Fiona Mavhinga - Executive Advisor for the CAMFED Association - reflects on what makes a good leader, arguing that…
Changing the face of leadership in Africa
As election season reaches fever pitch across Europe and electorates debate the qualities of effective political leadership, we shine a light on young women leaders…
Video: Women Who Lead – Nimatu Siisu
Driven by empathy and the desire to plow back the benefits of their education into their communities, the CAMFED Association's (CAMA's) young women leaders see…
We cannot afford to fail this generation of girls
May was an extremely busy month for CAMFED Ghana. 5,733 secondary school leavers were inducted into the CAMA alumnae network, and we launched a Transitions…
E-readers boost girls’ education in Tanzania
It’s a winning combination: the lived experience of young women graduates in CAMFED’s CAMA alumnae network paired with e-reader technology, which brings thousands of books…
Building Trust in Girls’ Education
In her interview with Jihii Jolly from News Deeply Women and Girls, Angeline Murimirwa, CAMFED’s Regional Executive Director for Eastern and Southern Africa (and one…
Afishetu
Born and raised in rural Karaga District, Afishetu didn’t start school until she was 15. Instead, she spent her days moving from village to village,…
Sukuratu
When she was 14, Sukuratu’s mother moved away to find work, and in the low periods between seasonal farm work, her father struggled to make…
We need global action on girls’ education — and here’s what works
It’s Global Action Week on Education, and today’s letter from the UK’s International Development Committee (IDC) to the Secretary of State for International Development couldn’t…
We need global action on girls’ education — and here’s what works
In light of Global Action Week for Education, a time when members of the public across the world come together to take targeted action for…