It is time for our voices to be heard
This blog is the valedictorian speech delivered by Mastercard Foundation graduate, Adamu, who reflects on the importance of education and the responsibility she and her…
Results week: Young women graduates shaping the future
Graduation season is upon us, with many young people across the UK this week receiving their long anticipated exam results. It is a pivotal moment,…
Ruth
As a family of six living in a single roomed house in the Central Region of Ghana, Ruth’s parents struggled to make ends meet, let…
Ayisha
Ayisha grew up in Bole District, northern Ghana. Not having had the opportunity to go to school herself, Ayisha’s mother was determined she would get…
Education isn’t just for school, it’s for entrepreneurship and empowerment
Dorcas Apoore, Mastercard Foundation Scholar at CAMFED, member of the CAMFED Association, and founder of the non-profit organization Advocacy for Social Inclusion and Girls’ Education…
Turning the tide of poverty through education
A few weeks before world leaders met for the G20 Summit, young men and women from across Africa met at the Mastercard Foundation Baobab Summit…
Saviour
As a young single parent in northern Ghana, Saviour’s mother could not afford even the basic items required for her daughter to go to school.…
Mwamba
A double entrepreneur: Mwamba owns and manages a salon located at the same premises as her restaurant.
Paulina
Meet Paulina, a member of the CAMFED Association, a Learner Guide and entrepreneur from Chalinze District in Tanzania.
Sharifa
Like millions of girls across Africa who are denied their right to an education, for a time Sharifa from Tanzania wondered if she would ever…
The young women graduates fighting for education
Four years on from Malala’s first speech at the United Nations, calling for universal access to education, we celebrate Malala Day 2017. On this day,…
CAMFED Annual Review 2016: An unstoppable human revolution
With our CAMA alumnae network — projected to grow to 100,000 this year — we are more than halfway towards our five-year goal of supporting…