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…
Fear doesn’t live here: Fighting inequality and marginalization in sub-Saharan Africa
Fiona Mavingha, Executive Advisor of the CAMFED Association speaks to Mary, a CAMFED Association leader from Tanzania who is fighting inequality in sub-Saharan Africa.
Fear doesn’t live here – CAMFED Association leaders confronting inequality
At this week’s Skoll World Forum on Entrepreneurship in Oxford, UK, CAMFED joins delegates from nearly 65 countries under the uniting theme “Fault Lines: Creating…
Gloria Steinem wants you to meet CAMFED alumna Alice
On International Women's Day 2017, Gloria Steinem hosted CAMFED alumna Alice from Zambia for an inspirational evening, bringing together a group of passionate and powerful…
These adolescent girls don’t understand what is happening to their bodies
On 14 February 2017, we celebrated as the parliament in Malawi voted to amend the Constitution, making it illegal for children under the age of…
Leadership is not about what you have, but it is about your ability to put a smile on someone’s face
Nimatu Siisu tells her journey of being supported by CAMFED to afford to stay in school to becoming a CAMFED Association leader and setting up…
Pearson extends partnership with CAMFED for girls’ education in Africa
Today CAMFED’s CEO, Lucy Lake, and CAMFED Zimbabwe’s Women Empowerment Manager, Sinikiwe Makove, join Pearson’s Chief Corporate Affairs and Global Marketing Officer, Kate James, at…