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…
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…
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…
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…
Education is everything – Cambridge Research Horizons
In her feature article in this month’s University of Cambridge Research Horizons magazine, Louise Walsh interviews Pauline Rose, Director of the Research for Equitable Access and…
Putting data to work for girls’ education in Ghana
A research project commissioned by CAMFED Ghana in partnership with the Ghana Education Service (GES) Girls’ Education Unit (GEU) and financial support from the UK…
Cambridge researchers delve into CAMFED data
On January 24th, the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre in the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge kicked off its…
How periods are pushing girls out of school
According to UNESCO, 10% of adolescent girls in Africa miss school during their period. They miss an average of 528 school days — nearly two years of…
An unprecedented uplift in learning outcomes among marginalized girls
Results from an extensive and innovative education intervention delivered by CAMFED in Africa, funded by the UK Department for International Development (DfID) demonstrate an unprecedented…
After school: How women’s entrepreneurship can make all the difference
This month 11,800 girls in Zimbabwe who have been supported through school by CAMFED will graduate from secondary school. As the world celebrates the third…
Innovations to tackle educational inequality
If things don’t change drastically, half of the world’s young people will lack the basic skills they need for work and life.
The best investment we can make to change our world
On October 13th, we were delighted to join CAMFED patron Julia Gillard at the Institute for Government, in conversation with the Institute’s Director, Bronwen Maddox.…