I met my former high school teacher on an extraordinary day
When Lydia Wilbard, National Director of CAMFED Tanzania visited a school in Korogwe District to roll out CAMFED's Learner Guide program, she never expected to…
Scaling our education innovation in Tanzania
Inherently sustainable and scalable, CAMFED’s innovative Learner Guide Program benefits from the leadership and expertise of young educated women once at the margins of society.
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…
Catherine
Catherine’s father passed away when she was in her first year of primary school. Her widowed mother, who lost all property to her husband’s family,…
I’ve experienced how periods push girls out of school
Angeline Murimirwa, CAMFED’s Executive Director - Africa, shares her experiences growing up in a very resource-poor area of rural Zimbabwe to highlight how period poverty…
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…
The young women bringing hope to Africa
Fiona Mavhinga, Executive Advisor for the CAMFED Association, reflects on 2016, a year of change, uncertainty and in many corners of the world, true suffering.…
The activism you ignited: 2016 highlights
In 2016, against a global backdrop of global uncertainty, we celebrated the unwavering activism of the young women alumnae in our CAMA network. More than…
“When I could start giving, I never looked back”
Thanks to the tireless work of the young women once supported through school by CAMFED, we have been able to launch a Seasonal Appeal with…
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…