When you know how it feels to be rescued, you just want to rescue others
Ruth Tawiah tells of a new beginning - for years she was a receiver as, from a poor family growing up in the Central Region…
When girls succeed and women lead
It takes a village to raise a child, and it takes a community to educate a girl. This week, the power of rural community partnerships…
Keeping girls safe from school related gender based violence
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, raising awareness of the often hidden issue of violence and abuse girls and women…
Poor girls are at greatest risk from SRGBV. Here’s why, and what we can do about it.
Alice Saisha, CAMA member and United Nation Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) Youth Representative, understands and shares from her own experiences why girls from impoverished rural…
These young women entrepreneurs could make all the difference for Zimbabwe
This month 11,800 girls in Zimbabwe who, like Fiona Mavhinga, Executive Advisor for the CAMFED Association, have been supported through school by CAMFED — the…
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.
Now I am a role model and mentor. I have found my path.
Zuhuru shares her story of becoming a role model to the girls in her community by becoming a Learner Guide and using the skills she…
Why data is so important to educating girls in sub-Saharan Africa
Technology, and the infrastructure that allows it to be used across the globe, is often taken for granted. But in sub-Saharan Africa, technology and connectivity…
I have found my path through education
With few formal employment opportunities in rural sub-Saharan Africa, the most likely path for young people lies in entrepreneurship and self-employment - a challenge most…
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.…
To stop child marriage, we need to stop failing girls at school
Fiona Mavhinga, Executive Advisor for the CAMFED Association, explores how marginalized girls in sub-Saharan Africa are the first to be failed by the system —…