Breaking down the barriers to girls’ education across Africa
All across Africa CAMFED's CAMA alumnae celebrated International Day of the Girl by championing education as the key to tackling poverty, inequality and achieving a…
Desderia
Growing up in Bagamoyo, a rural district of Tanzania, by the age of 13 Desderia had tragically lost both her parents. Left in the charge…
Education is a light, showing me how to build my future and pursue my goals
On International Day of the Girl, we celebrate the incredible courage and determination of millions of girls from vulnerable backgrounds, who, like Desderia, will do…
Every girl counts and we count every girl
At CAMFED, we are proud of our unique and scalable model, which ensures that every girl counts, and also counts every single girl supported by…
As a teacher, I can do something for my family, for my community, and for my nation as a whole
On World Teachers’ Day, as CAMFED and TES Global celebrate their new partnership for girls’ education, Regina Ngereza, a CAMFED-trained Teacher Mentor in rural Tanzania,…
TES Global selects CAMFED as charity partner
Today, on World Teachers’ Day, digital education company TES Global announced that its staff have selected CAMFED as its global charity partner. CAMFED supports the education…
These young women remain, and deal with the challenges in their communities
This blog by Sinikiwe Makove, Women Empowerment Manager, CAMFED Zimbabwe, gives an insight into the ways CAMFED graduates are supported and mentored by herself and…
What does women’s empowerment mean in rural Africa?
On a recent trip to the United Kingdom, Sinikiwe Makove, Women Empowerment Manager at CAMFED Zimbabwe, had the opportunity to describe the impact CAMFED’s partnership…
CAMFED in the Guardian’s girls’ education podcast
In her latest podcast, the Guardian’s Global Development Editor, Lucy Lamble, investigates the barriers that keep girls around the world from accessing an education, and…
These girls understand what it means to fall below the line
Harold Kuombola, National Director, CAMFED Malawi, 2015-2019 shares the letters of girls asking secondary schools for funding and tells how the 17 district offices in…
Letters from Malawi
Here in Malawi, September brings one of our most difficult decisions. We have to draw a line between the girls who will go to school…
For me, literacy is about more than reading. It’s about how you deal with life.
CAMFED Learner Guide and literacy technology expert, Deborah, tells her story of being a CAMFED supported student in Tanzania, to becoming a CAMFED Learner Guide…