Jessey
Jessey is one of six children and lives with both her parents. They depend on farming to provide for the family. Despite their hard work,…
Jennifer
Jennifer’s village in Ghana can be seen just beyond the fence of her schoolyard. She lives with her grandparents while her mother and father do…
Husna
When Husna was just 12-years-old, she had just completed primary school and was working full-time as a housemaid in Morogoro while she awaited her test…
Elizabeth
Meet Elizabeth, a member of the CAMFED Association (CAMA), from Chiana, Ghana.
Dafuloza
Dafuloza lives with both parents who depend on farming for a living. She was the second born of her parents’ five children. Because the produce…
Chikondi
Chikondi grew up in poverty in rural Malawi. She dropped out after primary school. Chikondi would have remained trapped in a cycle of poverty as…
Bvumai
Meet Bvumai, a CAMFED scholarship recipient and CAMFED Association member who lives in Mola, Zimbabwe.
Hawa
Growing up as the fourth born in a family of seven in rural Karaga District, northern Ghana, life was hard for Hawa. As subsistence farmers,…
Young Africa Works Summit 2015: Inspiring Agricultural Entrepreneurship
Six members of Camfed’s CAMA alumnae network travelled to Cape Town, South Africa, this October to take part in the first Young Africa Works Summit…
Al Jazeera Documentary Features CAMA’s Change Makers
In its latest compelling TV documentary series, Al Jazeera looks at why reinforcing gender equality and empowering women is not just a women’s issue, but…
Ann Cotton: Ahimsa Award Recognizes Girls’ Education Imperative
Ann Cotton, Founder and President of Camfed, which for over 20 years has supported girls in sub-Saharan Africa through school and into independence, today received…
Video: When you educate one girl, you educate many
This film explores the transformative power of girls’ education. When girls are supported through secondary school and into economic independence and leadership positions after school,…