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,…
With the Right Education, a Girl Can Raise Her Village
In the lead up to International Day of the Girl, New York’s iconic department store is highlighting just what can be achieved when you educate…
We Can’t Succeed in Anything Unless We Succeed in Education
In his insightful and riveting Q&A with international education expert Julia Gillard (former Australian Prime Minister and now Board Chair for the Global Partnership for…
UN Week in New York: CAMA Stands with Malala
Standing together with Malala at seminal events throughout New York City during the week of the United Nations commitment to the new Sustainable Development Goals,…
CAMA’s New Politicians: The Exception that Changes the Rules
The rural district of Karaga in the Northern Region of Ghana has 33 district assembly members – 30 men and only 3 women. But 2…
Someone built my life. Now I can build other peoples’ lives.
When 22-year-old Natasha, who has just completed her second year at Ashesi University in Ghana, returned to her village in rural Zimbabwe this July, her…