The Neglected Capital in the Fight against Poverty and Injustice
Watch Ann Cotton’s 5-minute presentation at the World Economic Forum 2015, discussing how CAMFED unlocks the rich capital in poor communities in support of girls’…
Mildred
Mildred’s essay about the role of sports in bringing peace to troubled communities is all about breaking down barriers, mobilizing communities, and working together in…
Sheila
Meet Sheila from Ghana, winner of the Commonwealth Essay Competition 2014 Gold Award.
Edith
Meet Edith, a former CAMFED scholar who lives in Mpika, Zambia, along with her mother.
From Rural Poverty to International Leadership on Girls’ Education: Angeline Murimirwa joins Michelle Obama
Today, Angeline Murimirwa, one of the first graduates of CAMFED’s community-led education programs in rural Africa - and now CAMFED Regional Executive Director - will…
A Powerful Network of Educated Young African Women Steps Up on International Human Rights Day
As Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo for their unswerving advocacy of children’s rights, the world is meeting a…
Meet CAMFED Alum and Young African Leaders Fellow Abbigal Muleya
As a CAMFED Alum, I am so proud to write to you from Washington, D.C., where this summer I was chosen as a Mandela Washington…
Camfed Founder Wins Global Prize for Girls’ Education Innovation in Africa
Ann Cotton’s work to support community-owned, integrated education programmes for girls and young women in rural Africa was today recognised with the WISE Prize for…
Camfed Teacher Mentor Wins Ghana National Best Teacher Award
Yahaya Mumuni, a Camfed-trained Teacher Mentor working in Kanton Senior High School in rural Ghana, has won the coveted National Best Teacher Award for 2014,…
CAMFED leaders at One Young World 2014: Meaningful entrepreneurship “brings agency and ownership to our communities”
Live Coverage: Fiona Mavhinga, founding member of CAMFED’s over 24,000-strong pan-African leadership network, the CAMFED Association (CAMA), is in Dublin with CAMA Malawi member Chifundo…
CAMFED recognized by the OECD for taking innovation to scale
CAMFED is being recognized as a model of best practice in taking innovation to scale by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD (Organization…
CAMFED Makes Commitment to Support the Secondary Education of One Million Girls at 2014 Clinton Global Initiative
CAMFED today announced our goal to support one million girls through secondary school education and into secure livelihoods. The announcement came as part of the…