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Advancing Girls’ Rights in Tanzania: The African Women’s Leadership Institute (AWLI) Strengthened My Foundation

Lydia Wilbard, National Director, Tanzania, shares her leadership journey. From losing her mother at a young age to becoming a founding member of the CAMFED…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Multiple countries

UN Global Climate Action Award recognizes the power of African women’s leadership in climate-smart agriculture

Since 2014, young women - members of the Campaign for Female Education's alumnae network, CAMA - have been taking action on climate change in rural…

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Supporting girls to succeed and women to lead

A new blog by the Brookings Institution, co-authored by CAMFED Executive Adviser, Barbara Chilangwa, and Millions Learning Project Director, Patrick Hannahan, points to the potential…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Multiple countries

CAMFED teams up with MECCA to educate girls and M-Power young women

On July 31st, at its national leadership conference in Melbourne, Australia, beauty retailer and global beauty brand curator MECCA launched a partnership with the Campaign…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Multiple countries

CAMFED at Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa

From July 10th-15th in Johannesburg South Africa, the Obama Foundation’s Leaders: Africa program brought together 200 emerging leaders from 45 countries across the continent, exploring…

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This courageous young woman won justice for a 12-year-old sexual abuse victim

This interview highlights the extraordinary courage and deeply ingrained sense of justice among young, educated women.

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Multiple countries

Day of the African Child – Pass the Cap for Justice

As young people all over the world graduate from school and university, we reflect on the urgency of securing every child’s right to an education,…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Multiple countries

Women Deliver 2019 – No gender equity without equitable access to education

Dolores Dickson, CAMFED Executive Director – Canada & Global Programs, will be speaking at Women Deliver 2019, joining several strategic partners, and bringing evidence from…

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CAMFED 25th Anniversary Gala – Speech Highlights

Emceed by nine-time Emmy award-winning journalist and news anchor Lori Stokes, CAMFED's first-ever New York Gala took place on May 9th at 583 Park Avenue.…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Multiple countries

A movement set to transform Africa

On the night of our inaugural Gala celebrating 25 years of the Campaign for Female Education, Angie Murimirwa, CAMFED’s Exectuive Director in Africa, announced our…

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Lilian

Lilian was born in a rural part of Tanzania. Her single mother worked hard to support Lilian through primary school and beyond, but the family…

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University of Cambridge study: Girls’ education must be global priority

A study, released by the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre at the University of Cambridge, drawing on CAMFED data, outlines what works…

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