Patience
Becoming a Core trainer for the district was a turnaround for my life. I received a KIVA loan to boost my fast food business, and…
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We are currently working on improving the CAMFED website to make it easier for you to find important information and ways to support our work.
COVID-19 and girls’ education- Responding to the challenges in Zimbabwe
This conversation, moderated by CAMFED's Fiona Mavhinga, features Faith Nkala, National Director of CAMFED Zimbabwe, and Sinikiwe Makove, CAMFED Zimbabwe’s Head of Programs, discussing how…
World Youth Skills Day 2020
Youth, and particularly young women, have been deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The combination of disruption to education and training, job losses due to…
It took a village to raise me. Now I’ll never stop protecting children from abuse.
CAMFED Association leader Judith Msindo describes how her own struggles inform her determination to support and seek justice for victims of abuse or neglect, and…
Ottilia
Ottilia is a CAMFED Association Learner Guide in rural Zimbabwe, and a qualified Nurse Aide who volunteers at her local clinic. During the coronovirus crisis,…
The lack of menstrual products pushed many of my friends out of school
For Menstrual Hygiene Day (28 May 2020), Esnath shines a spotlight on the consequences when girls can’t afford basic menstrual products.
African women leading community action for vulnerable girls
Across rural districts in sub-Saharan Africa, we are coordinating with members of the CAMFED Association to reach out to the most vulnerable girls in their…
CAMFED Association member Annita named a WISE Emerging Leader
Annita Mashiri, a CAMFED Association member from Zimbabwe, has been named among the 2020 cohort of WISE Emerging Leaders. She is one of 19 young…
Try explaining social distancing in a context of ubuntu
As a child of rural Zimbabwe, education saved me from poverty - I’ve been reflecting on what the coronavirus is doing to community.
CAMFED Association health professionals brace for COVID-19
As health professionals in the CAMFED Association — women leaders educated with CAMFED support — ready themselves to support and serve their communities during the…
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…