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FilmCAMFED Association (CAMA)Ghana

Video: The CAMFED Association Effect

Pearl from rural Ghana is a member of the powerful CAMFED Association (CAMA), a university student, an entrepreneur, a mentor to vulnerable school children, and…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Ghana

New partnership for female entrepreneurs in Ghana

Ghana's National Board of Small Scale Industries has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CAMFED. The partnership will serve to train more young women, helping…

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Belawu

The story of secondary scholar Belawu, who was forced to drop out of school by poverty. Everything changed when she met members of the CAMFED…

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Fatima

As well as local leadership and activism, Fatima has been invited to participate in events at national and international level. In March 2015, she travelled…

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Blessing

Blessing comes from a remote region in the far north of Ghana, where she lives with her parents, twin brother, sister and two nieces. Blessing…

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Prospera

Prospera comes from a marginalized community in Ghana. In this area educational and employment opportunities are limited, with girls and young women among the least…

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StorySecondary EducationGhana

Husina

When CAMFED stepped in to support Husina’s education, she was overjoyed and became more determined than ever to succeed. CAMFED’s holistic approach covers more than…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Ghana

Mentors Matter – CAMFED Supports Ghana’s Guidance & Counselling Strategy

Guidance and counselling, and the crucial role of Teacher Mentors in supporting the mental wellbeing of marginalized students, were at the heart of the Annual…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Multiple countries

Dorcas Apoore: A young leader on the global stage

At the age of 23, Dorcas Apoore’s list of achievements is astonishing. A young woman from a vulnerable background, she has overcome all odds to…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Multiple countries

Health & Education: Connecting the dots

On Thursday 17 May, Faith Nkala, National Director of CAMFED Zimbabwe, CAMFED alumna and founding member of the CAMA network, travelled to Brussels to participate…

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NewsCAMFED Association (CAMA)Multiple countries

3 ways young women are championing quality education to transform a continent

CAMFED has stayed optimistic over the last 25 years, because we know that educating girls and supporting young women’s leadership presents a powerful solution to…

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Raising my voice for justice and gender equality

I feel a sense of injustice for my mother. She was just a girl when she married my father, a much older man. When he…

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