I always tell my girls, you can achieve what other women have achieved in life
In light of Day of the African Child, Mercy Kansale - Teacher Mentor at a secondary school in Zomba district, Malawi - highlights CAMFED’s Teacher…
Girls hold so much promise for Malawi
This Day of the African Child, CAMFED and The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program announce a pioneering new partnership with the government of Malawi to support…
Mercy
Mercy is a teacher in Zomba District, in the southern region of Malawi. Having grown up and completed school in Zomba, Mercy has first hand…
We need global action on girls’ education — and here’s what works
It’s Global Action Week on Education, and today’s letter from the UK’s International Development Committee (IDC) to the Secretary of State for International Development couldn’t…
Fear doesn’t live here – CAMFED Association leaders confronting inequality
At this week’s Skoll World Forum on Entrepreneurship in Oxford, UK, CAMFED joins delegates from nearly 65 countries under the uniting theme “Fault Lines: Creating…
These adolescent girls don’t understand what is happening to their bodies
On 14 February 2017, we celebrated as the parliament in Malawi voted to amend the Constitution, making it illegal for children under the age of…
Pearson extends partnership with CAMFED for girls’ education in Africa
Today CAMFED’s CEO, Lucy Lake, and CAMFED Zimbabwe’s Women Empowerment Manager, Sinikiwe Makove, join Pearson’s Chief Corporate Affairs and Global Marketing Officer, Kate James, at…
How periods are pushing girls out of school
According to UNESCO, 10% of adolescent girls in Africa miss school during their period. They miss an average of 528 school days — nearly two years of…
Innovations to tackle educational inequality
If things don’t change drastically, half of the world’s young people will lack the basic skills they need for work and life.
Why data is so important to educating girls in sub-Saharan Africa
Technology, and the infrastructure that allows it to be used across the globe, is often taken for granted. But in sub-Saharan Africa, technology and connectivity…
Breaking down the barriers to girls’ education across Africa
All across Africa CAMFED's CAMA alumnae celebrated International Day of the Girl by championing education as the key to tackling poverty, inequality and achieving a…
These girls understand what it means to fall below the line
Harold Kuombola, National Director, CAMFED Malawi, 2015-2019 shares the letters of girls asking secondary schools for funding and tells how the 17 district offices in…