CAMFED 2020 highlights – Together we can!
But with your unwavering support, and the unstoppable determination of our CAMFED Association of women leaders, we’ve been working tirelessly to keep girls safe and…
Putting girls first – Human Rights Day
The global pandemic has put girls and women everywhere at heightened risk of exploitation and abuse. According to the United Nations, 13 million more child…
CAMFED Co-Executives join ‘Council of Luminaries’, announced at 2020 Yidan Prize Summit
On December 7, at the 2020 Yidan Prize Awards Presentation Ceremony and Summit, hosted virtually this year, CAMFED Co-Executives Angeline Murimirwa and Lucy Lake accepted…
CAMFED Association: Keeping girls in school
Members of the CAMFED Association of women leaders educated with CAMFED support are at the forefront of CAMFED's programs. They use their lived experience of…
Nick Kristof Selects CAMFED as Grand Prize Winner of his Holiday Impact Prize
"CAMFED empowers girls and young women, and they in turn reshape their countries. Girls' education may be the highest-return investment available in the world today."…
Cambridge University researchers: We need to prioritize education of marginalized girls
This year marks the 5th birthday of the Research for Equitable Access to Learning (REAL) Centre at the University of Cambridge, launched in partnership with…
Action for and by young women highlighted at UNGEI’s #EducateForEquality Forum
Between October 12 and 17, the United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) hosted the Educate for Equality - UNGEI@20 Forum, building on the momentum around…
World Teachers’ Day 2020
World Teachers' Day (5 October) takes on new significance in a year of disruption to education around the globe — particularly in contexts where students…
Yidan Prize for Education Development awarded to CAMFED Co-Executives
The Yidan Prize Foundation, dedicated to a creating a better world through education, named CAMFED Co-Executives Angeline Murimirwa and Lucy Lake as 2020 laureates of…
Harry and Meghan match fans’ donations to mark their birthdays
On September 15th, Prince Harry’s birthday, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made a gift of $130,000 to CAMFED. They decided to match the extraordinary…
International Youth Day 2020: Engagement and action
This International Youth Day 2020 we are celebrating the continuing engagement and action of our leaders in the CAMFED Association - young women educated with…
#InspiredByMeghan #InspiredByHarry fundraiser – transforming women’s lives
Since it’s launch on July 25, the #InspiredByMeghan fundraiser for CAMFED higher education scholarships has been the focus of an extraordinary wave of action and…