Good health starts with education
Paediatrician and CAMFED Association member, Dr Runyararo Mano, explains why we need educated people to improve the economy, to create jobs, and to create better…
Runyararo
Runyararo was born in rural Zimbabwe into a large and loving family, with two brothers and six sisters. Though her parents encouraged education, the family’s…
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…
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…
Angie Murimirwa
Many of CAMFED's supporters in North America got to know Angie's story from the best-selling book ‘Half the Sky’ by Nick Kristoff and Sheryl WuDunn,…
Isaac
Isaac is one of six children, three girls and three boys. His father is a part-time builder and his mother is unemployed. The family struggled…
Tafadzwa
Tafadzwa is the youngest of six children. His parents work on a farm in exchange for accommodation, and his home is 7 km away from…
Lameck
Lameck, along with his mother and sister, has dwarfism, a disability that has caused a painful barrier to his education. His father passed away several…
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…
Growing up with a disability did not stop me becoming who I am today
"Growing up with a disability did not stop me becoming who I am today, it was actually my greatest motivation. It made me want to…
GAWE 2018: Stepping up for children with disabilities
For CAMFED, this Global Action Week for Education (GAWE) is about working with governments to reach the most marginalized — children with disabilities — and…
Video: Angeline Murimirwa’s epiphany when launching the CAMFED Association
In this talk Angeline Murimirwa discusses her epiphany moment in 1998 with 400 other young women supported by CAMFED. They realized the power that they…