CAMFED catalyzes the power of the most vulnerable girls and young women to create the future they imagine: for themselves, for their communities, and for Africa.
What we do
Through the CAMFED Association, women are leading action on the big challenges their countries face - from child marriage, and girls’ exclusion from education, to unemployment and climate change.
Social justice starts with educated girls, supporting each other to become independent, influential women, working together with communities to provide equal access to tools and opportunities for all.
When women gain access to skills training, resources and opportunities to grow rural enterprises, they gain economic independence and agency, supporting themselves, their families and communities to thrive.
Educated women can develop agricultural skills and knowledge to increase their communities' resilience to floods and droughts, mitigate food insecurity, and build sustainable futures.
CAMFED's CEO, Angeline Murimirwa, named by TIME as one of the world’s 100 most influential people.
Read the newsOur grassroots-led movement is transforming the lives of girls and their communities by educating a new generation of game changers:
Since 1993, we have supported 7.8 million children to go to school in Ghana, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe, including 2.4 million girls at secondary school
The CAMFED Association - our powerful network of women leaders educated with CAMFED support - is 312,747 strong and counting
Evidence shows that girls supported by CAMFED are three times less likely to drop out of school
Learning outcomes among girls supported by CAMFED have significantly improved, and 95% say they are better able to shape their life goals
CAMFED graduates can join Africa’s largest and fastest-growing sisterhood of leaders, the CAMFED Association. Each member, on average, supports another 3 girls to go to school with her own resources, as well as mentoring and encouraging many more. And as a network of activists, we create employment and opportunity, tackling inequality and injustice.
This is the CAMFED Multiplier Effect, and what Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times calls a “perpetual motion machine” — the positive impact a girl’s education has on others’ lives.
Discover CAMFED's Multiplier Effect
In 2024, 738,673 girls in Ghana, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe newly benefited from economic, social and academic support from CAMFED.
When CAMFED's CEO, Angeline (Angie) Murimirwa was invited to deliver a toast at the TIME100 Gala, she knew she was representing millions of girls across the African continent whose education hangs in the balance. Among the small group of individuals invited to speak at the prestigious event on April 24, 2025, Angie shared some sobering statistics, but ended on a note of hope and action. Her remarks were widely covered across the media.
Tunainuana - OFFICIAL SELECTION MOUNTAINFILM 2024: This is the story of a girl from rural Tanzania and the rise of a sisterhood of change leaders across Africa. It's a message of hope and solidarity, that centers lived experience and community, and explores the power of female education to transform our world.
The BBC 100 Women list includes some of the most inspiring and influential women across the globe. CAMFED graduate Naomi is part of our network of Agriculture Guides, teaching climate-smart techniques to help build food security and resilience to climate change in her community and beyond.
In 2024, we've continued to build and strengthen our movement for girls' education and equality. Thank you for joining us on this journey - together we are multiplying hope and opportunity for girls and young women across Africa!
Angeline (Angie) Murimirwa, CEO of CAMFED, helped found our sisterhood of leaders for girls’ education – the CAMFED Association – 25 years ago. Watch her TED Talk to see the world through the eyes of a girl in rural Africa, find out why school is not enough, and experience the difference that a ‘Big Sister’ can make.
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